I’m writing this on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, where my wife Shelly and I are visiting our 29-year-old daughter Blake.

Shortly after she arrived in Hawaii almost 11 years ago she started surfing. She now surfs waves as big as 20 feet and she has progressed to the level where there are some real risks in what she is doing.

If surfing big waves wasn’t enough, earlier this year she told us that she had started skydiving. She fell in love with jumping out of airplanes and in no time had completed her 100th jump.

Hanging out at the “Drop Zone”

Earlier today Blake took Shelly and me to the “Drop Zone,” where she jumps. Shelly was thinking about skydiving for the first time. Also, Blake wanted us to meet her friends there and see what the sport was all about. As she introduced us to them, one by one, I noticed grins on most of the faces. They seemed as happy a group of people as I had met in a long time. As I talked to them they told me how much they loved their jobs and couldn’t imagine doing anything else for a living. It might be a dangerous sport but you never would have known it from talking to people who jump out of a plane at 14,000 feet as often as 10 times a day.

After Shelly decided not to jump, we watched dozens of people float down to the ground, their colorful parachutes swaying in the breeze. At some point Blake turned to us and suggested we leave.

I said to her, “As long as we’re already here, don’t you want to jump?” Blake answered that she would love to, but had decided not to because she thought Shelly and I might be afraid of watching her.

I did feel some fear, but I told her that as long as we were already there and she wanted to do it, she should jump and we’d watch. It actually was exciting to watch her appear through the clouds and slowly float down to the ground. I was pleased Blake had learned so much in such a short period of time (such as some simple tricks in the air, packing her own parachute, etc.).

What’s really selfish?

As we were driving away Blake commented that skydiving was a selfish sport. “What do you mean?” I asked. She replied that a skydiver is doing what she wants and is not thinking about how her friends and family would feel if there was an accident. I told her that was one way to look at it. Another was that it was even more selfish to ask someone to not live the life she wants to live in order to minimize the possibility that you might have to live with the consequences of her behavior.

I also said to her: “ I can’t imagine how I would manage if something happened to you. But everything in life has some degree of risk, and it would not be okay with me for you to give up doing what you love doing and not live the life you want to live, just to remain safe for me. I’d rather deal with the consequences than have you give up living the life you want to live.”

I’m really proud that she does what she wants to do, is independent and courageous, has created a life that works for her, and considers her life “awesome.” She is truly happy and is recognized at a distance by the smile that is usually on her face.

Parents don’t want their kids to get hurt

Parents often are afraid their kids will get hurt and, because they love their children so much, they step in and try to keep them from getting hurt. Not only from physically dangerous activities like surfing or skydiving, but also as a result of their career choices, like becoming an actor or a professional athlete, where the chances of success are very slim and the chances of disappointment are great.

Parents frequently encourage their children to choose careers where, if you have the requisite skills, you are pretty much assured of getting a job with a “good” salary.

(Nowadays there are very few skills that will assure you of finding a job. Skills that virtually guaranteed you a lifetime job only a few yeas ago, such as the construction trades or manufacturing, won’t necessarily get you a job today.)

But are you really doing your children a service if they do what you want or what you think is “safe” or “practical,” if they never discover and follow their passion, if they never experience “Thank God it’s Monday,” instead of “Thank God it’s Friday”?

Follow your dreams

I’ve been telling my children since they were old enough to understand what I was saying: “Don’t ever get a ‘job.’ Figure out what you love doing, what you would be excited to do every day whether you got paid for it or not, and then find someone to pay you for doing it.”

I’ve been talking about parenting and children, but the points I have been making are just as valid for any of us as adults. If you get a “good” job that you have no interest in and you dread showing up for work every morning, you’ve wasted your life

Yes, there is always the possibility of failing at what you attempt. But if you are going to fail, wouldn’t you be better off failing while reaching for your dreams than failing while seeking something you wouldn’t have made you happy had you achieved it?

I’ve always loved Helen Keller’s quote: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” If you aren’t going to create your life as a daring adventure, what’s the point of being here?

