Turning a passion into a profession!

[Marigold2]

I regret everyday that I did not follow my passions, some I did but working with animals has always been one and living in England has been another. Sometimes it's just too late, I will never live in England will visit again but there are such strict laws on immagration and at my age it's impossible but working with animals I can do.
So follow your dreams, don' let any one stop you. It is your life to spend any way in which you choose and there are NO do overs, so grab your dreams and head out to a happy and forfilling life. Best of luck, and enjoy the ride.

[Karen]

I will also add that, being female, your hands are likely smaller than a man's hands, and more able to get into some places they cannot! As "assistant mechanic #3" - a.k.a. nosy kid #3 in the family, I was often asked to use my skinny fingers to hold or grab something Dad's hands couldn't get!

[RICHARD]

Why bother learning to be a car mechanic?

If you just want to be a mechanic? Forget about it.

Get you OWN SHOP.

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I have been literally enthralled with the Paralympics.

Blind people skiing downhill at 50 mph?
Amputees playing hockey, skiing in the biathlon?

So, a drummer with no arms/hands?

Sometime the worst handicap is the space between a person's ears.


ROCK ON!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Thanks everyone!!!

[Laura's Babies]

I wanted to add that I would take my car to a female mechanic faster than I would a male mechanic and I wouldn't feel like I had to worry about being taken advantage of or being talked down to because I am FEMALE! Again I say "GO FOR IT!".....

[Marigold2]

I worked in my dad's body shop in high school (my hands were often dirtier then the boys) and I worked in my aunt's detailing shop as an adult.
It's hard work, it smells, hard on the back, your hands get cut all the time, in the winter it's cold in the summer it's hot BUT I enjoyed it as well.
It's not for the old, too hard on the body, it's a young person job. Perhaps some day you will open your own shop and have an all female crew. Women would run to you, would as someone else said trust you more. So go for it. Try it and see how it goes. If you don't like it you can perhaps work in the parts department, that is a bit easier.

[DJFyrewolf36]

I realized that the dirtier, more physically exhausted and somewhat brused after a shift I was the happier I was. I worked a lot of construction jobs and a lot of cushy jobs and I felt most at home physically working in 100 degree heat than sitting on my arse in a climate controlled office. I think its because with harder work, co workers have a lot less time to
b!tch lol.
Idle hands bore me to death!

[pomtzu]

Good for you! I think a lot of young people should take lessons from you. Too many think that the easier the job, the better they like it, and also that the world owes them! I pity the day for them, when reality comes and bites them in the butt..........

[kokopup]

When I was around eleven I developed a passion to be an Electrical Engineer, Through hard work and sacrifice I got my dream and i was working for the worlds largest engineering Company, General Electric. The problem I was doing a very high pressure job that left me stressed and eventually my health was effected. -----What I am trying to point out, you can have your "dream" and have it turn into a "Nightmare". There are many Engineering jobs and Mechanic jobs that can be rewarding without the Nightmare. Follow the passion instead of the money. I worked as a NASA contractor for years and I was happy as a lark. I decided to go for the money and regret it to this day. When you have green grass stay with it because what seems greener may wither with time. If it doesn't seem right, believe your instincts, most of the time you will be right.

[Asiel]

Good for you, go for it. There's nothing worse than working at a job you aren't happy with. I used to love tinkering with cars when I was young so I really can understand your passion for this. And you might be surprised at the money a mechanic makes...

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Am with the others when they say "go for it!"

and Catty I still have your CD so think you should go for it too! What a voice

[Pinot's Mom]

Absolutely go for it! I have been in a job I don't like for a LONG time and I would not wish it on anyone. You have the drive and the opportunity - GO!!!