Has anyone in here been a "late bloomer" in life?

I am intelligent, hard working and not to sound vain, but I am somewhat physically attractive as well. I am 27 years old, and for whatever reason, my life seems to be in absolute idle for the last 3 -4 years. I want to evolve in finances, I would like a family one day and I would like to find something that I would like to call a career, but I am not in that boat at all. Some people are in my same shoes, while others get their life together from the moment they leave the family nest. I have tons of potential, but I really never found solidity in anything. The years fly by the older I get, and the chances for personel success seems more slim each year. Can anyone give me any advice or encouragement. I really don't know what I should do.

Has anyone in here been a "late bloomer" in life?
I think saying late bloomer is a negative way to see it. I am 29 now (was that outloud...lol) and I just got married (happily) as of the beginning of this year and currently I have no children yet. We just bought our first home and I make good money but have no idea for a career what I want to do for the rest of my life.





I left home before most people my age heck a lot of people I know didn't leave hom until they were about 25. I thought I knew what I wanted to do. I have always had long lasting relatinships but didn't find the "one" until I wasn't looking at all.





They say at different times in your life different things will be right for you.





It is true. When I first moved out I knew what I was going to do and thought I had a "plan" and it all figured out. Things change. I have a new position in another field I am now married and we just bought our house. each step you make and each choice you now make heads you on the path of who you will be tomorrow and what you will do.





Take a step back, focus on something you like to do and just let it happen. Odds are there are clues in your life right now your overlooking because your trying to hard to see it.





Let me know how it works out for you, I would be interested. Just know it is worth the wait to do it right once. Remember that and be thankful how far ahead of things you really are.





How many people do you know who are already divorced? Perhaps taking a little bit longer may have done the trick in some cases. Or perhaps not. Be confident in the things that are right and best for you. Be strong cause your a leader when your different. I hope this gives you some good insight.
Reply:uuuhhhhhhhh, stop worrying so much, sheeesh, u gave me a headache.
Reply:You need to try a different options (e.g., jobs %26amp; girls) %26amp; not give up. I was 27 before things started working for me.
Reply:Yeah, sucks doesn't it? :/
Reply:You are still young enough to achieve those things you want out of life. Surround yourself with people who have some of the same goals. It will happen if you work for it.
Reply:Yes, I was a late bloomer. Arguably, I never did bloom much. But I have also suffered through an experience that has taught me much about "late bloomers."





On December 16, 2005, My Steve committed suicide. He was a never-did-bloom. The reasons why are many and varied, but one thing you must keep in mind is that your resume gets thinner as your hair does. That is, the older you get, the more people looking at that resume are going to wonder why you haven't done anything. So the late bloomer needs to consider more and more whether he is really more suited to self-employment, something where there's no need to explain "what took you so long." In the arts, in self-employment, in master craftsmanship -- anything where there's no need to account for your past -- you can still bloom. But the older you get, the harder it is to get a "straight" job that will expect you to have run on the same old treadmill as everyone else.





Find your focus and move on independently, and forget about the people with their smooth, broad track and their running shoes. You would not have liked that path, anyway.
Reply:27 is still very young. Be patient, have faith, and keep working hard!
Reply:It sounds like you're just sitting on your butt and waiting for change to happen.
Reply:mid...life....crisis!
Reply:You have too much idle time on your hands.





Start saving money, contribute to your company's 401k, set up a separate savings account and put money in there regularly, say 10% of your net income. Each time you see your bank balance, you will feel better and better about your financial situation. It's never too late to start. And 27 years old is a very tender age when you start feeling sorry about all the money you blew on night clubs and food. It happens to everyone, so don't fret about money. Who knows, you may win the Lotto tomorrow and managing money will become your biggest nightmare! You don't want that, do you? :o)





Second, find a hobby and join a club where you can meet a variety of different kinds of people. There are photography clubs, book reading clubs, kayak clubs, travel clubs, you get the idea. Take a course or two at the j.c. or volunteer at the soup kitchen or the humane society. Get out of the house and do something.





Career-wise, be very aggressive in job-hunting and do not settle.


There can be no improvements or climbing the corporate ladder when you are bored with your job and just get by with the same paycheck year after year. With more education and training, you can switch careers and apply for more prestigous jobs and positions that you will come to love.





You never go into a car dealership and just take the first car the salesman offers to you, right? You shop around for the best deal on your car. The same is true of careers.





Lastly and most importantly, do not compare yourself to others around you. Everyone's got a different life to live. Have you considered other people who are less fortunate than you? To help you feel better, take my husband, for example. He's 37 years old and he is just starting school to study autocad. That's gonna take 2 years + to get his AS degree. He's embarassed to be around all these 18 year olds preparing an essay on EB White and Mark Twain and relearning algebra for the second time since high school. You know, it's really hard not to compare yourself to other more successful, happy people around, but you just have to be proactive and remain optimistic.





Take care!
Reply:I found my real career just months before being 30, and I like it a lot and it is rewarding.


Don't worry, I know people who found their best career when they were older, and even when they retired.
Reply:you should do whatever you want to do. now, what do you want to do?



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