What was your childhood dream? A superhero? Princess? Doctor? Teacher? Baker? Astronaut?

I wanted to be a painter, an artist…Not to be a famous one, but just to enjoy doing what I love. And it pretty much came true…it’s not my profession, but I enjoy painting, arts and crafts with my kids, designing spaces, needle felting – you name it!

I know that a lot of us answered “I don’t know” as a child…It seems like children have no trouble admitting what so many of adults won’t – that they have no idea what they want to be when they grow up. Perhaps as we get older, there comes a point when it is no longer OK to not know. It works out just fine for those of us who naturally select a path of interest that guides them to a fulfilling best-fit career. But what about the rest of us?

Try to focus on what you truly want, follow your core build of temperament and talents, stay open to possibility, and let your journey evolve.

Here is a list of different professions in Polish and English:

accountant – księgowy
economist – ekonomista
financial adviser – doradca finansowy
health and safety officer – menedżer bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy
insurance broker – agent ubezpieczeniowy
investment analyst – analityk inwestycyjny
project manager – kierownik projektu
marketing director – dyrektor działu marketingu
management consultant – konsultant ds. zarządzania
manager – kierownik, menedżer
office worker – pracownik biurowy
receptionist – recepcjonista
recruitment consultant – konsultant ds. rekrutacji
sales representative – przedstawiciel handlowy
secretary – sekretarka
stockbroker – makler giełdowy
actor – aktor
actress – aktorka
comedian – artysta komediowy
composer – kompozytor
dancer – tancerz
film director – reżyser
musician – muzyk
singer – piosenkarz
dentist – dentysta
dental hygienist – higienistka stomatologiczna
doctor – lekarz
midwife – położna
nanny – niania
nurse – pielęgniarka
optician – optyk
surgeon – chirurg
bartender – barman/ barmanka
tour guide – przewodnik wycieczek
waiter – kelner
waitress – kelnerka

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fashion designer – projektant mody
journalist – dziennikarz
poet – poeta
writer – pisarz
actor – aktor
actress – aktorka
composer – kompozytor
dancer – tancerz
singer – piosenkarz
television producer – producent telewizyjny
TV presenter – prezenter telewizyjny
weather forecaster – prezenter prognozy pogody
bodyguard – ochroniarz
customs officer – celnik
detective – detektyw
judge – sędzia
lawyer – prawnik
private detective – prywatny detektyw
choreographer – choreograf
fitness instructor – instruktor fitness

There are plenty more to name, too many to list them all here. I would love to know what you wanted to be as a child and if that came true in real life? Please share it with us in comments below:)