Your biggest decisions in life?

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I'm about to make what's the biggest or close to the biggest decision of my life so far.

I'm bordering on 28years and I'm going to move from Scandinavia to Australia.
I got my working Visa, I don't have any love attachment or child currently and I'm very likely quitting my job and selling my apartment in the first couple of months in 2012 and leaving.

It's not a light decision as I'm at the age or nearing when people settle down so it's not unlikely that I will find myself spending the majority (or the rest) of my life there with my origin family being on the other side of the planet.
(background: I actually studied for three years in Melbourne, a return trip this fall made me realize what a 'non-life' I have been living back home after despite work success etc. I absolutely love the atmosphere down there).

SO: I'm wondering what you consider to have been the biggest decision(s) in your life and how did it turn out?
 
Going to college.

Had it essentially forced on me. I still regret going sometimes.
 
going to china for one year. great experience. if somebody told me this 3 years ago, i would have shaken my head. but it turned out to be the most awesome experience ever. meeting great people, being able to see a whole new part of the world (including going to japan for the first time ever) and meeting my lovely girlfriend. fucking great experience.
 
Recently went through some rocky times with my job, and I've decided to take the plunge and go into business for myself.

The entrepreneurial spirit runs through my family, and it's a very exciting prospect, but also very scary. Thank god I have great mentors to guide me through.

In terms of how it's turned out...I'll let you know when it comes to fruition over the next year.
 
Choosing which college to go to. I was going to make the wrong choice, and my family/friends essentially foisted upon me the other choice. Ended up being the best damn thing I did in my life, and I'm glad they forced me to reconsider. Wouldn't be where I am now if I had gone to the other school (not that it's bad by any stretch of the imagination).
 
Deciding to major in psychology. My psychology degree is pretty much useless. I should have tried to become an actuary or something.
 
buying a house. signing a two year contract on phone is nothing compared to signing a 30 year loan for a home.
 
Switching majors to Computer Engineering, probably the best decision I have ever made. Possibly moving in with my girlfriend in the near future, which sounds both awesome and scary. :p
 
My biggest decision was quitting my job at a recorddistributor, a job I really loved, and move in with my partner and going back to school (university). The first year was really hard but I adjusted. That was 5 years ago and I'm finished now having two master degrees. Still not a job though :(
 
Trent Strong said:
Deciding to major in psychology. My psychology degree is pretty much useless. I should have tried to become an actuary or something.
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Ha, I stopped pursuing a degree that would lead me to becoming an actuary. And now I'm studying Illustration.

That's probably the biggest decision in my life so far. I mean, as of now, it was the right decision since I'm actually happy, feeling good, and learning a lot. We'll see how I feel in four years...
 
Pau said:
Ha, I stopped pursuing a degree that would lead me to becoming an actuary. And now I'm studying Illustration.

That's probably the biggest decision in my life so far. I mean, as of now, it was the right decision since I'm actually happy, feeling good, and learning a lot. We'll see how I feel in four years...
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Nooooo!!!!!
 
Deciding to go back to school for a two-year degree in radiography. Best professional decision ever.

Deciding to move back home to New Orleans, risking the comfortable arrangement I'd achieved in Austin. Three months in, and I'm getting happier with my decision. Seeing my parents for Christmas yesterday, getting to go to family parties and events, gaining weight from the sogoood.gif food, enjoying the insane/circus-like atmosphere when there's a Saints game in town.. it's been fantastic. Heck, on Thursday at work, I'm scanning a patient when I suddenly hear a loud trumpet outside my window - and there's Kermit Ruffins on the sidewalk below, small mob surrounding him as they bounce down the street. It's so damn good to be home.
 
Going back to college at 27 years old, for sure. I'll end up making a ton more money because of it (hopefully) but the student loans are already adding up to uncomfortable sums.
 
Not going to college for me I guess.

Tried a year of it, I hated it so now I am trying my hand at doing something I like. The end result is no one supports me and all my family rather me get a worthless liberal arts degree I will never be able to pay off the student loans for or join the marine core. At least that's how I see it.
 
Applying for college and going. Wasn't my decision alone, my family pushed me for good reason. No reason to regret is so far. Good decision.
 
Moved to Yorkshire for University (my uni is good, but it's so backwards here)

That was a poor decision.

Gonna move to either Manchester/London/Taipei/Liverpool/Sydney/Auckland/Vancouver in 6 months though. Heck to the yes.
 
Quitting my job of 3 years at age 24, moving to a different province, and applying to medical school. I got in and now I'm in a new province with my wife, and I'm studying medicine.

Crazy change. I'm 26 now, and having a blast. Residency is going to own me though.
 
College

Didn't get into where I wanted to go and I figured I had to go somewhere so I sorta coin flipped it.

Mountains & snow won out over beaches, warm weather & sluts.

Looking back I feel like I made the right decision for my education, but as far as social life & environment I would've MUCH rather gone to the other. Although where I'm at is pretty nice.
 
