Following your passion usually involves risks. Risks which can lead to not a decent-job, little benefits, low pension rates.. and etc. – Well, we’re taught to think of it that way.

To tell you the truth, I recently started thinking that I should follow my passion. I have TRULY accepted that actually. I shouldn’t just say that I’m “thinking” it.

Personally, I have found that it’s the people you surround yourself with. I really like the concept of spending time with the “right-people”.
i.e. my parents wanted me to become a doctor, people in my program wanted to do the same thing (competition)…. I did too… but really… nope! If I could do what I really want in life, then hell no.

I graduated with a medical sciences degree last year. I’ve written the admission tests to grad school, I have applied and have done interviews… but you know what if I get accepted, I won’t take it. Jeez, thinking about that. If I end up trapping myself in something I don’t like…. I’m going to be a dreamer the rest of my life, like the fella you mentioned in the video.

Thanks for the wise words.
Cheers

Thank you! I appreciate your comments.

“Fortunately for me, the empty lessons learned from achieving what I thought I wanted has taught me that I never really needed that stuff anyway.” Exactly. I learned the same lesson. I wonder if it’s possible to learn that lesson without actually going through it?

Have fun fully realizing your innate potential! :)

Karol

I recently discovered your work and I am thrilled that I did.

I, too, am an accomplished striver, successfully achieving “important” goals that were suddenly not so important once the goal was met. Quite often the picture of the steak on the menu looked a lot better than it tasted. What’s cool about life is that if you really pay attention to it, life will let you know what it is you need to be doing.

Too often the noise of Madison Ave drowns out that voice of life with glitzy ads selling me on a “better life” than the one I have right now. We all jump on that bandwagon because that’s what everyone else we know and admire is doing. Fortunately for me, the empty lessons learned from achieving what I thought I wanted has taught me that I never really needed that stuff anyway.

I’m happy that I was able to jump off that bandwagon and began walking back to my real self, the self that has always been the only thing I really ever needed. I have rediscovered my self, and have learned to appreciate all that I am and all that I have already in my life. No things will ever make me happy.

My new goal is to fully realize my innate potential. We are all here to fully develop our unique combination of talents, gifts, and abilities and then share all that we are with the world. As I’ve evolved to this level of higher responsibility, I feel it is my obligation to be all that I can be and offer it to the world. That’s the reason I started blogging…not for money, nor for fame. Perhaps my experiences can enlighten others that it’s not about the stuff on the outside that matters.

Thank you for sharing your talents, gifts, and abilities with the world. I think it is quite awesome!

Looking forward to future posts…and diving into the archives!

Peter

I also went to a college (Hampshire College – take a look) that encouraged independence and the evolution of a personalized field of study. I think that if I had been at a more traditional college, I would have probably not been able to switch my studies around so easily.

On another note, just clicked through to your site and I’m looking forward to more. I ran a couple drop ship Yahoo Stores back in the days. :)

I’m wondering if the entertainment industry in general has more unhappy people doing what they don’t want than other industries. If nothing else, you guys are more vocal. Meaning, I’ve heard more stories about unhappiness in entertainment than anything else.

From the outside looking in, TV/Radio sounds pretty exciting. But if you’re not into it nobody is forcing you. :)

Karol