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Many children grow up with a dream to be a firefighter, or an entertainer, or an astronaut, or some sort of activist, but regardless of whatever they want to be, many end up pursuing a different career. In a commercial for Prudential, they ask pedestrians "If you can get paid to do something you really love, what would you do?" and they responded with things like yoga instructor, pilot, and banker (click the picture to watch the commercial). The only thing that is holding them back from doing what they love is the money the job generates for them.

It bothers me that not enough adults pursue what they dreamed of ever since they were a child. Not enough adults turn their skills and hobbies into jobs, therefore they end up stressed. My mother runs a blog where she is a life coach and charges people to take her classes where she teaches presence through photography. My mom turned one of her hobbies of photography into a job and she is never stressed or depressed because she knows she'll have to work again tomorrow, while being able to live life maintaining a sustainable amount of money.

I understand you can't just quit your job and immediately start a small business. Start as a lemonade stand before a huge lemonade business. I encourage adults to take a skill or hobby they enjoy, and slowly develop a way to turn it into a job. Perhaps, you can teach people about it or sell the products you make. If you want to be an astronaut, shoot for the moon!

I encourage all adults to take the transition into their dream job, because there's not enough adults in the world that do what they really want to do.