Creating a Pathway to Your Dream Career

CHAPTER 11

You CAN Have It All, But You Will Have to Work for It

If something is important enough, you have to try, even if the most probable outcome is failure.

—Elon Musk

Founder of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX

The question is not whether you can build a career around your passion or your major: The question is how you can best do it!

—Tom Kucharvy

Key Points

• Although the current job market poses big challenges for most new graduates, it is producing unprecedented opportunities for others.

• “Average is Over; If you don’t excel in your job, you’re likely to find yourself out of a job.”

• Any career worth dreaming about is worth fighting for—but every good plan also needs a safety career.

• Your dreams will change. Make ...