Otherwise known as Catch 22. (thanks Joseph Heller)
Do you A) quit what you’re doing to pay the bills and do what you love and suck at it for a long time till it takes off? (A bit like sewing up your parachute as you plummet earthwards)
Or do you B) Moonlight part time and struggle to set aside enough time and burn enough midnight oil until your thing takes off.
Or can you C) get enough success early on so you can do ‘that thing’ you dream of full time and get paid to learn how to make it work.
The secret is, it doesn’t really matter which path you take, as long you get there. Sometimes you’ll need a mix of all three. Just remember, when you’re faced with a Catch 22, always look for the 3rd path, the middle way, the option C.
