Ehhh, I wish they'd do these commercials with more realistic goals. The professions they mentioned, a surgeon, an artist, an astronaut, etc., very few people end up in those careers.
It’s about reaching for the stars.
Maybe you aren’t an MD, but you’re a NP, or a nurse. Maybe you’re in healthcare/hospital administration making as much or more than some of the doctors on staff.
Maybe you aren’t an artist, but you’re an art dealer, or you run a gallery.
Maybe you don’t own a sports management company, but you’re an agent or have a role in the firm.
Maybe you aren’t the astronaut, but you’re one of the many engineers, mathematicians, physicists, etc hired by the same government/private agency.
Maybe you’re in HR and you manage all of these personalities and/or onboard new personnel.
There are literally thousands of great paying jobs out there in or associated with major fields that no one knows about because they aren’t connected to those fields. The amount of random admin jobs in healthcare, roles in IT, accounting/finance, various non-profits centered around education, hell- mid-level management positions paying at least 70k, etc.
Hell, I was just checking out a YT video about self-improvement and making positive changes and someone commented about their friend being completely new to IT, taking a course and getting a 77k offer as their first IT job. Even if you’re unsure of where to turn and decide to dedicate a little time you can hop in a good field! The world is changing rapidly and these kids just need to see ALL the opportunities out there. They can find themselves and settle into a good, comfortable job if they don’t necessarily get that 1 in a million “dream job”.
There are a lot of roles out here that can be filled by these kids once they become adults.
