My story is that, I just got off the phone with my mom, we had an argument. It basically relates to how she doesn't really listen to me, that when it comes to important decisions in my life, she always tells me what I should do, which I don't like because I have been listening to her all my life, and I feel it has changed who I am. I wanted to be an art major, Ive always loved art,music, theatre, dance, everything to do with art. However, I remember my parents, especially my mom, telling me I have no future in it, and it's not going to make me money. Of-course, them being parents, it makes sense to tell kids that, especially they are more business people. Ive had people telling me I should have applied to art programs because I definitely have potential, but I always feel bad when I hear that because I feel like I wasted my 21 years of life already and people who are successful in art start early.
I'm in university now, and yes, im a finance major, i don't hate it, I kind of like it, but I'm not sure if it's really me liking it, or just me liking that I'm doing something my whole family approves of. I see some of my friends, they are travelling the world, doing what they want to do, they seem to know what they want, or at least have a general direction.
I guess what I dont want, is wake up 40 years later, and realize, I didn't do what I was meant to do on this earth, that I wasn't happy. Whether is art, juggling, finance, I just liked to have had the option. But now when I'm working on some art, it's like whats the point? Im just going to work at a bank..
And yes, I have tried to get back up, even singed on stage, only to get so nervous that I forgot my lines and almost fell off (no joke), and lost to some who were worse than me even though I know I can sing better ( not self-delusion, although it might sound abit conceited..sorry)
Did anyone have an epiphany that changed their lives for the better? Please feel free to share some inspirational stories or advice based on your own experience 
I need some motivation right now.
Suggestion:
pick it up and turn it around
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It seems your parents are the ones who held your true potential and skill away from you. You should try and pursue those skills/interests that you once had. Not just to prove them wrong, but to "turn your life around" as you suggested you wanted to do.
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