Working a jobthattheyhatewhentheirtruepassionliessomewhereelse.
When I wasinhighschool, I hadzeroideawhat I wantedtodowiththerestofmylife.
Onedaymyaccountingteachertoldmethat I couldmake a lotofmoneyasanaccountantandbeingyoung I waslike, "Yesmoney, solet's doit."
So I proceededtospendthenextyeargettingthecreditsthat I neededtogetintotheuniversitythat I wantedtogotoandultimately I didgetintothatschool.
I spentthenextfiveand a halfyearsgetting a MasterofAccountancydegreeand I got a jobworkinginpublicaccountingmaking a coolthirtythousanddollars a year, exceptthat I wasmiserable.
I didn't wanttoadmitthattomyselfbecause I hadinvestedsomuchtimeandmoneyintogettingthatdegree.
So I convincedmyself, "Hey, thisisjustwhatpeopledo. Youget a jobandyousitin a cubicleandyouputyourheaddownandyoujustwork."