Can You Afford NOT to Pursue Your Dreams?
When Dave began studying to teach high school math, it seemed like a decent career move. Teaching would pick up on many of his natural gifts and also pay the rent.
But as he got into his studies, it became pretty clear that teaching math was not what he really wanted to do. His studying was keeping him from pursuing his dreams.
He decided to give up pursuing the “sure thing” career so that he could use his time to develop the speaking/seminars/consulting business he’d always wanted. In the end, the decision hinged on what he wanted to be able to say at the end of his life.
When you’re dying, will you care about the size of your house, the make and model of your car, or even how nicely you were able to dress your children? Or will you care a lot more about who you are, and how you got there? Pursuing dreams is something worth doing, even when it means entering uncertainty financially.
For you, what trumps financial success?
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