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Open Right

How to pursue your passion and have money in your pocket

Session Info:

Do you have a passion you want to pursue as your career but everyone keeps telling you to stop dreaming or you’ll end up in poverty?

Have you ever been told the job you dream of is ‘not a real job’?

Sure, it can be a real risk following a creative passion or developing an entrepreneurial idea, but how will you feel if you don’t give it a shot?

In this inspirational talk, Anneli offers ideas on ways to balance big picture dreams with daily pressures and realities. It doesn’t have to be about sacrifice – a smart plan and some hard work means you can build skills and knowledge to reach your dreams while also having financial security.

Topics:
  • What is your dream?
  • What does it mean to you?
  • How would it feel if you couldn’t give it a shot?
  • What do you need to do to achieve your dream?
  • How to make a plan to build your skills, networks, knowledge and resources
  • What do you need to earn to get by?
  • Just for a moment… let’s think like a bank manager – and understand what this means for you in life
  • Smart ways to combine creative skills in a commercial setting
  • Not putting all your entrepreneurial eggs in one basket – theories of risk and how to use this to your advantage