I tend to teach my children balance. Take for instance my son that just started college. His dream is to be a film director. He has all the talents that are required, imagination, intelligence, social skills, etc. so we have not discouraged him from going in that direction.

However, I've had the talk with him telling him that any dream also has things that may be out of your control. Now matter how talented you are or how motivated you are to take out all obstacles, life can throw you impassable objects. In film making for example, there's a "who you know" factor or a "who you party with" factor that has nothing to do with talent or ambition. Sometimes it's just blind luck that you happen to have stumbled into the right timing to put you in contact with just that right guy that is looking for exactly what it is you offer. You can certainly hedge your bets by increasing your exposure but that very act can have also work against you. Too many parties and your health can suffer which can affect your creativity.

You can pick a film subject that you pour years of time and resources into that suddenly loses its political correctness because of world events. You can place your fortunes on an actor or artist that suddenly melts down due to scandal or drug abuse. Often there's no second chance in the entertainment world.

None of these things are reasons not to pursue your dream though and I make that clear. What I say instead is retain your versatility. Don't limit yourself to one option in life. Take in knowledge from other fields completely unrelated to your chosen dream. There's nothing cosmic to any of this in my opinion. It's just simple survival skills combined with that old pursuit of happiness.

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