Dream Big Kid
I'm in this phase in my life where I'm not a kid anymore but I'm not an adult just yet. When I think about the future too hard I can't say "I'll think about that later" anymore because I kind of have to know for later. It's just all very confusing and overwhelming and to be completely honest, a bit sad.
I've known what I wanted to "be" for about 6 years now but very often I'll find myself doubting my choices and thinking "Do I really want to gamble on my future?". It's something a lot of kids with artsy aspirations go through; we doubt ourselves a lot because in this business (Think movie stars and fashion designers), nothing is certain. We don't come out of university with a job waiting for us, we have basically 1 in a million chances of succeeding, all odds are against us really, so what makes us so keen on trying anyway?
I was never a "sit down at a desk and do something for 6 hours straight" kind of person. I like discovering things and moving around and creating art-whether it's a stupid skit of me and my cousins taking the piss out of each other or a meaningful short movie with a script and a message, it's just something that I know I want to do for the rest of my life. I do understand though that even if I was the most talented person in the universe, it eventually all comes down to luck and it's a pretty big chance to take. I could still be an accountant or a teacher or something that gives me stability and a fix salary, but what's the fun in that?
I was always told to dream big and to never settle down for convenience instead of happiness (Deep, deep) and so to me, it seems almost obvious to choose what makes me happy that I almost forget other people don't always get that choice. Some kids may be deliberating right now on whether they should choose a stable job or their dream job and although I can't tell you what to choose, all I will say is dream big and never, ever settle (and, ya know, don't be a failure. Jokes, jokes).
I've known what I wanted to "be" for about 6 years now but very often I'll find myself doubting my choices and thinking "Do I really want to gamble on my future?". It's something a lot of kids with artsy aspirations go through; we doubt ourselves a lot because in this business (Think movie stars and fashion designers), nothing is certain. We don't come out of university with a job waiting for us, we have basically 1 in a million chances of succeeding, all odds are against us really, so what makes us so keen on trying anyway?
I was never a "sit down at a desk and do something for 6 hours straight" kind of person. I like discovering things and moving around and creating art-whether it's a stupid skit of me and my cousins taking the piss out of each other or a meaningful short movie with a script and a message, it's just something that I know I want to do for the rest of my life. I do understand though that even if I was the most talented person in the universe, it eventually all comes down to luck and it's a pretty big chance to take. I could still be an accountant or a teacher or something that gives me stability and a fix salary, but what's the fun in that?
I was always told to dream big and to never settle down for convenience instead of happiness (Deep, deep) and so to me, it seems almost obvious to choose what makes me happy that I almost forget other people don't always get that choice. Some kids may be deliberating right now on whether they should choose a stable job or their dream job and although I can't tell you what to choose, all I will say is dream big and never, ever settle (and, ya know, don't be a failure. Jokes, jokes).
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