The challenge comes

The other day, I blogged on "Pursue what you love'. True enough, the path to be able to do what you want is definitely very challenging.

When we figure out what we love, we seek approval from someone else. The truth is, you will never get final approval from someone else. Even if you get the approval from someone else, their approval will be conditional. Sadly, I have seen people’s dreams rejected by people they thought they could count on for support.

We work at jobs that lead to careers so we can retire, and then, we do what we enjoy. But the reality isn't so. To pursue the work we love, many people decide they must make what they made before. This is not the way to view this.

After encountering the above and you still have not turn your back, what will you expect or do next?

-You have to take action. Do a lot of research, meet and talk to people that are already doing what you want to do.

- Expect loneliness. It’s a lonely road because there are very few people on it.

-The risks and tradeoffs we have to make to pursue our dreams can seem impractical at some stage in our lives. The temptation of simply taking up a job and postpone the next phase of their life for ten years or even forever.

- You feel emptiness. Crisis will hit any person in the course of their life. And they come in different shapes and sizes and it is normal to have one, or even more than one. It can be family, layoff or illnesses. The "pulling through" stage is the hurdle that we have to over come.

A note: The greatest gift you ever give yourself is figuring out what you want and making a plan to pursue it.

If you are on the way to pursue what you love, I’ll be cheering you on as you go.