Learn How to Switch Careers and Enjoy Every Minute of It

Don’t wait, there’s never a perfect time — the time is now!

Much of Success Depends on Doing What You Love

I made plenty of mistakes in the process. But I’ve learned that if you want to be successful at anything, you have to simply love doing it — because to despise your job, then fork over your sweat and blood to pay the bills and rent, is a waste of time, and thus, life. Eliminate years of regret down the road by choosing a career that matters to you now, even if you have to crawl over glass to get it. The reward is felicity: a prize rarely regretted when achieved.

Here is your reality check: Would you do your job for a living if you weren’t paid for it?

It Started with a Reality Check

I studied multimedia production in college at the height of the Dotcom Era. There was a lot of money to be made, and I wanted to build websites to cash in on the action. The curriculum included an introduction to graphic design. For my first assignment I delivered a wonky pencil-colored Greenpeace ad. Most used Illustrator. I got credit for original thinking — but I realized I had a lot to learn, like Illustrator. Graphic design didn’t come easy, I had to study twice as…