This I Know For Sure

One thing I feel strongly about, is that by doing what you love, the money will follow. The Daily Beast recently published a photo slideshow titled "20 Most Useless Degrees." As I was flipping through the list, I couldn't help but notice that all the majors listed required extreme focus and commitment to complete. Chemistry? You have to really love science to stick with that. Theater? You can't go a day without studying and nurturing this craft if you truly want to be great. The list goes on. So what's really useless about degrees that require passion and dedication? That they don't guarantee you'll come out of undergrad making six-figures?

I'd venture to say that perhaps all degrees are useless, and what's really important is what you do after college, what you explore, study and learn after those four years of fulfilling requirements are over. And if you, like me, are on a path that's not crystal clear, but is filled with enriching life lessons that will lead to your ultimate purpose, then keep at it. 

So while a business degree might have led me to a high-earning Wall St. job, I know I'd make a miserable investment banker. But this I know for sure: by pursuing the things that pique my interest, bring me joy, and make my brain race with ideas, my talents will one day be rewarded--abundantly.