I received an email today that had the following quote attached:
"[Thomas] Moran, who made his decision to leave journalism partly as a way of looking after his kids--Patrick, 15, Gracie, 12--realized he was setting a bad example. ‘You should do what you love, and I don’t think they enjoyed living with me moping around because I was miserable,’ he said, adding, ‘I mean, what was I going to do for fun--take up cooking and model trains?"
The line that seemed to stick out to me the most -"You should do what you love." Several times we get caught up in careers that have high prestige, and a better than average pay check. However, if our career does not make us happy, than the "big" paycheck may not be worth it... (except maybe to compensate you for the miserable 80 hours of work you put in).
When I was younger I did not care where I worked as long as I was bringing in a 6 digit income. However, as I grew older, and began to figure out who I really was, and what made me happy, I realized I would much rather have a slightly smaller paycheck, and not dread going to my job everyday. I think people should do what they love. When we do things that we enjoy, we live a much happier life.
I have learned that while you will always have people that disagree with your decisions, or give their advice far too many times, you should ultimately do what YOU want - not what your parents expect, or what your grandma has been bragging to everyone about for the past 5 years. In the end, it is your life, your career, and your happiness that is on the line. Doing what you love will make your own life more enjoyable, as well as those around you.
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