Savage Counsel – how to follow your heart

Each week in Encore, Chris Savage tackles your career and agency dilemmas in his advice column. This week he suggests how to follow your heart without compromise.

Hi Chris,
I have a confession to make. I’m falling out of love with marketing and I’m thinking about leaving. I find myself drawn to an entirely different field – teaching – but the pay is, let’s be honest, shit. Should I follow my heart or stick it out for the cash?

Follow your heart. Always. Unless you have children to feed. Then follow your heart, commercially. Good luck.

Seriously, there is another way of looking at it. You’re thinking outside of the box here, or taking what I call a career ‘pivot’. In other words, you are making a dramatic change in direction in your career. With it comes a big dip in dollars.