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44 Comments

  1. siwen June 18, 2013 at 5:17 am - Reply

    Hi, Morty
    I really love your post! I also want tokonw what I love to do. But I had no idea of what it is. I have been subtage by fear for years. So I have never dare to do something I really like, let alone doing it get paid. Can you give me some tips on how to find what I love?
    Love
    Siwen

  2. Levi R. September 27, 2011 at 4:59 am - Reply

    This story is great and inspired me to post on my Facebook page with my challenge or dare to read it also and leave me a post what my friends think. Wow I just noticed on the reply above mind from Tshiamo “let the creator take over things you can’t change or control”. now there is some wisdom! ever since I’ve given up my way of fixing me and just gave my Creator permission to heal ;I keep meeting people like Morty with proven successful insights that work. I am not the man i used to be and i have become happier each day. the Amish have a saying “many hands makes the load light”. And it is written “there is wisdom in the counsel of many”. T E A M work “together everyone achieves more.!!! Again many thanks Morty. Sincerely, Levi*

  3. Tshiamo September 27, 2011 at 12:19 am - Reply

    It is really inspiring, sometimes parents want their kids to live their(parents) lives
    let us not make our failure their problem. We are all created for a purpose. Let the creator take over things you can’t change or control.

  4. mayuk September 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm - Reply

    this post was a eye opener about the insecure beliefs we have about our love ones ,
    thank you once again Morty.

    Mayuk

  5. mayuk September 26, 2011 at 11:58 am - Reply

    Morty
    The LPB method has no substitute till now and its amazing .i personally have got rid of many beliefs and the best part is that the everyday response i get when i am posting ,its so wonderful,but the thing is which make me little impatient is that finding beliefs r little hard task and i some times feel restless as each issue has probably more than 1 or 2 beliefs ,the video of u and Joe Vitale was of immense help and was more effective than the videos in your website (to me) ,so is it possible to post some more like those type demonstrations esp with the conditionings also. Sometimes i get confused about weather it is a belief or it is a conditioning . thank you .

    Mayuk

    • Morty Lefkoe September 26, 2011 at 12:13 pm - Reply

      Hi Mayuk,

      We probably will create a course next year on the Lefkoe Stimulus Process that is used to de-condition conditionings. In the meantime, take a look at the Table of Content at https://mortylefkoe.com. I’ve written several posts with the steps of the LStimProcess and how to find relevant for specific problems.

      Thanks for your interest in our work. Please don’t forget to tell people about my work and send them to eliminate some beliefs free at http://recreateyourlife.com.

      Love, Morty

  6. Mike September 25, 2011 at 7:22 pm - Reply

    Morty, a skydiver mentor of mine taught me a most valuable lesson “if you are doing what you love then you will always do well because you are not doing it solely for the money”. Having had my share of success and failure over a decade since I can safely attest to the truth of this…

    • Levi R. September 28, 2011 at 4:50 am - Reply

      Boy i like those thoughts, Mike*

  7. Brittany September 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm - Reply

    Fabulous! Loved it. You are quite an amazing dad… if I may say so myself :) Love you Dad!!

    • Levi R. September 27, 2011 at 5:27 am - Reply

      Awe that’s GREAT and I agree***

  8. Gracie September 24, 2011 at 2:02 pm - Reply

    Hiya Morty,

    I’d like to offer another perspective. Not everyone who does the ‘boring’ 8-5 does so because of fear. Also, not everyone wants or needs life to be a daring adventure. For me, just getting out of bed is a pretty daring adventure. I have a genetic condition that makes my connective tissue not work normally. My ligaments don’t hold my joints together properly. So I never (literally, never) know when or if a joint will fail, mid-step, mid-sleep, mid-speech. My motto is ‘It’s not just a body, it’s an adventure.’

    I work among an army of 8-5 people. I agree, most of them would be deathly afraid to do something daring or fun for pay. but not all. And more than a few have taken such jobs so that they can find (and fund) their daring elsewhere.

    I’m a bit rambling. My point is that there isn’t one way that’s good for all. Some people don’t want daring adventure, and it’s not because of fear. I know you know that though.
    love you tons,
    Gracie

  9. Chuck September 23, 2011 at 7:08 pm - Reply

    Great article and loved the HK quote.

