Non-traditional Careers

"Go to college, a university, get a real job,"
That's what they said to me
But I could never live the way they want
I'm gonna get by and just do my time, out of step while they all get in line
I'm just a minor threat so pay no mind

Do you really wanna be like them, do you really wanna be another trend?

-Good Charlotte, "Anthem"

This flashback came on my Pandora today and reminded me of the fact of me not wanting a steady job.  I see people graduating with degrees in engineering or another science and I'm like- oh yeah, you're about to make a ton of money and be set for life.

Then I look at me with my dreams of writing a book and doing social/health entrepreneurship and wonder what on earth I'm doing. I do not have a steady job lined up and with the way my dreams are, I will likely not any time soon.But these are the only things that I am truly passionate about. I want money, but I'm not passionate about that. Never have been, and hope I never will be.

A gift, a curse, who knows. I am really hoping that it turns out to be a gift. It is hard to embrace, even so. All of the uncertainty, wondering exactly how I will make enough money to live on. It's a challenge that I think about daily. But to thine own self be true. We all have gifts to share with the world and I for one will not miss out on that just because I am scared.

I'm not the only one out there facing this, nor will I be the last. Jane Goodall went to live with the chimpanzees. That's pretty non-traditional. Steve Jobs was homeless (and, I imagine, barefoot) when he was just taking a calligraphy class at Reeds, and that completely worked out for him. Entrepreneurs all over the world have done this, authors have too, as have anyone who has made differences in helping people. It's always good to have a backup plan or a way to make money of course, but those who say focus on that, I say no. If I focus on that, where will my focus be for this?