
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When it comes to prestigious occupations, firefighters, scientists and teachers top the list in the eyes of adults. They’re closely followed by doctors, military officers and nurses, as well as police officers, priests/ministers and clergy, and farmers.
Bankers, actors and real estate agents, however, are at the bottom of the list. (Poor real estate agents!) Not far above them are accountants, entertainers, and stockbrokers; union leaders, journalists, business executives and athletes.
Perceptions for many occupations have changed a lot over the years. Over the past three decades, for example, the prestige for what teachers do has risen tremendously, as it should.
On the other hand, the respect for scientists, doctors and athletes has fallen considerably. I can understand the problem with athletes since so many scandals have been in the news. But I’m not sure why scientists and doctors have lost respect.
And I’m pretty sure that real estate developers who are also TV personalities should definitely be at the top of the list.
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With your pemission, to be a mom is a terrific occupation the very first one we must do it good, if not, well is like a boomerang and is hurt hmm, look childrens! We know them with good or bad , well, for example recently having a talk with my son, about family*s especially one like ours we where in boost with. So when ask his opinion he said to me, mom, is very simple, is all about Father. What you mean? Well that to make peace in a family the father must got them on a field to work eachother, you know? Some water and just the fruits of the trees, is named survive game by Team Work. Mr Trump, the boy never seen a farmer how it works, I was thinking for a while what may happened when we make peace that way, well not so difficult from my part.Just to say that to be mom is uuh a BIG task at hand and the right balance, hmm it takes two for and soms a whole community for. Not kidding. About scientists and doctors, well, I love Hyppocratus teachings but in our days something is missing no matter what the profession we talk about. But regarding scientists and doctors, with all the respect but have a few questions:*may someone contest the Bible Truth? I love it, the most challenging tracking class of Law errs and consequences, is like know God Law by make time to read about him to understand his Greatness!*as David have said *my body God have created in a terrific way!* Mothers know what feel when see the child is born, believe me, is a miracle!*that the theory about the life on the Earth as a continuous explosions of a supernova ..well, no way, everything is too complex to be measured by a human mind. It was Ezechia King(?) obey the God law and when the time it come to die he was unhappy cry and pray and it come a person to say him, the pray was listened and will come a person to him to give more days..Mr Trump, I love the ancian solar clocks! The science of modern ones is impressive also! The story said that the Angel came to him and moved the shadow 15lines..as years..well, if is known that the magnetic field of the Eart is much higher than normal, that the time itself ..hmm the days are shorter regarding time corrections, the NASA know what*s about as quantity..that the 2012 year in Maya calenders well, just God know at best!Right now opened the Bible and is about Facts ch.9 Petru miracles and power to heal and give back life in name of Jesus Christ(Enea case 8 years paralized Facts ch 9:33,34 and Tabita reviving Facts ch 9:40,41!) Any how the Jesus miracle with his friend Lazar after 4 days of the death reviving what may say scientists and doctors about? Is about knowledge tree, touched before respect the Law God asked for, obey at first! He know better the time when let his son*s to be creators, responsible ones! The Paradise subject why not here on Earth as long that Gift Yehova gived to us?
How God is working is an amazing, isn*t? so nice exlained in the Facts ch 10, the *coincidences* of Petru and Cornelius meeting and answer of the vision Petru have had:Ch10: 9-16, and 17-23 but the vision of Petru explained ch10:33-43 but is important everything until 48. Is wrotten that no profet may talk or dream, becouse is everything written already and the time to fulfill is NOW. But Neemia 1:8-11, or ch1:11-15, in fact Mr Trump to rediscover the ancian names of the doors, like: the Spring(oriented to Chedron valley) Velley doorWater,Horses, or the Towers names..hm, want to see it!What difference between Neemia wish:ch2:18, or ch4:5 as oposite to the enemy as in ch 4:11! For that time to finish the work on 2 months was a record! The fair faight sustained by God without weak hands in front of oposition
Mr Trump , the right balance you know at best but when please may we start the work on Jerusalem as TT Blue Diamond?