  10. magdolna bm j September 22, 2011 at 11:08 pm - Reply

    if all sports gear clothin etcs where made from rubber cthru reinforced safety glass web, wld we be frightened 4 them?? but with how many representin us,how can we get wot need 2 survive the fall outs?? nameste

  11. Colette S. Brenaman September 22, 2011 at 4:34 pm - Reply

    I see this as Blake not only being a daring and adventuresome young woman, but that she was truly blessed with parents who were secure in their own rights to be able to encourage and support her to stretch and reach beyond her comfort zone and take a risk. I came from a more “smothering” atmosphere where risk taking was not encouraged. More than anything reading this gave me a real satisfaction in knowing that although my own parent’s were not able to feel comfortable in their own right to risk and encourage their offspring to do the same, that there are parent’s who can encourage such behavior. Bravo to you Morty and Shelly for nurturing a confidence and a willingness to feel safe enough encourage these risk taking behaviors, and to Blake for being a free enough spirit to reap the benefits.

    • chrys September 25, 2011 at 3:28 pm - Reply

      well said Colette

  12. Thomas September 22, 2011 at 3:11 pm - Reply

    As someone once said

    Life begins where your comfort zone ends.

  13. Danny September 22, 2011 at 12:28 pm - Reply

    Beautiful. As simple as that… This is a huge insperation. You can’t be happy if you wake up every day in hope that it will pass fast. Sometimes if not all the time, taking risks in order to be happy is the only way to be satisfied. Thanks a lot Morty! Hope to read more articles like this one…..

  14. Theresa September 22, 2011 at 5:49 am - Reply

    Hi Morty, thanks for your post. Fear. Just what I was thinking about today. Yes I have been living through the window of fear. I am fearful of being late for work so that has an effect on my mornings. Since I look through the window of fear….If I’m late for work, I could lose my job and thus not be able to pay the house bills (single parent here)….therefore, I start rushing my child off to school and when she refuses to go I get totally triggered into spats of anger…yelling at her to get going…..all this coming from my fear of a future event that has not even happened yet…and may not even happen…totally crazy way of living….My poor daughter stands there looking forsaken and unloved all due to my own inability to let go of the fear of the future and just take care of her lovingly, affectionately in the moment by walking her all the way to the tunnel…just a few more minutes.

    I live through the window of fear….I yell at my son after the third time of asking him to do his homework….he has been watching tv or having a great time playing with his toys (using his imagination) or playing with his neighborhood friends (social interaction)…..I have been told by the mothers that the kids either are at the top or at the bottom at the school he attends, there is no in between….when he graduates from elementary school (now grade 2) he will either have the choice of going to a good or bad school determined by how hard he works now. The fear in me has been triggered by the thought of him having to attend a bad low level school way in the future, and I spend my afternoons in spats of anger when he doesn’t complete homework, now 3 days in arrears. He says the teacher doesn’t check now but she used to in grade one, so he believes he doesn’t have to do it if it’s not seen….but we know he must develop skills to survive in any given field in this world….but we know a child grows into his own as he goes along and worry and angst should have no place in this as it will only kill the genius in him….mommy doesn’t love me, she’s always angry so I will do it just to please her. I know this is the wrong way.

    From today, I will break this window of fear….fearful thoughts of getting less in the future….but I will live with love in my heart and with love in my eyes for my children who are always looking out from eyes of pure joy and love. I will try to do the same. Compassion and empathy are my helpers. My intention is to help them grow, to love themselves, to believe in themselves and thus I will love myself more and believe in myself more. I hope to break the window of fear that I have been looking through this whole time. I usually call in God when at a loss but in actual fact he has been here there whole time surrounding us, supporting us with what ever we have chosen to do. The universe says always YES. Goodbye to fear…YES….Hello Love…Yes. Today’s epiphany will change my choices for tomorrow thus leading me down a new road of more conscious choice.

    In love and gratitude for lessons,
    Theresa

  15. Justin | Mazzastick September 21, 2011 at 7:09 pm - Reply

    Hi Morty,
    I absolutely love your approach here when it came to responding to your daughter not wanting to skydive with you there.

    Doing what I love for a living is something that I always wanted to experience. Blogging has provided that experience for me.

