What Would You Do Different? - Page 2

WTL · 02-28-09, 06:03 PM

I need to keep moving at the very least, I applied last year for game warden but with all the hunters and fishermen in the state trying to get like 3 positions and a test that is so easy it fails to differentiate between the best and just the average candidates I got lost in the shuffle. Kinda why I thought about surveying, its outside, decent money, good job security, opportunity to work for yourself - only thing is I really miss Huntsville and the only real program in the state is down at Troy.

brushhog · 02-28-09, 06:25 PM

I wouldn't change anything major.

There are people i wish I treated better growing up, my friends and I could be bullies sometimes. As a teacher now, I see how awful that is and I regret it.

I wish I had worked a little harder athletically so I could have played more in college.

The other stuff, good and bad, made me who I am and I got it pretty good...

bamabassman · 02-28-09, 07:17 PM

wtl, what about the state park service? ever think about them?

Bender · 03-01-09, 01:42 AM

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but have only a few regrets. Like most of you guys have said the mistakes have helped me move forward.
A regret of mine was never finishing my Eagle Scout project when I was so close. There is no chance to do it again and I really wish I had done it. Most other things that I screwed up either have or can be undone: divorce, trouble with the law, failed business, etc. It may seem like it at the time but it's not the end of the world.

My only advice to you younguns is to work as hard as you can when needed but never forget to live life every chance you get. Time is the one thing you cannot get back.

Foyt20 · 03-05-09, 01:04 PM

I would have gone to college right out of highschool so that i didnt have to go now, or joined the Marines like I wanted to, but my parents talked me out of. That would have changed A LOT though, because I met my Fiancee through a job that I started at the age of 19.

DONT BE A FOOL... STAY IN SCHOOL!!!! Other wise, its night classes for a Lllllloooonnnngggg time.

Foyt20 · 03-05-09, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bender

A regret of mine was never finishing my Eagle Scout project when I was so close. There is no chance to do it again and I really wish I had done it.

Also a +1 to me, I wish I had finished mine also.

02-28-09, 06:03 PM	#26
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I need to keep moving at the very least, I applied last year for game warden but with all the hunters and fishermen in the state trying to get like 3 positions and a test that is so easy it fails to differentiate between the best and just the average candidates I got lost in the shuffle. Kinda why I thought about surveying, its outside, decent money, good job security, opportunity to work for yourself - only thing is I really miss Huntsville and the only real program in the state is down at Troy. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-28-09, 06:25 PM	#27
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	I wouldn't change anything major. There are people i wish I treated better growing up, my friends and I could be bullies sometimes. As a teacher now, I see how awful that is and I regret it. I wish I had worked a little harder athletically so I could have played more in college. The other stuff, good and bad, made me who I am and I got it pretty good... __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

02-28-09, 07:17 PM	#28
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	wtl, what about the state park service? ever think about them? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-01-09, 01:42 AM	#29
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but have only a few regrets. Like most of you guys have said the mistakes have helped me move forward. A regret of mine was never finishing my Eagle Scout project when I was so close. There is no chance to do it again and I really wish I had done it. Most other things that I screwed up either have or can be undone: divorce, trouble with the law, failed business, etc. It may seem like it at the time but it's not the end of the world. My only advice to you younguns is to work as hard as you can when needed but never forget to live life every chance you get. Time is the one thing you cannot get back.

03-05-09, 01:04 PM	#30
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	I would have gone to college right out of highschool so that i didnt have to go now, or joined the Marines like I wanted to, but my parents talked me out of. That would have changed A LOT though, because I met my Fiancee through a job that I started at the age of 19. DONT BE A FOOL... STAY IN SCHOOL!!!! Other wise, its night classes for a Lllllloooonnnngggg time.

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