What Career Did You Decide Was Too Hard To Break Into

What Career Did You Decide Was “Too Hard to Break Into?” Dreaming in color by _davor of Flickr   This week I just wanted to share a brief notice about a trend that is way too prevalent. People decide that their dream career is unobtainable. Just becauseâ€" not because they did the research, crunched the numbers, interviewed people in that job to see how they got there, or even checked the LinkedIn profiles or biographies of those who were in that career â€" just because. They assume. And yet, other people are seeking and obtaining their dream careers. True, you might have to fill a knowledge or skill gap. You might have to take a step back in income. But do you know that, or are you guessing that? And even if few people get to do it, who is to say that you couldn’t do it? Ask yourself this question: Why couldn’t you? Is your answer based on fact or story? Think it is too late? Doubtful! If an 82-year-old nun can finish an Ironman Triathlon, what makes you think you are too old? A 98-year-old yoga teacher would tell you anything is possible at any age. Who gets to decide that you are too old anyway?   In most cases, you do. Read this blog by Tim Ferriss about an experiment he conducted at Princeton University to prove that bigger goals are more than obtainable. Most people assume that things are harder than they are, and they don’t even try, EVEN when there are exceptional rewards.   So, what dream job did you exclude as possible, and is it or not?