When reading the article about the
greeting card line, it lit a fire within me. That sounds cheesy, I know but to be honest, it’s true. Erica
Mills had a passion; a talent; one that started when she was much younger than
when she actually achieved that goal. She worked many different jobs and didn’t
actually get a degree in what she ended up pursuing. Ironic? I really don’t
think it is! This is my point this week. Do you have a dream? Yes. How many
times have I said to chase it? Multiple. Do I mean this very second? Today? No.
Why not? Because. There are often so many steps to getting there. I don’t think
that starting a business, chasing THAT dream requires that you do it straight
out of college. Do some choose to do that? Yes, and that is great! However; I
think that often times we have to do multiple different things. Find something
we enjoy but maybe not something that is our passion and focus your life and
energy on that for a while.
I’m
obviously not an expert on this subject, which was probably a given when you
found out that I’m only a junior in an undergrad program. I’m just another
student trying to find their way. However; I do think I’ve figured a few things
out. Very rarely do people who start a business straight out of college,
without any prior experience find success. That’s a sad thought to have but it’s
true. Just as Erica had to go do something else and start slow, we do too!
There’s always that thought that we need to go big or go home but here’s some
news. Go too big and you will go home. Chances are broke and heart broken. We
have dreams, yes. But when those dreams come into our lives, consider the
realistic view of them all.
As long
as I have this blog I will most likely always preach- “Chase Your Dreams” “Be
Proud of Your Successes” and this post isn’t to say you can’t do that but
sometimes that dose of reality is hard to swallow. Don’t let it get in your way
but don’t let it blind you of what the future truly holds.
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