Left my girlfriend of four years, dog and apartment to move to a new city and focus on my band/music. Not that simple, but it's basically what happened.
 
During my dad's last year alive, he made me choose whether or not he would stay in the hospital to treat his cancer, or to stop treatment altogether. The doctor who was with me told me that the former would let him live for 2 years, and the latter only 1, if lucky. I chose the latter, and he didn't even make it more than a few months.
 
Haven't made it yet, but after snagging my degrees I'll be doing everything in my power to move from Cleveland to California (L.A. most likely, but we'll see). I'm just sick of it here and realize that there's honestly no future to be had in this town.

It'll be hard, but I have to do it. Few things in life feel worse than stagnation, at least to me.
 
Left everyone I've ever known to completely start fresh in Los Angeles.

Worked out fairly well. ^^

Edit: To poster above me, fucking do it
 
BeautifulMemory said:
How are you now?
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This was one year ago, but I've done OK.

Bought my first home.

Got a new job, with a big pay increase.

My band is doing well, releasing our first EP this january, playing shows etc.

Still single, but I've gotten laid more the past year than my entire life altogether before that.
 
Deciding while in the process of interviewing for a job in New York City during the summer of 2008 that I was going to leave my parents' house and move to NYC regardless of whether I got the job or not.
 
I guess college :x my choice exactly wasn't ideal with my parents, plus they didn't really understand the major/career path I'm interested in.
 
Trent Strong said:
Deciding to major in psychology. My psychology degree is pretty much useless. I should have tried to become an actuary or something.
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Psychology degrees aren't great in economic terms. But the human mind is a wonderfully fascinating subject. It's kinda like philosophy; it's not applicable directly to getting a job in any particular field; but it changes the way you think about things. Allows you to see the world in a way that wouldn't otherwise be possible really.
 
Truant said:
This was one year ago, but I've done OK.

Bought my first home.

Got a new job, with a big pay increase.

My band is doing well, releasing our first EP this january, playing shows etc.

Still single, but I've gotten laid more the past year than my entire life altogether before that.
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Fuuuuck. Sounds like a man chasing/living his dream. I gotta give you kudos for that.

The girlfriend couldn't have come along?
 
BeautifulMemory said:
Fuuuuck. Sounds like a man chasing/living his dream. I gotta give you kudos for that.

The girlfriend couldn't have come along?
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We had our issues, but she didn't want to move, and I basically had to do it to get the band up and running, as well as being in the same city as all my friends and family. It was complicated, it's not like I just moved. Took a while to get there.
 
Truant said:
We had our issues, but she didn't want to move, and I basically had to do it to get the band up and running, as well as being in the same city as all my friends and family. It was complicated, it's not like I just moved. Took a while to get there.
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yikes. I am happy for you though. Really, that takes a lot of guts to do what you did
 
Picking a major even though I'm two years in a CC right now might be it. I feel like it is a huge commitment even though people say 'Your degree doesn't have to be what you do'.
I don't know, seems like spending $65k in tutition at a UC/CSU should be toward a job. Christ.
 
I left basically everything I had back home (West Virginia) and came to California to start an acting career. I'm now sleeping on the floor of a studio apartment that I'm sharing with someone else in the middle of downtown LA, and yet I'm absolutely positive that I've made the right choice.
 
NaughtyCalibur said:
Haven't made it yet, but after snagging my degrees I'll be doing everything in my power to move from Cleveland to California (L.A. most likely, but we'll see). I'm just sick of it here and realize that there's honestly no future to be had in this town.

It'll be hard, but I have to do it. Few things in life feel worse than stagnation, at least to me.
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Moved from Cincinnati to Atlanta. I don't regret it at all.
 
Hazaro said:
Picking a major even though I'm two years in a CC right now might be it. I feel like it is a huge commitment even though people say 'Your degree doesn't have to be what you do'.
I don't know, seems like spending $65k in tutition at a UC/CSU should be toward a job. Christ.

Apart from that, not being closer to my great parents when I was younger.
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If it makes you feel better, unless you know exactly what you want to do/how you want to get things, most people get lost during the college years. I went to a UC too (much cheaper back then). It is important, if you can, to start thinking and picture a road and work towards it. College is great for getting basic experience and networking. Much, much easier to do so than doing it on your own on the outside world

And the major=job thing...well, unless you pick a really obvious one, a lot of people end up doing jobs very different than their majors, so again you are not alone
 
I moved from Seattle to Taiwan.

Yep.

It wasn't even hard to ask her to marry me two years ago.

(I moved here 6 months ago).
 
In the past?
Going to college.
Pushed into it as a stupid teen, not a good choice at all :/
School was shit and over-priced.

Right now?
I'm 23 and in the process of moving from Chicago to San Francisco for another college. Mainly doing it so that I can actually LIVE in a place that has an active animation industry (not many 3D animation jobs in the Chi ...).

In the near future?
If I can get a good job out there I plan on going from there to Canada in a few years where I hope to stay. If shit falls out there and I can't go to Canada then it's time to look into going to the Military so that I can knock out these student loans. :/
 
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