Real life: Not every player gets to the NFL
Posted
Jan 11 2008, 06:41 PM
by
Karen Datko
Twentysomething Meg at AllFinancialMatters has some advice for other people of her generation: Having a job you're passionate about is highly overrated. Despite what you've been told since grade school, "not many people are qualified or talented enough to fulfill their 'passion' as a video-game tester, a fashion model, an athlete, a musician, a writer or an Internet mogul," she writes. In fact, she says, believing otherwise "can promote impatience, entitlement mentality, poor work ethic, chronic dissatisfaction, frustration and even depression." What's important, Meg says, is balance.
Having a job that pays the bills and keeps you motivated and interested is a good goal, and only part of a fulfilling life. You can find joy in family and other relationships, hobbies, travel, religion and community service.
Meg follows her own advice. She enjoys her job but it doesn't consume her. "I'm having a blast, enjoying my 20s, traveling, blogging, writing, reading, and developing meaningful relationships," she writes. "My career will unfold as it will; I'm trying not to focus on it too much."
