You'll Have To Do The Work

You’ll have to do the work at some point. 

When I went to college, I was a Communication major. I chose it because it was interesting to me, but also because it didn’t seem too demanding. I learned a lot, but I definitely didn’t study nearly as much as my friends in other majors. 

Some of my friends with more demanding majors, like nursing, biology, or pre-law, had a much simpler time getting jobs straight out of school. I didn’t have an easy time, and had to start putting in the work and paying my dues after school. 

This is probably why teachers in high school steered us toward these hard-skills majors, and away from liberal arts degrees. They wanted us to have an easier time getting a job after college. 

Even though it may not be as culturally prestigious, I have worked way harder after graduation to learn production and copywriting than my friends with dependable degrees did in school. I’ve learned how to learn and develop myself on my own, without a grade or a promise of a job afterward. 

The moral of the story is, if you want to be successful, you’ll have to put in the work at some point. Make sure you’re putting in the work doing something you love.