The Resident: What's Your Problem?

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By: Babelgum
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Updated: 14-Dec-09
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I hit the streets of New York City for my web talk show to ask this very question: why the hell arenât you doing what you said you wanted to when you were a kid? How do dreams die so easily in our culture? Why do people give up on what they want? I think itâs probably because of good old-fashioned laziness. You might think you want to be a lawyer when youâre a kid, but you donât really realize how much work and schooling that involves. Once you find out, itâs accounting department clerk for you, thanks! Or you grow out of childish desires. An astronaut might sound like a fun job to a 10-year-old, but itâs actually a grueling, nausea-inducing kind of weirdo occupation. Youâll take financial advisor for $80K? Cool. I get it. But somehow, I still find it a bummer. Because there is quite a large part of our society that just gives up on their dreams for lots of lame reasons. You only live once. I think itâs really important to try to live it as you can picture it in your wildest imagination. The people in this social humor video for my web talk show had some really great reactions to the question and a lot of great advice to stay the course. So what did you want to be, and are you working toward achieving it?