What to Do When Your Dream Career Changes

How to let go of a dream that’s no longer a dream

Marisa Valotta
Nov 4 · 5 min read
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

The world has been asking us what we want to do with our lives since we were children — too young to even understand that one day, people would define us by our careers.

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Marisa Valotta

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Queer writer, podcaster, adult-in-training

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