Thank you in advance, have a great day,
Daniela
I want to become an architect.
looking at the Milan Cathedral,
it took 500 years to build,
I remember your quote;
"Time will tell but I'm in no rush and I won't stop until I'm done"
it's all about Quality, not Quantity.
Sincerely,
Ryan Gruzin
I remember I had written an article on a journal about "How People's dream break ..." long time back. Take my own example, I dreamed becoming a pilot. My parents wanted me to become a doctor. I studied science in colleges and later got opportunity to join computer engineering and I completed masters degree in Computer Engineering. These days, I love to say myself as an entrepreneur ( at least people/industry recognized me as an entrepreneur awarding me the best entrepreneur awards three times).
Prestige of being in one occupation or another depends on time and context. No professional is prestigious if you can not excel on that.
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Sincerely and Candidly,
KandidKate
Science has lost its luster. They, (the Scientists), have inundated all markets with discoveries from their profound research! And now they have little room to grow with the possible exception of the ever-controversial field of Genetic Engineering. So they're pretty much in a stale-mate. The same can be said for Doctors to a certain extent. But the trend is leaning toward the practical, and/or DOING SOMETHING. In this respect Physicians/Specialists have not been hit quite so hard as the pure Researcher/or as I like to put it: just a plain Ph.D. Physchologists may be the exception to that rule too. {I see plenty of people every day who could benefit from that type of help!!!}. Teachers are respected because of the Challenge their jobs present someone. Without TV violence every NIGHT at home, would their jobs STILL REMAIN as DIFFICULT??????! But it's probably undoable by now. That's why I prefer a good old-fashioned American Folk Hero like Mister Trump! A man who became so successful just at doing what he does, that Hollywood GAVE him a t.v. show. Must be a philanthropic spirit in that person somewhere, or it would not have played itself out in such a way!
Yours truly,
J. G.D.
For Ryan Gruzin, if your dream is to build something like the Milan Cathedral in 500 years than you should think about immortality. When I look at the Parliament Palace from Bucharest, Romania, built in 10 years I guarantee you that you can find there the Rea Architecture and not to forget, it's the second biggest construction on Earth after Pentagon. So, you better reconsider your strategy for this life because it can be done faster and easier.
And about your quote, I think some things are too old to apply in our era.
I don't want to become more than I am, a Rain Maker.
Good post Mr Trump.
Often, in business, I meet competent people in their fields, yet they just don't know how to present themselves... what I mean is, that they just don't present themselves professionally. I've met people in my own field that know more than me, but yet they don't dress the part, or, perhaps their office space is still under construction... no joke.
Now sometimes, maybe they are caught up in more work than they could handle at one particular moment; but I can say from my own experience, that when you at least look the part..... even when you don't know what you should, people will still respond more positively, than if you don't look the part at all, so one should not overlook the aspect of perception in business. First impressions say a lot.
But knowing how you feel about construction workers Mr. Trump, I'm not surprised you really give them a hard time when it comes to negotiating a work price, lol... regardless of how they dress?
D.L.
As the peoples change, the positions and importance of the professions shifts also. It is depending on thousand of issues whether an occupation is on top list or at bottom. In this context, I am trying to find the real reason why the scientists and doctors have lost the respect. Possible theories, according to my personal opinion are:
1. The competition – too many scientists are today, but no proper challenge toward problematic issues is raised such Global warming;
2. Doctors are "unsuccessful" in major problematic health issues in the world such: AIDS, Cancer, Baldness, Overweight, Viruses etc.
All these unresolved issues by both categories fades the confidence of scientists and doctors toward the public. Major improvement steps are needed.
Best regards
Driton
By the way, I love your opinions!
Magda
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Thats so hilarious
You have just figured me out
I can not believe I could so slow and simple minded I could posibly be
Sorry Mr. Trump
I really Did Not mean what I said earlier about the Milan Cathedral.
I just listened to something about how you relate to it
I quess you are better than that
I do not know but I just wanted you to know that I dream big
To you Both Sincerely.
Ryan Gruzin
PS. You are both Much more competent than Me but I am a dreamer