Dr. Abraham George

And in the book, there's a little tool that helps you think through that because it's things like, do you need to live in an expensive city or are you okay in a less expensive city? How many kids do you want to have? Do you expect to pay for their college? Do you have expensive taste? Do you need a new car in a few years? Do you expect to have health problems?

Right, so getting a handle on your need for financial security. And then at the same time, really testing your readiness to follow your heart. If the person wants to be a writer, they really have to test their readiness to be a writer. And I tell people when I talk about my book, especially young people, don't trust yourself when you're testing your readiness.

Right, so getting a handle on your need for financial security. And then at the same time, really testing your readiness to follow your heart. If the person wants to be a writer, they really have to test their readiness to be a writer. And I tell people when I talk about my book, especially young people, don't trust yourself when you're testing your readiness.

Right, so getting a handle on your need for financial security. And then at the same time, really testing your readiness to follow your heart. If the person wants to be a writer, they really have to test their readiness to be a writer. And I tell people when I talk about my book, especially young people, don't trust yourself when you're testing your readiness.

Ask other people because people are not very good about assessing their own capabilities. Ask people that you trust to assess your capabilities. Ask people to assess your capabilities in a way that's anonymous, right? That would be great.

Ask other people because people are not very good about assessing their own capabilities. Ask people that you trust to assess your capabilities. Ask people to assess your capabilities in a way that's anonymous, right? That would be great.

Ask other people because people are not very good about assessing their own capabilities. Ask people that you trust to assess your capabilities. Ask people to assess your capabilities in a way that's anonymous, right? That would be great.

And so I would say to that person, look, if you're ready from a capability point of view and your need for financial security is low, you should probably start writing commercially, go for it, follow your heart. But if your need for financial security is medium or high, I would keep working at that regular business job.

And so I would say to that person, look, if you're ready from a capability point of view and your need for financial security is low, you should probably start writing commercially, go for it, follow your heart. But if your need for financial security is medium or high, I would keep working at that regular business job.

And so I would say to that person, look, if you're ready from a capability point of view and your need for financial security is low, you should probably start writing commercially, go for it, follow your heart. But if your need for financial security is medium or high, I would keep working at that regular business job.

And I would try to orient that regular business job in a way that builds out your skills. See if you can take that regular business job and shift it towards doing more writing or shift it towards digital marketing skills because that will be useful for an author.

And I would try to orient that regular business job in a way that builds out your skills. See if you can take that regular business job and shift it towards doing more writing or shift it towards digital marketing skills because that will be useful for an author.

And I would try to orient that regular business job in a way that builds out your skills. See if you can take that regular business job and shift it towards doing more writing or shift it towards digital marketing skills because that will be useful for an author.

So be intentional about learning things in your regular business job that are going to help you be a writer or follow your passion later. That's what I would say to that person.

So be intentional about learning things in your regular business job that are going to help you be a writer or follow your passion later. That's what I would say to that person.

So be intentional about learning things in your regular business job that are going to help you be a writer or follow your passion later. That's what I would say to that person.

Definitely. And it's a real challenge because the kind of net margin on a book is so low, it makes it hard to spend marketing money on it. So it's a big challenge.

Definitely. And it's a real challenge because the kind of net margin on a book is so low, it makes it hard to spend marketing money on it. So it's a big challenge.

Definitely. And it's a real challenge because the kind of net margin on a book is so low, it makes it hard to spend marketing money on it. So it's a big challenge.

Definitely. I've somehow, I didn't choose to be intentional. I just was, right? So I think it's easier when it comes naturally to you. But if it doesn't come naturally to you, I think it's really important to try to figure it out. It meant everything to my career. So when I got out of college and started working,