  16. chrys September 21, 2011 at 3:33 pm - Reply

    Dear Morty,
    love your letter. Having 3 kids had tried to stear them into their passions as a job. The difficulties i have found are that (one in particular) is very capable in a number of ways and has not yet been able to translate that into CHOOSING a career path (which saddens me) – but she is a very good waitress at the moment. Another thought is ‘context’ .. It may be ok for the kids to skydive but I had the opportunity to follow a passion for skydiving, however as the newly widowed/remaining parent i thought following this activity WAS a little too selfish. I since parasail at every opportunity and plan to go hang gliding soon.
    One other thought is ‘what drives people to want to experience – repeatedly – jumping our of perfectly good aeroplanes? What is the underlying need?
    Namaste

    • Morty Lefkoe September 25, 2011 at 3:50 pm - Reply

      Hi Chrys,

      According to Blake, it feels like flying. It’s a real adrenaline rush.

      I guess it’s like mountain climbing or any other sport. Why do it? Because it’s fun for you. From my point of view why would anyone want to hit a little white ball over and over until it drops into a tiny hole hundreds of yards away?

      Love, Morty

  17. Dyarl September 21, 2011 at 11:53 am - Reply

    Dear Morty
    Thank you for this story. I have tried to raise my children with the same sense of values. Their mother is the more practical one. I have been the one to encourage them to find their passion and pursue it, and their mother had been the one to encourage them to find a good safe job, and stick with it. As it is right now, my kids spend much more time with their mom than myself, and they are uncomfortable to be around me because I am such a “dreamer”. The last time I had dinner with my daughter, which was over a month ago, I told her about some of the ideas and projects that I had been working on, like inventions and songs and book ideas. She looked at me with disappointment, or maybe fear, and said, “We just wish one of them would work out.” I have tried to be true to myself and follow my passion while at the same time, working and providing for my family. I took very good care of them for 25 years or more because I loved being a dad and a husband.
    I remember the day, a little over a year ago, when my 20 year old son told me that he wanted to join the military. He said he wanted to be in “Special Opps” and go to Afghanistan. I remember the fear that welled up inside of me, but I caught myself fearing and I said, ” That is awesome Taylor. I am so incredibly proud of you!” I made sure to only encourage him to follow his passion. He even asked me later if it scared me when he told me what he wanted to do. I told him the truth. I said yes, I was scared but that it was more important to me that he live his life on his own terms, and that I would support him every way I could. So, I get what you are saying and I agree wholeheartedly.
    What I see now as a new possibility is that, perhaps what I am doing now is supporting them by not being an integral part of their lives. It’s not my wish or desire, but it is the way they have chosen to live. I do wish that they accepted me the way that I accept them though.
    Like I heard someone say one time, “you can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster” I think that is a statement about the true nature of reality.

  18. Jesse Adams September 21, 2011 at 9:23 am - Reply

    A few years ago here in Colorado, a young girl (maybe age 10? don’t remember) took up skydiving. One day the unfortunate happened, and her parachute didn’t open. The media interviewed her mother. The mom went on air, explaining that her daughter had lost her young life doing what she had fallen in love with. The mother was at peace and full of gratitude, because her daughter was living her passion. Afterwards, the media people were in shock, not understanding how the mom could not be in some terrible expression of grief and regret that she had let her daughter jump from a plane. Morty, thank you so much for this post. I got out of my car this morning, walking into my dead end office job of 21 years, thinking how much longer am I going to waste my life here. You’ve really given me something to think about, and I too, am going to print your post and tape it to the wall.

  19. Stefan Pagacik September 21, 2011 at 9:18 am - Reply

    As always, I love your posts Morty. The little I know of Blake and Brittany through Shelly just confirms the mutual love and respect that is a hallmark of your family. Every parent should read this post and share it with their kids as part of an open and frank dialogue on how the parent can support the child in manifesting their dreams. There is a great book called “The Element” that I’m reading by Dr. Ken Robinson. In the book, there are several examples of parents who supported their children’s dreams (most notably, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac and Bart Connor, the American gymnast who won several gold medals).

    Hope all is well with you and Shelly!

    Stefan

  20. Jason Linder September 21, 2011 at 8:58 am - Reply

    Love it! I would love to go skydiving with any one of the Lefkoes! Be back in December or January. Following Helen Keller’s advice, let’s do it.

  21. Jason Linder September 21, 2011 at 8:57 am - Reply

    Love it! I would love to go skydiving with any one of the Lefkoes! Be back in December or January. Following Helen Keller’s advice, let’s do it.

