Start
Next
Now
How
to
get
the
life
youve
always
wanted
by
Bob
Pritchett
INTRODUCTION:
PERMISSION
TO
TRY
ANYTHING
My
parents
were
not
particularly
ambitious
for
me
They
didnt
push
me
to
excel
in
school
My
dad
didnt
pressure
me
to
win
the
game
and
my
mom
wasnt
overly
concerned
with
my
report
card
My
parents
cared
a
lot
about
my
character
but
not
as
much
it
seemed
about
preparing
me
for
a
specific
career
or
status
or
ambition
They
didnt
push
me
to
do
anything
in
particular
What
my
parents
did
give
me
was
encouragement
to
find
and
explore
my
own
passions
Every
project
idea
and
fleeting
career
ambition
was
met
with
their
encouragement
support
and
a
suggestion
of
what
I
could
do
right
now
to
explore
that
passion
When
I
wanted
to
be
an
FBI
agent
my
parents
introduced
me
to
a
police
detective
who
gave
me
a
stack
of
professional
law
enforcement
magazines
When
I
expressed
an
interest
in
bees
they
put
a
beehive
in
the
backyard
and
encouraged
me
to
start
a
honey
business
My
interest
in
business
got
me
sent
around
the
neighborhood
with
a
cart
selling
vegetables
from
the
garden
my
curiosity
about
journalism
was
met
with
the
support
to
launch
a
school
newspaper
I
have
read
many
stories
about
parents
driving
children
toward
excellence
in
one
pursuit
or
another
but
none
of
parents
giving
such
benign
and
nonspecific
support
as
I
received
Athlete
merchant
cop
or
president
of
the
United
States
my
parents
led
me
to
believe
that
every
option
was
open
to
me
and
they
offered
suggestions
on
how
to
start
exploring
it
right
now
My
interest
in
computers
led
to
a
high
school
business
selling
software
for
computer
programmers
In
writing
and
online
no
one
knew
I
was
just
a
kid
and
during
the
day
my
mother
took
phone
messages
so
I
could
return
calls
after
school
That
experience
helped
me
land
an
internship
at
Microsoft
when
I
was
eighteen
A
year
later
I
was
working
full
time
at
Microsoft
when
I
started
a
hobby
project
with
a
friend
that
grew
into
yet
another
business
At
twenty
I
left
to
pursue
that
business
full
time
and
I
am
still
leading
it
more
than
twenty
years
later
I
love
being
an
entrepreneur
its
fun
to
set
a
vision
and
lead
a
team
and
even
make
some
money
But
the
joy
I
find
in
my
daily
work
doesnt
come
from
money
or
position
but
rather
from
doing
purposeful
work
I
love
with
people
I
love
And
I
am
wise
enough
to
know
that
I
am
not
a
self-made
man
I
am
the
beneficiary
of
many
advantages
not
the
least
of
which
is
permission
Today
I
employ
hundreds
of
people
In
interviews
and
coffee
conversations
I
hear
over
and
over
again
how
people
were
held
back
by
parents
who
discouraged
them
by
teachers
and
coaches
and
bosses
and
counselors
who
told
them
they
werent
qualified
and
by
so-called
friends
who
laughed
at
their
dreams
If
you
are
among
those
who
did
not
find
encouragement
to
pursue
your
passion
then
I
am
here
to
pass
along
the
wisdom
of
my
gently
supportive
parents:
You
have
permission
to
try
anything
and
my
belief
that
you
can
accomplish
whatever
youd
like
It
might
be
hard
it
might
take
time
and
maybe
you
wont
even
want
to
But
we
can
start
finding
out
right
now
You
have
permission
to
do
something
incredible
You
can
have
the
life
youve
always
wanted
You
can
start
your
next
now