Top Five Tips to Success: #5

I am sure all of us have a set goal implanted in our minds; something we have been passionate about for a long time. Personally, mine is to ultimately become an animation teacher at my old high school (if at that time it still offers animation courses). However, if I were to choose a backup plan; I would either work as a graphic designer, or become a Residence Hall Director for a major University. (My boss did say I had the potential to become either of the three) Anyway; my point is that sometimes things do not always turn out the way we plan them to. Therefore, we must have something to fall back on. Think of other talents you may have and use them to your advantage if your primary goal does not work out. Once again using myself as an example, I am not only talented in visual media such as animation, video editing, and graphic design; I am also a passionate writer. If my aspirations to work in these fields do not work out, I suppose I could also work as a critic for a newspaper or news site. One time a friend of mine compared me to Bruce Wayne/Batman; as I always have some sort of contingency in case a plan fails. I never come unprepared for any situation, as I know the forces of nature love to pull tricks on occasion; in other words, things do not always go the way you plan them. Always have something to fall back on, and you will eventually find success.