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When personal calling conflicts with family expectations

I want to go back to school to become a teacher but my family thinks it's a waste of my business degree and won't support me financially or emotionally.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Following your authentic path requires disappointing people whose dreams for you feel like love but constrain your growth.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian benevolence and social harmony?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.