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If you could do anything and get paid for it, what would it be?
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a) "If I could do anything..."
There are things many that I would love to do that I'm not likely to ever get a shot at doing, paid or unpaid.
They include some of the things other people have mentioned like being a tennis pro or an astronaut. I'd happily be either of those things, and you wouldn't have to pay me a heck of a lot either.
In fact, if I had enough money, I'd pay you to let me do it. Why do you think I claimed the pages for Space Shuttle, Virgin Galactic and Space Tourism? :)
If you look through the list of pages I claimed and the questions I answer, you'll probably we able to make a good guess at any number of things I'd love to do.
b) ".... and get paid for it...."
And this part is about things that people love to do, which maybe there are plenty of opportunities to do, but which are pretty hard to get paid for doing.
In that category, for me writing would be near the top of any list.
For example I'd love to be a columnist for the New York Times.
All things considered, I'd go for being a certain kind of thinker and writer. Someone like Dan Ariely, one of the most well known people in the field of Behavioral Economics. He gets to work at MIT, but he also writes columns and appears on TV, and gives talks at events like TED.
That's a pretty cool life in my view.
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1) Playing drunk H.O.R.S.E.
2) Smoke weed and play video games.
3) Have sex with my girlfriend
4) Playing peanuckle
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i know how to relax
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Let me know if you figure out how to make money doing it and we'll start our own company!! LOL!
Ok, not a mega-buck occupation, but you might make a few dollars.
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voted unhelpful: krysstel
They're facinating and beautiful creatures and I've always wanted to be a part of learning more about them. And, if I could get PAID to do something I'd love, then all the better!!

voted helpful: andreaxxjean, bunnyphuphu, buddawiggi, easyeboy, janakan
I would also love to do some underwater photography while you're working on location.
(packing bags now...)
But... have you heard of Earthwatch?
http://www.earthwatch.org/
Seriously people have gone on their projects, then gone on to do some further study, and ended working in their dream job doing exactly things like that.
I'll look into Earthwatch tho - thanks for the info!! You've no idea how much of a dream come true something like that would be.
@bunnyphuphu !! Come with me girl!! I could DEFINITELY use a hand!!
Playing cards, writing letters, BINGO, assist with meals anything that they may need an extra hand for. And in general just to listen! They need to be heard! Elders are a part of our community and seldom heard.
Just yesterday I met a woman who is 80 and still a rereceptionistI asked about her retiring and she said she could not afford too.... money gone.
So I would help the elderly. I do now on a volunteer basis but if it could be my full time job!
voted helpful: krysstel, nushka, buddawiggi, janakan
Hmmm, looking at what I just wrote, I wonder why I haven't found a way to get paid doing any of those things.
voted helpful: buddawiggi, janakan
Voting Unhelpul Answer on an opinion question isn't the proper way to do things here.
Me personally? I think that the word 'charity' in charity work should be just that. Work that is done out of kindness and not with money attached.
I would never want to be paid for my charity work (yes, I do charity work) but at the same time, I didn't mark her answer as unhelpful.
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Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. (wiki definition)
Those products could be the products I think up.
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Yes, I would like to be a comedy writer.
I've thought about doing this for many years, but was turned off by the 'cut throat' attitude and competition in this type of business.
If I could just write hilarious stories and scripts without worrying about the competition and deadlines... I'd be doing it right now.
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Right now, I would love to get paid for traveling around the world and exploring. That would be nice for a few years.
After that, I'd like to get paid for taking care of and educating my (future) children.
voted helpful: buddawiggi, easyeboy, janakan
So, since we are dreaming here, the ultimate job would be getting paid to do whatever I darn well please at any given time.
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As I entered seventh grade, I was filling out my schedule. One of the electives was reading. I was very suspicious of this. What do you mean reading? Are you trying to tell me that you get credits for sitting down and reading. Go on! What's the catch?
There was no catch. You did have to write a couple of paragraphs explaining the book. What a wonderful class. Back in fifth grade, my teacher had criticized me for reading too much.
So when I found this class I was;
http://nakedlunchradio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/300px-tales_to_astonish_60.jpg
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I do know some people that just can't grasp what they've just read, or can't sit down long enough to read more than the TV guide.
