July 7, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I was four years old, I knew what I wanted to do in life: I was going to be a movie star! My parents didn’t agree. Around the age of 11, I thought that painting for a living might be cool. Mom didn’t think so. My sister’s boyfriend was once at our apartment, and wanting to impress him, she shouted out to me, “Hey, what do you want to be when you grow up?” That was obvious. “A singer!” I cried. It was the wrong … Continue reading After 17 Years, I Quit My Job as a Computer Programmer to Follow My Passion. It Paid Off.