Be Inspired... but be smart

I am a huge fan of people following their dreams. My stone cold heart literally hurts thinking about people waking up day after day in a miserable funk because they hate what they have committed their lives to. For example: I love numbers. I love solving numerical problems. I love balancing financial documents. But I would hate hate hate (that's an ugly word) really really not like being an accountant. I just don't have it in me to do that for a living. However, I have friends who are accountants and they love it! It is genuinely satisfying work for them. And doctors... saints! I could never dig around a woman's love tunnel all day (OB-GYN) or poke around a funky halitosis mouth (dentist) all day. Never. Just never! But thank God there are people who actually love that mess because people like that make the world go round. And you too should do what you love. Life is too short! Find your passion and run with it! But before you do, consider this...

I am not a huge fan of people just jumping off the cliff of stability without any sort of lifeline and crushing the future of anything they can cling onto on the way down. And I am most certainly not a fan of people, following their dreams, being successful and then turning into a maj' d-bag. Don't do it folks, not cute. Don't just quit your job that gives you a paycheck to support yourself and/or your family. Being responsible is awesome. I'll take that one step further and say "being responsible is friggin' sexy".  You know who else is sexy? Ryan Gosling.

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I mean, hello! HEL-LO! Rumor has it this guy is also super nice and socially responsible. Stopping fights between randoms on the streets and pulling girls back from getting hit by cabs. Sigh... Mr Gosling, I salute you. And I lurve you. But you know what would make him remarkably less attractive? Being a douche. Not paying his bills. Mooching off others. Owing the IRS money. Shall I keep going?

So moral of the story. Do something you love, yes! But do it responsibly and do it humbly. Here are my Top 5 things to "Do" when following your dreams:
- "Do" have a plan, and a back-up plan, and a get-out-alive plan!
- "Do" surround yourself with supportive peeps who can keep it real with you, and keep you centered.
- "Do" good things. Period. Do good and you'll feel good. Give thanks, show grace, and just be nice!
- "Do" keep trying. Success is fleeting, so never stop trying.
- "Do" take time to re-fuel. Even if you love love love what you do, it is so important to take "me" time. You are important, you are worth it.

xoxo,

ToFromLove