Did you take a double major like me? You may have thought you wanted to become a Superstar multi-billionaire too by going through music, art and English classes.
College professors don’t tell you how slim the chances are out there for budding wannabe movie stars.
Well I do not begrudge an education for you, just remember there’s those student loan bills that show up on a constant basis without guarantee of employment.
I think you are wise to do what you are drawn to rather than what you are forced to do out of necessity.
I was one of the fortunate few who did exactly what I wanted to do. I took over 500 credits in my college career. I had a very strong thirst for knowledge, and I took a variety of classes from nursing to the art of the science fiction novel.
It took me 14 years to graduate because I quit part way and then returned to finish up. Also, I kept changing my mind and my career focus.
I did walk away with a beautiful career as a radio announcer, but I had been doing that prior to college and I did not need a degree for that. With a college degree, I was able to add another couple of jobs to my resume, that of being a professional music instructor and singer-actress.
In planning your success route you need to keep in mind that being able to communicate is one of the highest qualities a person can possess.
I was happy to learn to communicate and to create meaning in my life through my college degree and college education, but I knew what I was searching for once I found it.
It’s a pity that a lot of people go into writing, music and the arts with very little to say. They usually wind up working in a furniture store miserable and bitter.
Mind you, there’s nothing wrong with working in a furniture store. It’s just the part of being miserable and bitter that is the problem.
Nevertheless, the world needs people who can clearly communicate information, inspiration, mind-opening ideas, along with entertainment to enliven and inspire others.
You actually do not need a college degree to do any of those things if you were born with the gift of gab and a great curiosity and interest in others. Talent surely helps, and a college degree doesn’t hurt.
If you feel that you qualify to be an expert on something, it helps to be able to write or create in a way that you feel will benefit others. Giving is living.
But if you choose to quit trying and lie around all day doing nothing but drink beer and smoke pot thinking you’re an artist, a writer or a musician you’ve got another thing coming.
If you are so young you feel you haven’t really lived or if you feel you have nothing important or interesting to say, perhaps you would be better off forgetting that career in the Arts and becoming a young professional in a high-paying job, and not waste your productive years lying around or working on trifling low-paying unrelated and uninspiring work.
Why not get a career that will benefit you financially? Decide what you want and go for it.
Then you might earn more money now instead of waiting for that magic opportunity that might never come.
With your income you might also afford to take specialized classes in future days that will allow you to learn to better appreciate life, music, and the arts.
And with your specialized knowledge you might be able to communicate in a way that is just as beneficial or even more valuable than somebody who just decides to write or create without any purpose, outside of a desire for fame and self-aggrandizement.
The grass may always seems greener on the other side, but I always think you should bloom where you’re planted.
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