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Originally Posted by KeithHandy  This is right where I am. In fact, I turned to this thread because I've been in somewhat of a panic about it. I have nothing coming in right now, and very little in the bank. I have a few cans of tuna, a loaf and a half of bread, a couple of tubs of tofu and some broccoli, and less than half a tank of gas. I've sold off some old stuff that I don't use any more, and got quite a bit less for it than I'd hoped.
If I were my own parents right now, I'd be saying "do the best you can, and if worse comes to worse it's okay for you to crash here for a while", but instead all I'm hearing from them is a guilt trip, and encouragement to disregard my inner voice and go back to a customer service job. I keep trying to explain how wrong customer service is for me, because although I'm great at it, it forces me to put a lot of strain on one tiny part of my brain while shutting out the rest of my thoughts. Same for data entry. I keep saying I'd sooner have a job that doesn't use any brain power at all, because then at least I'd be able to think freely while I'm working.
(I know we can't all have perfect parents, but sometimes it would be nice.)
Steve said jokingly in this thread that we can have fun "twisting the blade", but I don't want to do that to them.
The disconnect for me isn't that I haven't developed any skill; I've developed an enormous amount of it. I have great passion for my creative work and have been developing it for over 20 years. Yet somehow I haven't quite honed it into something that people want to shell out money for.
I am at a megacrossroads (or maybe when I look back I'll see this as an exaggeration), and I need guidance. Or at least some free money. |
Well this is my point, I have a family to provide for and we have put everything into a business that is not meeting the financial needs of our children. Sometimes all of this seems just so self-centered. In your case, I don't know if you are married or have kids. If its just you than yes go for it, although you do need to eat, I guess you could temp to get quick cash. I don't think it has to be an all or nothing issue which is what I read from people trying to find their passions, they won't do anything they don't like. That just seems immature, no offense.