As college graduates, we start out feeling very optimistic about our career goals, but as soon as we experience some troubles - coupled with the burnout from our routine life - we suddenly want to change direction, but stop ourselves short, fearing that we won't succeed. Because, after all, we never developed our true passions.

We didn’t go to college to learn how we might use our passions to earn a living; instead, we went to college to learn about jobs that will help us to make the most money. But getting a job doesn’t mean that we’ll experience the life we dream about. Instead, we find ourselves stuck in the routine of that life. This makes us feel as if we’re climbing a mountain, but we won’t ever make it to the top. We suddenly realize that we have chosen the wrong career path.

Having success is not about how much you earn; it’s about what you do for a living. It’s about being happy and having peace of mind. You must know how to apply your education to real-life experiences. Mastering algebraic equations won’t make sense if you never apply it to real-life applications. Your education must help you get to where you want to go; it must enhance your blueprint for success.

Academic education teaches us how to qualify for jobs, but it does not teach us how to create jobs, and it does not teach us how to become entrepreneurs. The right education is not academically polite because it has nothing to do with test scores and pedagogical ideas; unless one’s goal in life is to become a university professor or something similar.

Our education begins when we learn who we are as individuals: what we like, what we don’t like, and what makes us feel free. We are not here to discover the world; rather, we are in the world to discover ourselves. Whatever path we choose, it must lead to work that gives meaning to our lives.