  22. Lauren September 21, 2011 at 8:55 am - Reply

    Morty,
    This really resonates with me! My parents both grew up during the Depression and esp. my mom pushed my siblings and me to do something practical and “have a good job.” I wanted to write; I made the mistake of telling my parents at the age of 13 that’s what I wanted to do. “You have to get a job.” I came away feeling discouraged and confused and stupid, that the talent I wanted to develop was no good. Though I have written some over the years, I always felt that “you can’t write for a living like you want to; you have to get a job.” I resisted, but never did anything towards it. My sis is a talented interior designer which she developed on her own and became a real estate appraiser instead. She hated it and hates it; this year(maybe because I talked to her about my success with Nat. Conf. and the Occurring Course) she is planning to take a year off and take an online course in staging a house. As for myself, I am set to take a course in writing a book. As for my own children; they are stuck and completely uninterested in getting rid of beliefs though this article heartened me. I am going to again talk to them about going for what they enjoy doing. BTW, I did parasailing in Mexico years ago and it was amazing!
    Love and Light,
    Lauren
    PS I found a website and a template for establishing what I want to and how to achieve it based on my vision and not goals; it involves “playing a game.”

  23. Olivia September 21, 2011 at 8:42 am - Reply

    Hi,

    I am a Nanny for 3 girls for the past 8 years since the oldest one was born. All three girl love to draw from very early on. You can see it is their passion. They get lost in time when I give them piece of paper and some pencils. They even express how much joy drawing brings to them. Their Mom is in medical business. Few times when they had project for a school where they had to describe what they want to be when they grow up they wanted to write artist. Very quickly they were corrected by the siblings with: “Remember, Mom doesn’t want you to be an artist. She wants you to be something where you can make lots of money.” With disappointing voice the 5 year old replied: “Oh, yeah! Than I think I will be a doctor.” I found this really sad.

  24. Dave September 21, 2011 at 8:26 am - Reply

    Morty,

    Thank you for your post. Your words ring so clearly that it is deafening. I really appreciate your heartfelt view of reality.

    Dave

  25. Jason B September 21, 2011 at 8:03 am - Reply

    This article resonated with me – I’m going through massive life changes right now. And in reflecting back, I keep seeing in the past a decision to take the safer route, turning my back on what I was passionate about after college, for more “practical” employment prospects. I think my parents have been overly protective of me, all these years, and I feel it all over again, living with them now – can’t deny the anger that stirs in me as a result, both towards them and myself. Anger in myself for not trusting my own abilities and instincts enough. Anger towards them for clinging instead of supporting – for instilling doubt & fear, instead of hope & courage.

    • Rachel September 22, 2011 at 1:37 am - Reply

      Hi Jason

      Just wanted to say your experience reflects mine.

      I felt that anger and resentment too and after a bit of searching I realised that it came from the belief that I had left it “too late” and that my time had passed.

      I truly don’t believe that now and am very happily pursuing what I had wanted all those years ago. Let the past go, let the anger and resentment go, you will waste time!

      Follow your passion and give it your all…..starting Now!

      Wishing you all the best
      Rachel

      • Jason B September 22, 2011 at 10:01 am - Reply

        Hi Rachel – thank you for your words. Definitely feels like I’m in a period of reflection and re-evaluation. Glad to hear that you reset your own priorities and are pursuing your passion again.

  26. Abdeljalil September 21, 2011 at 7:33 am - Reply

    Thanks a lot for your valuable article it’s interesting to share your vision and your experience with us and help us understand the meaning of life. What are you mentioning in your article is part of every parent’s challenges in education it will help in how to lend a hand and guide our loved ones to succeed in their life…

  27. Loren September 21, 2011 at 6:50 am - Reply

    Great message, and worth sharing. Absolutely right that as parents we want our children to be safe, but as you point out, we need to be able to focus on handling the consequences of their actions if they are doing what they love and living the life they desire and design… Sometimes all we can do is breathe through our own discomfort so that we do, in fact, give our children ‘roots and wings’… Even when it’s hard for us, it’s great to see our children explore, grow and evolve… Isn’t that our goal as parents?!

