I spent too much time waiting around trying to figure out what my dream was. Finally, I decided to take the path of least resistance and it's working out fine. Dreams are overrated.
Props for this post. Don't let anybody tell you you can't achieve your goals. They didn't achieve their goals because they didn't work hard enough to get there. Don't be them. You only get one go around on this earth and I don't think a lot of people realize this/ take life for granted. Do you want to spend your only existence doing something you don't enjoy just to get by? What is your dream if you don't mind telling.
If I would have "followed my dreams" in my 20's, I would probably be broke, destitute and all alone right now. In my case, it was much better to turn "the dream" into a weekend hobby. I still get to do what I love, but I can still support and be there for my family. That's called livin' the dream, baby.
childhood dreams? no... i didn't have the guidance early in life to make those dreams come true. but my dreams have changed since then, and i am chasing those as best i can. so i voted yes.
Granted, I'm a young person, so I got a lot of life left to live..... Living your DREAM is infinitely hard to accomplish, and a lot of things really have to go right for you to really live that life you want. I wouldn't say that's been the case with me, where I'm truly doing what my DREAM is, but I'd say I've taken a good amount of risks from my list of desires, and it's bettered me for my life. I've taken a few chances recently in my life, and it's kind of thrown me into something that I didn't think would be the case 3-4 years ago.
But obviously there's many factors that are involved, but anything can be accomplished if you're willing to put in the work for it and do what it takes.
My guess is that Shayan dreams to be a tranny stripper named Dream. This is why you always capitalize dream, dreams, and dreamer, no? On another note, I did not follow my dreams necessarily, but who is to say that you should give them up? Listen to yourself, unless your dream becomes unrealistic.
My dream was to be a sellout and work in a cubicle, so, yeah, living the dream!! Actually, this is a really interesting topic and I've been hashing it out a lot lately with a friend of mine. I wanted to be an actor and pursued it to the age of about 30. Then I got tired of the starving artist life, considered the miniscule chances of making a living at it and decided to switch careers. The work I do is satisfying, but not nearly as much as acting. BUT... the tradeoff in pay, benefits, vacation, the ability to travel, save for retirement, own my home, etc. I still consider to be worth it. So, yes, I'm happy. My friend, a dancer, continued to pursue her dream, but is now hitting that wall where being broke is getting really old. She's frustrated with the lack of success and is considering a career change too. It's sad to see her struggle with this, especially in her 40s, but I've never encouraged her to quit pursuing her dream and still don't. It worked for me, but it's such a personal decision and fraught with potential for regret that each person should make that call entirely on their own.
Sounds almost exactly like my story. Have you thought about getting involved with a community theater during your spare time? If acting is still something you're passionate about, you can still get your creative fix without sacrificing all the things you mention above.
I have an engineering degree and a good job, not because it was my dream, but because I now make enough money to afford to follow my dreams with my family.
I'd really like to work in basketball statistics, but those jobs are hard to come by... so I'm working in mortgage.
Jank: You are absolutely right my friend.... Jk. I just realized I do that. I just have a tendency to capitalize words I feel are important in the sentence. I do not know why I do that. I felt dreams was an important word lol. QDubA: Man, I have many dreams I guess. Short term and long term, I can say that playing for a College Basketball or Football team is right there. That is what I want to do. When I was in high school, I used to blame not going to a big school and going to private school for me not being noticed but the fact of the matter was that I never worked hard enough to be noticed. I already have a set plan on how I want to achieve my goals and dreams to play college ball. I guess I just want to do something with sports in life, hence my wanting to be a physical therapist or a trainer in the NBA... you get the point. Since I'm only a freshmen in College I have set forth a plan to hopefully play basketball or football for the University of Houston - Main Campus team or take a step closer to being on the team. For this I have to be willing to put in the work. We will see what happens
You are 100% correct. How I see it is the more people tell you to quit your dreams, the more you should work harder to achieve them. Proving the haters wrong is a sweet feeling.
