You know all this "follow your dream" crap.
Don't we get an awful lot of that rammed down our throats!
It barely leaves room for the foie gras.
And some of it is not as easy to swallow.
Do not get me wrong. I am a sucker for an eloquent quote that promises a few easy answers although I felt guilty yesterday using someone else's words when these are supposed to be mine.
Do we have the stats to make an informed decision?
Should you follow your dream at all costs ?
For every Oprah how many destitute failures are on the streets?
We only see the success stories of course - that is the way ths system is designed. Bury the errors.
You might be lucky but would you not be better off with a platitude such as "Make hay while the sun shines"? Or maybe you'd have more success with advice like "Don't max out your credit cards"
Maybe "follow your dream" needs an upgrade?
Maybe you should clear a couple of mortgage payments before following your dream.
Or maybe that's the point. You shouldn't!
I think the Manic Street Preachers came a little closer: Design Your Life.
The NLP guys come close too in referring to the mind: Choose Your State.
Hopefully it is not a crime against fate to stack the odds in your favour and add a dusting of practical sense to the meringue of life.
