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Originally Posted by fballer11  Baltar: I definitely have a very specific plan, and I will never go with the flow unless it serves me 100%. |
Sounds good. I think the most important thing to remember is that there's no right or wrong choice, as long as you're fully aware of the consequences.
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Originally Posted by fballer11 Can I ask you what you studied, and what you do now? It just seems that everyone I talk to, even the people that enjoy their major, either delay doing what they love, or sadly never do what they love. I would rather bypass both options. |
I got a Computer Science degree. I started programming when I was 12, and since then for a very long time it was the only thing I wanted to do. But eventually I grew out of that narrow focus, and my interest branched out into other things like business and marketing. When I left my programming job I started my own game development company, and that's what I'm doing right now. That's actually how I first found Steve Pavlina back in the day, when he was still running his game company. Running a business or being self employed is a lot of work, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
I think Steve P. said in one of his articles that a goal you set is not necessarily the destination where you'll end up. Rather, it serves as a beacon for you to see what action to take next. I think that's very true. The thing is that as you get older you change because of your experiences. And when you get to a certain goal you may already be a different person and thus not want exactly the same thing that you wanted a few years ago. In that sense it's pretty pointless to delay for the future what you really want to be doing right now, because in the future you may not even want to be doing it anymore. I think that's why many people end up never pursuing their dreams. If they wait long enough, they change too much and the dream fades away.