The right choice Choosing the right career may be hard-hitting but it’s one of those things that you kinda can’t play with and it’s also something that many people especially parents expect one to know immediately out of grade one! And if you don’t show knowledge about it sooner then they want it they will choose for you! Darn parents! The hardest part comes when you want to follow a career in music, carpentry or anything to do with the arts but the guardians don’t take it lightly because they took you to school for 12 years, paid all terms, including that outrageous amount for a tracksuit which you didn’t even get to bring home and now you want to be an artist or actor?! That’s the moment my own mother will take a blade, cut my ears off and gladly sew them back on with green thread and love.But little do our parents know that there is a future in the media industry, provided one takes it seriously enough and puts their all into it. It’s even evident from the artists and actors who are serious and those that want a quick name for themselves. I spoke to The Dogg and honestly the way the man speaks with so much passion regarding the industry is remarkable. He speaks of the key factors, such as how to carry yourself as an artist and how to work on music videos that will have fans and non fans talking about them for years to come, amongst others. He doesn’t talk about the fame or the money, and that’s how you make a distinction between the serious people and the one-hit fame chasers.
What I’m trying to say is that I was one of those that would laugh at my peers when they made statements like ‘I want to be a musician and everybody will know me’. But today if someone utters the same words, I will most definitely hold their hand and share with them what I have learned so far from being an observer. Most parents that I know will rather chase their kids out for being different (not academic) but there are many things one can achieve with the right mindset and talent. You just have to prove to them that it’s really what you see yourself doing with your life. So be wise, street-wise!