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Re: advice for letting go of professional dreams

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2008-11-04 11:52

DS,

I always figured you were a "hot" in some way.

mrrn has got everything just about lined up except I went the music education route and was always playing professionally on the side. I did this well for almost two decades.

Then in my late 30s, I began to redefine myself and started, thanks to the GI Bill, doing flight instruction on the side. What followed was some professional GA flying and then with all my teaching experience coupled with advanced aviation ratings landed a university teaching job in aviation.

I now have well over 40 years of full-time teaching experience (16 HS and 25+ in university). I still continue some part-time distance teaching with three aviation universities currently and seem to still be in demand for curriculum consulting work. I play two night a week in very fine local communiversity bands.

I don't do gigs much any more as they have dried up and I would rather be home enjoying relaxed evenings. All this came after a bit of work getting some advanced degrees, writing and presenting, and being a self-starter.

Perhaps the approach should be "Advice for developing new professional dreams" which is a little different that skygardner's advice. It is really never too late. My dad used to say "I wish I had learned to play the accordion."

HRL

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