20 brownie points for you!
See the world for free, have fun, get paid, don't have to wear a uniform. What more could you ask for?
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voted helpful: janakan, bunnyphuphu, brian san
However, I'd have to disagree with you on Samantha Brown...
Anthony Bourdain eats better than Samantha Brown, but not as interesting as Zimmern....
I like to aim for the stars, so if I ever fall I'll land on the clouds :)
voted helpful: buddawiggi, bunnyphuphu
(and ad space)
I'm not going to go into all my reasoning - it would take me forever, and I'm not preaching to those who do believe in the Bible. I'm not asking for an argument, and I'm certainly not asking people to feel the same way as me, I'm just saying...that's what I would do. :)
I hope that answers your question.
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I'm sure if you had caught me back in my High School/College days, the answer would have been "Supermodel wardrobe change technician".
Though I'm sure the job would have gotten old pretty quick (Oh man, someone get these supermodels away from me and find me someone nice!)
But now that I've grown up and have a wife and family, the whole supermodel thing just doesn't fit very well anymore. So doing something that I enjoy while getting paid for it is best. And luckily for me, that's the job I have!
I am working on a university research project that:
A) Allows me to work from home and spend more time with the kids.
B) Meet some of the brightest and most interesting people in the world.
C) Get paid to do something I really enjoy
So the only real change I could as for is to maybe add a digit or two to that monthly deposit : )
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I would also love to get paid to travel and see the world!
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um.. Maybe a pro golfer then.
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but on a more serious note. 2 words...
Live Life....
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Do what you can.. Earn for your contribution.
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If I could ever get paid to skydiver that would be a dream come true.
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Beauty in this is that it is actually possible to do, as long as you have the idea. Follow your dreams i'd say!
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I like the visual style of the medium, and the fact that no two images would ever be the same.
In addition to the sold paintings I would often put on shows and finish and frame a piece as performance art. People would get to eat, mingle, and meet the artist (me) The sold paintings would be my bread and butter, but show proceeds can be donated to various charities.
voted helpful: buddawiggi
I would also like to get paid to take care of my kid. I like hanging out with him. He could be a really cute baby model for environmental causes. 'Keep this World Safe for Me too!' could be his caption.
And I would be paid enough to not worry about mortgage, utilities, and food. I could just revel in my job. Oh I would love to feel good doing a job!!!
voted helpful: buddawiggi
1. I would like to do ``The I Is'' show that is coming together in some of the notes located on http://www.Facebook.com/JohnEvanFrook, and play it at the same exact theater that Chazz Palminteri made the West Coast debut of ``Bronx Tale,'' then redistribute it on the Internet as a kind of ``Last Waltz'' thing.
2. Mahalo.com pages. That is a totally genuine part of the answer. The reason Mahalo.com is important is because it creates structure and brevity, It'd be cool to work onsite too, doing just about anything. It would be cool to help book Kevin Pollak's show but that'd be onsite, and is real different, and is already handled. Last week's show with Kevin Smith was one of the gutsiest things by both people I have ever seen. Tom Snyder used to say my dad was the best booker The Tomorrow Show ever had. I would also like to get some of these YouTube editors who are amazing to show me how they do it. And it'd be cool to try to go 24/7 at least for one day with a Twitter news show on Mahalo. It sounds like I am lobbying but the truth is that this is logical and fun. This is where it goes. The model is right.
(I have proven to myself I could spend an entire season at Hollywood Park and Santa Anita and earn out. In the back of my mind, when my boys get through college, I plan to do that at least a year or two. )
voted helpful: buddawiggi
A montage is somewhat of a slide show with life. You can bring more life to photos with a montage that has lots of effects and transitions to each photo. You can also put music in the background and try to fit this to your pictures. Each picture is edited prior to inclusion into the montage and placed, as in a movie, in the spot most meaniful to the story or idea your trying to display. You can use video too but I find still photos more interesting and easier to work with more versitality.
There is a challenge to photography and to the display of each picture and montages are an ideal way to realize this challenge. I think montages are a thing of the future.
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