  28. Irene September 21, 2011 at 4:56 am - Reply

    Hello Morty,

    thank you for the post – it was really great and very up to the point with my own situation. I understand that parents are protective, they care about their children but when it goes too far, it’s not letting their children live the life they want and the way they want. I wish my parents could read this article and understand the message in it. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

    Have a great day, Irene

  29. samuel kennedy September 21, 2011 at 4:24 am - Reply

    tHANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. I WISH YOU COULD PERMIT ME TO INCLUDE THIS IN ONE OF MY BOOKS.

    THANKS SIR AND GOD BLESS YOU.

  30. Robert September 21, 2011 at 3:45 am - Reply

    I have a beautiful 29 year old daughter who was a talented actress and singer as well as a joy ot be with. She is no longer that being very mentally imbalanced. However she will not admit she is sick nor will she get any sort of professional treatment. There is nothing I can do that I know of to help her. I have dragged around a sense of guilt and failure at not having been the best father or having stepped in to rescue her although what I would do I don’t know.. It is difficult to accept this is how it is and difficult to see her and accept her as she is as I want her to be better and happy again. She doesn’t have a parachute to stop her from hitting the ground. Kindly, suggestions, comments?

    • shelley September 21, 2011 at 5:40 am - Reply

      To Robert
      My older brother is schizophrenic and I saw the pain that it caused my mother and father always looking to see where they went wrong or wondering how they were to blame. The truth is that this is the way that God made your daughter and I know how sad it is when a normal, fully functioning person becomes a mental wreck, however there is nothing that you can do to save her so just try in you way to live the best life that you can. The one consolation is that they normally get better the older they get – sorry there is no rainbow at the end of a mental illness and I am sorry to be so blunt, but put it in God’s hands and stop blaming yourself as mental disturbances are normally a genetic condition. There is a reason why you are her dad and maybe you can help others in a similar situation as you will understand it and be able to empathise with other people as you have been there yourself. God bless you.

  31. carmel September 21, 2011 at 3:37 am - Reply

    Hi Morty,
    I have younger kids and I really want them to find their passion and do what they want. Thank you for sharing and I hope my kids turn out as well as yours. I have struggled to find my own way and continue to do so.
    I have your Natural Confidence series which I love and continue to work at.
    What I would love for me and my kids is not to listen to what others determine to be best for them or me. And also that I am not overbearing on my kids without realizing it.
    Thank you, I get inspiration from you

  32. Eva September 21, 2011 at 3:24 am - Reply

    If you aren’t going to create your life as a daring adventure, what’s the point of being here?

    Great sentence! I’m in a huge change process and sometimes it is challenging for me to adapt to ‘this now’, however I took one decission: I will go for it and live the life I desire to live, I do not know how things will develop, but what I do know is that I live according to my values and vision.

    Thanks Morty for posting this!
    Eva

  33. Ali Bavarian September 21, 2011 at 2:57 am - Reply

    Hey Morty! Right on – I loved reading this article and you mentioned acting as a profession……..through your programs (Natural Confidence and the Occuring Course), I was able to get over the fear of seriously pursuing a career in acting. It’s been almost exactly one year since I completed both programs and I’ve been training as an actor and life is good. Thank you so much, Morty!!

  34. prakash babu September 21, 2011 at 2:34 am - Reply

    Excellent
    keep up the great work
    all the best
    OMTATSAT

  35. Rachel September 21, 2011 at 2:20 am - Reply

    Hi Morty

    I really loved this article. You wrote it from the heart and the truth of it shines through the content and connected with me. This one is getting printed out and stuck on the wall!

    I would love to read other articles like this – please keep them coming!

    I think this is great advice and I will always keep it with me when I get fearful for my child’s safety. Yes we have to be responsible and provide a safety net, but a safety net should not become a wall that stops our children from taking risks and living their life to the full.

    I too teach my child never ever to get a “job”. I tell him to make his Passion his Profession and his goal is to WANT to get up everyday and go to work.

    I am 37 and only now strong enough to ignore the feeling that I really “should” be normal and go back to office work. I am doing what I love – writing and creating. I feel at peace with where I am professionally and I know I will make a good living from it, if I keep working hard and believing in it.

    Too many years were spent in dread absolutely hating my jobs, but feeling like I wasn’t normal if I didn’t do the 9-5. Those days are well and truly over.

    Thanks Morty for posting this.

    Rachel

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