In March, the Washington Post posted an article talking about a new group called the Quitters Club. Their punchline? "Let's quit our dreams, together!" Seems a bit negative doesn't it? Well it's not. It is actually very practical and understanding in my view and something more of us will face than we'd like to admit.
Being 20 and taking on more responsibilities as I get older I've come to drop or at least put some of my dreams on hold. Looking around me it blows my mind that some people my age are going on several vacations and buying new cars. I can barely make ends meet going to school and working. My few bills take all my money and I feel like I'm either stressing about the money I don't have and the school work I feel like I never have enough time to do. I've watched my parents store their dreams for later or drop them and find new ones dealing with what life throws at them.
The Quitters Club was made up of a few people aspiring to have the job of their dreams, because if you do what you love, its not work right? These people eventually realized that their dreams either weren't for them, or costing too much money and time. It was time to move on, but with the help of others in the same situation.
The mind behind the club is Justin Cannon. Cannon has done what I am afraid of doing after school. I don't want to do 15 jobs and none of them be what I went to school for or not be something I'm totally in love with. Cannon has tried film making, music, graphic design, and undergraduate school (according to TWP). While some people may be fine going from one job to the next and never finding the one that fits right, I don't want to do that. And the pressure to just stay with a job because it makes you enough money to live off of is huge. And as the article states, America really isn't a country for quitters.
Though I wish everyone could achieve their dreams I know that just isn't always a part of reality, and I know that some of my dreams will have to change or be dropped, but I also know that that doesn't mean I won't find something else to chase. Change and learning is a part of growing and I praise The Quitters Club for helping each other, and others, realize and understand this. Though I've stated how I feel, these are my final words. Though America isn't a country for quitters, it is a country for innovators and progress and living *your own* american dream. Dreams change so don't be afraid to set your heart on something else because the first and main dream didn't work out. As Cannon did, get your feet wet, test a few different ponds and you'll see what you like better and may surprise yourself.
