Would you follow your passion or deal with reality?
Where do you draw the line between following your passion and dealing with reality? My answer is simple: When the check bounces, figure out ways to make money now. We have all read the popular saying "Follow your heart" and have in one way or another charted the course of our lives with this as a driving force. But at what point is it okay to say, While I'm following my dream I need to keep a check on my reality? I meet people every day who are young, passionate, full of hopes and dreams, ready to take on the world, striving to make their creative ideas see that light of day. As a creative person who has been there, done that, I never discourage such people, but I always want to remind them to have a solid plan to pay their bills on the way to accomplishing their dreams. My parents encouraged every child they had to pursue a dream. They were happy to support whatever we chose to do as long as we kept our grades up. All through my primary school days I spent most...