Who does not remember the recurring question that we were asked as children, and that we also asked ourselves at regular intervals: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Footballer or veterinarian, nurse or firefighter, these jobs dreamed of during childhood are however rarely those that we will exercise as an adult.
According to an American study conducted in 2020, comparing the job of 2000 people with the one they dreamed of when they were children, only 22% exercise the dream profession. Among these 22%, the proportion of those who say they are satisfied is much higher than the rest of the population surveyed.
Are we really happier working in the field that made us dream as a child or teenager? So what how to not give up ?
Bintily Diallo receives tomaauthor, composer and performer, who tells us how he realized his childhood dreams.