Getting out of college, many properly motivated always have goals and visions of grandeur. And that's a wonderful thing. You think you will change the world! And if they keep their act together, they WILL change the world. Probably not in the way they think. Psychologically, they need to be flexible. Maybe not "satisfied" or "content", but appreciative of the lives they live and the path that emerges. You meet some amazing people along the way and have great experiences no matter what.
I remember having a argument with a co-worker from a family with a very successful business. He had visions of being much bigger than just leading his family business. I was telling him that their was nothing wrong with his family business. But he was enamored with being a big wheel in corporate America. To his credit, he is now the president of Verizon. But meh, big deal.
As for Stephen Colbert, yes - if you asked any of his classmates if Stephen would be a star - they would have said no. He was an oddball. At the time, there where much more talented performers. But Stephen found his voice, found a path, and kept improving. And lucky him, that path made him a star.
Nobody from my college class got famous (though I do have a family member who went to high school with Jim Thome, the famous Cleveland Indians slugger. They dated once but did not hit it off. Such is fate).
Getting out of college, many properly motivated always have goals and visions of grandeur. And that's a wonderful thing. You think you will change the world! And if they keep their act together, they WILL change the world. Probably not in the way they think. Psychologically, they need to be flexible. Maybe not "satisfied" or "content", but appreciative of the lives they live and the path that emerges. You meet some amazing people along the way and have great experiences no matter what.
I remember having a argument with a co-worker from a family with a very successful business. He had visions of being much bigger than just leading his family business. I was telling him that their was nothing wrong with his family business. But he was enamored with being a big wheel in corporate America. To his credit, he is now the president of Verizon. But meh, big deal.
As for Stephen Colbert, yes - if you asked any of his classmates if Stephen would be a star - they would have said no. He was an oddball. At the time, there where much more talented performers. But Stephen found his voice, found a path, and kept improving. And lucky him, that path made him a star.
Nobody from my college class got famous (though I do have a family member who went to high school with Jim Thome, the famous Cleveland Indians slugger. They dated once but did not hit it off. Such is fate).