Would You???? - Page 3

Scrap for me has mostly been about ewaste. My main problem tends to be one of focus right now. I decided to go back to school in the fall looking for a career in healthcare.

I have lots of dreams. LOL. My current drive/motivation/dream is leather and trying to get some more drum throne covers made and SEEN by the right people.

Yet I always keep my eyes open for opportunities. Sometimes they go my way

Originally Posted by HipoGear

Scrap for me has mostly been about ewaste. My main problem tends to be one of focus right now. I decided to go back to school in the fall looking for a career in healthcare.

I have lots of dreams. LOL. My current drive/motivation/dream is leather and trying to get some more drum throne covers made and SEEN by the right people.

Yet I always keep my eyes open for opportunities. Sometimes they go my way

That is cool. I have a son that is a graphic designer for the San Francisco 49's and loves leather work. He worked for the Baltimore Oriels and Ravens before he took this job. Based on his experience, I would present a design to the NFR, (National Finals Rodeo) for their trophy saddles.

Originally Posted by mthomasdev

Did you have any estimate as to the wieght of the ferrous scrap? With dealer pricing, light iron is probably about $175 a gross ton.

No idea. All I have are the pictures. There is a crap load of wood and pallets on the property too. A lot of work for sure, although all the wood can be burned on site.

Originally Posted by HipoGear

I have lots of dreams. LOL.

Hipo-
Don't give up on those dreams either!
I'll tell you something about me. I have a B.S. in Marketing. I spent 10 years in Corporate Marketing and left the field for various reasons.
I had bought an 85 year old home and was renovating it. When another job went by the wayside.. people told me "You need to start your own General Contracting Company" I thought "No one will want to pay me to do that" But they did- I was good at it, I took care of my clients, I returned calls, I priced my work fairly and it was done in the most retentive way possible.

After 5 years or so- I couldn't expand my business- because the lack of people who will even show up, let alone do the work to my standards- were non-existent.

I decided that I wanted to move to the commercial side of the construction industry. I thought "If I can go from being a Marketer to a Profitable and sustaining general contractor- I can easily make this leap to the commercial side!" Well it wasn't easy- nearly 1 year of hunting, networking, searching, interviewing, being told NO, being pretty much laughed at, ignored, told to go back to school, even told by one company "We don't think he can overcome the skills gap to be an entry level estimator" Taking a job and literally was lied too about the position and the job itself, quitting that job, losing friends who "helped me along the way" and thought I was INSANE for not staying there and working for them because "I can use the experience to move along in a year"

Well I will tell you this: I finally got it. I interviewed for a company for the job I REALLY want, with the proper salary, with benefits, with having "mentors," a company who is willing to invest in me and utilize the transferable skills I possess and hone them! I start that job on Tuesday.

Point being- most people would have given up after the 2nd "No" or the 10th, or the 30th! Some would have done so when they were insulted, or laughed at, or told to go back to school. I wiped the naysayers aside. I know my worth, and my value, and it was just finding the right people who saw me as me and what I could provide!

Find your passion- pursue it, and don't give up on those dreams!

Originally Posted by sledge

Hipo-
Don't give up on those dreams either!
I'll tell you something about me. I have a B.S. in Marketing. I spent 10 years in Corporate Marketing and left the field for various reasons.
I had bought an 85 year old home and was renovating it. When another job went by the wayside.. people told me "You need to start your own General Contracting Company" I thought "No one will want to pay me to do that" But they did- I was good at it, I took care of my clients, I returned calls, I priced my work fairly and it was done in the most retentive way possible.

After 5 years or so- I couldn't expand my business- because the lack of people who will even show up, let alone do the work to my standards- were non-existent.

I decided that I wanted to move to the commercial side of the construction industry. I thought "If I can go from being a Marketer to a Profitable and sustaining general contractor- I can easily make this leap to the commercial side!" Well it wasn't easy- nearly 1 year of hunting, networking, searching, interviewing, being told NO, being pretty much laughed at, ignored, told to go back to school, even told by one company "We don't think he can overcome the skills gap to be an entry level estimator" Taking a job and literally was lied too about the position and the job itself, quitting that job, losing friends who "helped me along the way" and thought I was INSANE for not staying there and working for them because "I can use the experience to move along in a year"

Well I will tell you this: I finally got it. I interviewed for a company for the job I REALLY want, with the proper salary, with benefits, with having "mentors," a company who is willing to invest in me and utilize the transferable skills I possess and hone them! I start that job on Tuesday.

Point being- most people would have given up after the 2nd "No" or the 10th, or the 30th! Some would have done so when they were insulted, or laughed at, or told to go back to school. I wiped the naysayers aside. I know my worth, and my value, and it was just finding the right people who saw me as me and what I could provide!

Find your passion- pursue it, and don't give up on those dreams!

Thank you for this Sledge. I am no spring chicken and have no interest in health care. It is merely the pursuit of a decent steady income. I had a great career (like you) that I tired of. Ever since leaving that, there have been many areas I have pursued but doing anything consistently until the money starts coming is really hard. I have heard this message of persistence before and I do know it works, I just have to be willing to work it and there is no time like the present