When I was a kid I always wanted a job that required working with my hands, and at that time, this meant being a tool and die maker. I should also comment that there wasn't a lot of vocational counseling back then and I had no idea of all the possible professions that were available. In any case, my parents convinced me that there was no money to be made in that kind of work, ditto fire and police like I was also interested in, so I ended up doing computer work like my Dad. Later on, it just seemed like it was too late to change (though it wasn't). I made good money, but sitting behind a desk just doesn't do it for me.
At least now I get to scratch that itch as a hobby, but I look at articles like this or see a video of some artisan, and man do I wish I could go back and change everything.