Passion...what's really real???

So I grew up thinking that I should do what I love. If I wanted to do something and it made me happy I should go for it. In high school I realized that I wanted to be a publicist. I wanted to work in public relations. I followed my dream and went to college for public relations.

I did multiple internships, I had good grades, I was active in school and I tried my best to learn the tools necessary to try to perfect my craft.

I WILL NOT BE TELLING MY CHILDREN TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE.

How the hell do you even know that what you kids love today they will love tomorrow?

I hope to tell my kids to make a list of a few things they love and think they will be good at. I want them to rank the jobs from highest paying to lowest paying and select one of the top two.

Don't get me wrong, I love publicity and public relations and I know I'd be good at it; but my real love is my family and my friends and PR won't get me more time with them. I never thought about things like publicity salaries and career stability and longevity. I never thought about how it would affect my personal life.

I want my children to grow up to be successful, financially stable individuals who are able to work hard and play hard. During almost all of my PR internships, most people didn't seem to have children and families. They made a small amount of money compared to the work they put in. Do they love what they do yes, but does it affect their personal lives....hell yes.

Working in property management, there is lots of job stability. If my company closed down tomorrow, I could work at 79 other properties they manage or work for one of the million other apartment complexes that are in the area. The money is great and there is lots of room for growth. I feel like I'm making my grandmother and father proud because they work in real estate as well.

I'm glad I'm finally on a stable career path. I appreciate this job soo much and I appreciate the people who stood by my side when I didn't have a job.

Friends, family, partner....I love you ALL.