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Originally Posted by Chapter V  (I'll try to be as detailed as possible)
I recently had the guts to speak to my parents and to tell them that I won't be settling for a job that seems like crap. I feel that even though I have no employment experience that doesn't mean I have to work in a low end job.
i told them that my dream career is to be a full time author, writing fantasy fiction. I'm writing a novel that will extend into series, And I KNOW it will be published once I'm done with it. I get a lot of people trying to shove their limiting beliefs down in me, telling me that "it hard to have a career like that", and "only a few are successful in a career of fiction writing"; But that's what I REALLY want to do. Yet, I'll need a side job to support myself as I'm writing my novel. The thing is, I don't want to have a crappy side job, and I never had a job; this will be my first time. So honestly, I don't know. I would like support in what I should do in this situation. |
You can succeed if you are determined - BUT, you may have to start small then get bigger, before you are dramatically successful.
I spoke to a man named Michael C. Anthony after one of his shows. He told me he is living his dream job performing on stage all over the country, doing hypnotism shows as well as adding in things like card tricks and a little bit of comedy.
I asked him how he got into that profession - and he told me, that he started by performing card tricks in restaurants
. He then slowly worked his way up over the years into performing for huge corporations, and for other places like Universities and such, raking in the big bucks and having a blast.
So, don't get discouraged if you have to have a "crappy side job". If it can pay the bills while you pursue your passion in your free time, then so be it. If you are successful with your passion, then you won't need the crappy side job anymore.