<ul><li>When their kids chose not to take a traditional job after finally getting a diploma, parents’ support proved crucial to their success.</li><li>Seventy entrepreneurs decided to turn their passion into a career, deviating from pursuing a traditional job.</li><li>Fundamentally each parent followed their child’s lead as they began to pursue their passion.</li><li>Entrepreneurs like Jake and Johnny used a simple product (a T-shirt) to create a multimillion-dollar business.</li><li>Joel Holland declined a six-figure job on Wall Street to concentrate on his passion – building a stock film footage company.</li><li>Paige Mycoskie left a traditional job to sew, and now has 13 stores with more on the way.</li><li>Thomas Vu left his bioengineering course to become executive producer of the hit Netflix series Arcane.</li><li>Encourage your child to do what they love, not what they think others would like them to do.</li><li>Tell them that you want them to pursue their passion, and take a chance on turning their dream into reality.</li><li>Let your child know it’s all right to fail and that failure is how they will learn and grow.</li></ul>

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