This article was published on  stuff.co.nz What the authors have failed to get across adequately is that if people waited until they were financially covered before taking the plunge into a new career, people would never change. Granted, it is important to think about how you are actually going to feed yourself on a day to day basis. But for those who are passionate and driven to make a change and who need to make it work financially – what better incentive to make a success of it?

Dreading getting up in the morning? It might be time for a career change. Follow your dreams, and the finances will take care of themselves. Think positively and good things will come your way. And remember that love will conquer all.

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Joan Baker: “What is quite disastrous is to have people blindly pursue their interests and then find out that of course there is no money in it.