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How can I have my dream job when I have 5 mouths to feed? |
I have a professional stable job that I went to college for. My wife stays home with our 3 kids, and she probably will not go to work until the youngest is in school. I want to be a professional photographer, but they make nothing starting out and the field is saturated. If I stay in my current profession, I will be burned out and hate most of my day. Why can't we have our dream jobs? When can I work on my dream job and enjoy it when I have to be responsible and maintain a stable life for my family? Life is about choices. You made a choice when you and your wife had those 3 kids. They come first. Personal job satisfaction be damned, you need to feed and clothe them, you need to provide them with a decent education, you need to provide them with medical care. You're living in a fantasy land like Star Trek were people can use a replicator to make stuff. The truth is that we have to earn what we have and, with 3 kids, you have to work extra hard to insure they have what they need. Kids are expensive. So get over it, buckle down, maybe even take a second job. That's how a lot of professional photographers start out, it's their 2nd job on weekends taking wedding photos and whatever while they work a "real" job Monday through Friday to pay the bills. For all we know, you have no talent as a photographer so don't give up your day job just yet. When your kids are grown and you'r proud of them, this won't look so bad. You shouldn't have gotten married and had kids if you wanted your dream job. Little too late by now. You'll have to wait until they're all out of school to follow your dreams. What is more important to you?? Your "dream job", or your family? Sort it out, material boy! mate get together a portfolio, by taking your photoes when u can, do some professional night classes and then apply from some jobs, dont quit your job until you get your dream job... photography is flexible you can take photoes on nights and weeekends. I wouldn't quit your day job. But stick with your dream. I've always lived by the moto that I'd rather be doing something I love than have to go to a job that I hate. I would start out small. Start a wedding photo business on the weekends. Most weddings are on weekends. Don't think of quiting your day job cold turkey. You need to gradualy replace your day job with your dream job. Once your wife is ready to go back to work in a couple of years you would have built up a nice business and then can branch out into other photography jobs. I think you are asking the $10 million dollar question here. You can gloat about not being in your dream job or you can take up side jobs being a photographer until you have a good reputation and the business is bringing in enough money to support your family. Obviously you are doing the responsible thing right now by keeping your professional job, but I would encourage you to start doing weddings, sport team pictures, etc. I used an independent for my wedding. He was the guy who took pictures for the football team that I coached. He got a lot of business from the parents and did very well. But he also worked a full time job for that reason. Best of luck. That is about as close as you're going to get to feeling like a single mother of three except they study at night to get a better paying job inwhich normally leads to a career they're not really all that interested in. But it pays the bills, feeds the kids. Some sacrifice they're 'dreams' so that the kids may be able to do better when they grow up. It's shitty, but it's life. Tha's why we should teach our kids to PLAN life before they live it so THEY may be able to get their dream life. It sounds like your "dream job" is a retirement hobby, actually.. sorry. Something to look forward to and work hard for.. |
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