Slavik Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Hi, this might be wrong place forums wise. If so I apologize in advance. The question I have is this: what are careers that involve working with human mind. I am well aware of psychology and psychiatry etc.. Problem in these fields is schooling, the enormous length of it. I would have loved to work in those previously mentioned fields, but considering my current age and situation, i simply can not go through all the schooling required. So here I am stuck, trying to figure it out, have been stuck on this question for some time now. Knowing how intelligent and creative this community is, I thought why not... So what are the careers involved with working with human mind where I dont have to spend upwards of 14 years of my life on schooling. Thank you in advance
Carl Green Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Plenty of people here in the states get people to pay them for being a "life coach" and they're full of bullshit and don't have any fancy papers saying they're smart. Though I wonder if it's because they're telling their clients the answers they want to hear and not what they need to hear. People are probably less likely to pay for advice to take the harder road but if you can help enough people and get the right reputation you might be able to make a living at it.
dsayers Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Though I wonder if it's because they're telling their clients the answers they want to hear and not what they need to hear. When people are paying, they're more likely to take a proverbial slap across the face than if it were otherwise just friendly advice. To be willing to part with money, they are accepting that they don't have the answer. Not to mention if advice you give lands as off-putting, I think it would go a long way if the coach were to admit that they're not an expert and that their job is to provide an outside perspective, born from areas they've studied.
Guest Mags Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 I dont know how much my opinion is worth (young, unaccomplished etc) but thought I'de throw in my 2 cents. Like Stef has told people before; go out and do it. Offer a free sample of your knowledge, like written articles or videos that give people a taste of how knowledgeable you are. Do some people for free if you have to. That'll build a reputation and you'll be able to say 'I helped so and so achieve this' and they'll talk about you to their friends. Basically the life coaching the others mentioned. You could look for shorter related courses that look impressive to hook costumers. Other professions that spring to mind is a school councillor in a small school (if you can withstand it). I look back at my school 'councillor' and I highly doubt he had any lengthy qualification if any. I'm trying to brainstorm more professions but I'm drawing a blank. You'd probably do better than me. I don't know if it'll help but I'm 3/4 threw 'Wishcraft' by Barbara Sher and would recommend you give it a go. You can skim-read if need be as it's a not only about the practical but the discovery side. It's free online here: http://wishcraft.com/wishcraft_complete.pdf (right click > open with preview > save as, and you've got the PDF file, at least using a mac.) Hope I helped you in some way sir.
Tyler Durden Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 The advantage is of schooling is that it gives you credibility in most people's eyes. If you don't want to go through school you need something else to give you credibility. As mentioned before, you can call yourself a "life coach", or a "personal coach", or anything else that is not a protected title. But the real challenge is obtaining credibility. There are many ways to do that but they all require some form of investment. The best way in my opinion is to create something that proves that you're an expert. This could be a website where you post interesting articles that you've written on your topic of expertise. It could also be a YouTube channel where you post videos, preferably in combination with a website. Or you can go the classic route and write a book, also preferably in combination with a website. In the meantime you should try to get as much experience as you can and charge people a reasonable price for what it is you offer. The more you've established yourself as an expert the more you can charge people for one on one sessions.
TheMatrixHasMe Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Tough question. 1)How old are you? 2)For which level of state sanctioned credentials did you pay? Associate, Bachelor, certificates, other? 3) If you could snap your fingers right now, and you could have the professional life you've always wanted, what would your life look like?
jacbot Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Hi, this might be wrong place forums wise. If so I apologize in advance. The question I have is this: what are careers that involve working with human mind. I am well aware of psychology and psychiatry etc.. Problem in these fields is schooling, the enormous length of it. I would have loved to work in those previously mentioned fields, but considering my current age and situation, i simply can not go through all the schooling required. So here I am stuck, trying to figure it out, have been stuck on this question for some time now. Knowing how intelligent and creative this community is, I thought why not... So what are the careers involved with working with human mind where I dont have to spend upwards of 14 years of my life on schooling. Thank you in advance Hi Slavic, If this is your wish, maybe you can find online curriculem of say a Bach course in your field and then start reading the required books outlines as to see if this is agreeable with you. Just a thought. At least you will know the length and breath of what someone needs to do if he/she want to persue this in an institution of learning.
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