Why is it that our society clearly celebrates the chance takers, yet we rarely encourage one another to take chances–especially those people closest to us?
Almost all your favorite artists quit the traditional to pursue their dreams. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates dropped out of college to pursue their passions. Regardless if you wanna be in art, or film, or accounting, or a pro athlete, the story is the same.
Go tell your husband that you’re quitting your well paying job to pursue a career in video and film. Or go tell your parents you’re dropping out of college to pursue photography full time and see what they say.
I’m not saying quit your day job on the spot. But I do find it strange that our culture by-and-large celebrates those people who have taken non-traditional paths to success, but yet it rarely encourages people to take those same paths when success is only a distant dream.
What is wrong with us?
Take that chance. And encourage others in your life to do the same.
oh! no.I posted in the under wrong post 🙁
Along the same lines of Take a Chance, a saying that I feel has made a difference for me is:
The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing
Be it a big risk or a little one.
Well Chase is just writing what I’ve been thinking about for quite some time now but it lacks a) the funds and b) probably the skilll
So no new inspiration for me. But some stories of people who did this might be cool.
Cheers from Glasgow, UK
you’re absolutely right! it’s not just in the US, even Asian are still very conservative. when my relatives knew that I was planning to study 3d animation, some became doubtful of me. My sister recently was getting huge pressure from her work which she has no passion and love for. She works for the pay. I ask her to follow her passion and go after her dream, citing examples of Bill Gates. She said “I’m not Bill Gates!”
I think the education system all around the world is not working very well in producing risk takers. Getting so many negative words around me really demotivates me in succeding in photography and animation.
Luckily there’s inspirations like you!
Very cool! Thanks so much for sharing. I think I like the intro vid even more than the short film!
I feel like, (as with any, or most motion picture,) audio will still need to be captured with a separate device.
Hey Chase–Lost my job, turned 60, bought–in quick succession–a Nikon D5000, D90, D700, some quality glass, don’t know what the hell I’m doing but I’m having a blast. Self-taught on Photoshop. Shooting in Seattle and Northern Nevada. You’re an inspiration. Love the videos for the D7000. See you around town.