Is it a good investment to take a couple of years off to chase my dream?
I've recently finished college and crypto has put me in a place where I can sustain myself for a few years without having to work.
I've always thought about going pro at an esports game. I'm already decent, with little practice, I think if I put my mind to it I could make a name for myself within a year or so.
Would it be a good investment to just try this for a year and forget about it if it doesn't work out? Keep in mind if I succeed and land a spot on a top tier team I'd be making upwards of $200k / year excluding prize money.
Is it a good investment to take a couple of years off to chase my dream?
Adrian Taylor
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Gabriel Miller
i guess, maybe try streaming too
Michael Hughes
>explain this employment gap, user
Kayden Diaz
Employers don’t give a shit. Tell them you were independent contracting. I have a job that pays 115k and they didn’t follow up on references or anything. They don’t care so long as you’re not a dumbass in the interview.
Isaiah Rogers
Do it. If you don't, you'll regret it.
Nicholas Barnes
do it. do it soon or youll be a year older when you do.
John Jenkins
Stream and invest in shoutouts. Get out there make streaming you hobby and life with money behind you. You will be good. Shift to Mixer. Becuase ninja announced he’s with them and there streaming is way better than Twitch and everybody else they have literally billions behind them becuase they are owned by Windows. Huge market now becuase they don’t have too much big streamers on there. What game exactly do you play.
Elijah Rodriguez
This is what I'm thinking as well. I already regret not trying to improve more in my free time during college and even before that. This would probably be my last chance before I'm too old to even bother trying.
Streaming is very saturated, some already established pros hardly get a couple of hundred viewers, but I guess I could do it since it doesn't really have a negative impact.
Cameron Phillips
Elaborate on the shoutouts? But yeah, you're right, if I were to also stream I'd definitely consider doing it on Mixer. I think they have a bright future ahead of them whereas Twitch is on its last leg if they don't get their shit together.
I'm playing CS:GO, so not exactly a very entertaining game for viewers, but I've played it since childhood and have a good understanding of it. I'd be able to shift to another FPS if one that catches my interest comes along.
Robert Sullivan
everyone should chase their dreams, regardless of their financial situation. its what im doing and I still have to work and dont have a lot of money but money is not what matters in this life! i am training to become a professional mma fighter and its hard work but i am happy. either choose to live your life the way you want working towards mastery of your own passion and be happy or work chasing money backed by nothing and printed out of thin air because [)they(] brainwashed you into thinking this is how to live your life!
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Kevin Fisher
Post tits m’lady
Cooper Wilson
i dont have tits im a man
Nolan Lopez
As long as it doesn't turn you into a girl. Unless being a girl lets you beat real women. Then it's okay, I guess.
John Campbell
Post dick my lord
Mason Collins
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i was in this thread and i was one of the people telling him he’s an idiot and should finish school first. i think about this all the time. chase your dream, OP. he was really fucking good though, hope you are too.
Adrian Sanders
Financial freedom is nice but the longer you go without structure in life the less you will appreciate free time and the less determined you will be. Speaking from experience
make sure to set hard but fair goals for yourself and keep to a schedule.
Jack Thompson
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Ryan Jackson
>still hasn't won TI
never going to make it
Ian Turner
That's great attitude, unfortunately it's often impossible or very difficult to both sustain yourself while also having enough time to work towards your passion.
Damn, 2011. There wasn't a huge amount of money in esports back then. Nowadays it's a whole different story, especially if you have something to fall back on if you end up failing.
Great to see he went on to win a major, huge achievement.
Evan Price
The odds are not in your favor, but that does not mean it can't be done. In terms of time and missed income potential, it is probably a bad investment. If you're okay with throwing away time and money just for the experience and having tried, it may be worth it.
Dominic Green
not impossible. very difficult? yes, thats why most people live as they do.
Evan Sullivan
Where the fuck is super smash melee competitions. I want to gamble on my skills with that.
Eli Barnes
if you were any good you would know where they were
Logan Baker
I've only ever regretted the things I never did, and there are many
Luckily purcasing link isn't on that list, do your esports thing user