Submitted by Philip Brewer on September 16, 2007 - 16:20.
It's not impossible to follow your passion, even starting at middle age (or later). It's hard to come up with the time and energy to do something creative when you've got a job you don't enjoy, but it's possible.
The "going to school" part is the least important part--it's just that a large fraction of the people in high school or college are in a position to be able to do some volunteer work without going hungry or becoming homeless.
Even so, I guess my advice would be about the same--find some time and energy to devote to whatever work you think you'd find engaging and find a situtation where you can do that work, even if you have to do it without pay. There's a good chance something like that could pretty quickly produce as much income as a dead-end job.
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Not impossible
Submitted by Philip Brewer on September 16, 2007 - 16:20.
It's not impossible to follow your passion, even starting at middle age (or later). It's hard to come up with the time and energy to do something creative when you've got a job you don't enjoy, but it's possible.
The "going to school" part is the least important part--it's just that a large fraction of the people in high school or college are in a position to be able to do some volunteer work without going hungry or becoming homeless.
Even so, I guess my advice would be about the same--find some time and energy to devote to whatever work you think you'd find engaging and find a situtation where you can do that work, even if you have to do it without pay. There's a good chance something like that could pretty quickly produce as much income as a dead-end job.
Good luck.