I have been listening to an audio book called The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide. I have only  just gotten thorugh the first CD. A very simple qusiton was asked:  “What would you do if you couldn’t fail?”.  The first answer that popped into my head was photography. I think it might have been first because I had just looked up prices on a new camera that I have wanted for a few months. The next answer to the question was writing–as in writing novels or books. Perhaps a non-fiction book is possible.

Then you look at your family history when it comes to work and career. The author also discusses the myths that we have inherited about work. What I saw was that I learned that: you must work and it isn’t fun, you can’t work in your passion, and you must give up your passions and dreams to make money. I watched my mother do these things. I always told myself that I wouldn’t give up my dreams just for a paycheck. And then I saw that is exactly what I have done. I have taken positions–well-paying ones–in areas I don’t like and couldn’t care about. It really makes me sick to see that I have done the same thing as my mother when I vowed I would never do that. My sister has done the same thing. I don’t know what I will find out next, but I will let you know.