Ep 10 | What To Do When You Don't Want To Pursue Your Passion Professionally | From Opera -> Real Estate ft. Mattia D'Affuso

Follow along as I interview Mattia D'Affuso about his journey into Real Estate after getting his Bachelors and Masters degrees in music. After graduation, Mattia realized that he wanted to build a life where he wasn't constantly on the move and determined that pursuing a career in Opera wouldn't allow him to live the life he wanted. After getting his foot in the door through a marketing position at a real estate agency, Mattia discovered a love for Real Estate and has become a successful realtor in the DC area. While there certainly is financial success in real estate, Mattia's love for this career stems from establishing trust with clients during one of the most important financial decisions of their lives, and seeing his clients happy when they work together as a team to achieve their goals. In this interview, we'll learn more about the realities of life as a realtor (hint: it's not like Selling Sunset), what to do when a career pursuing your passion doesn't line up with the life you want to live, and how to decide what to do next by figuring out where you want to end up. The Informational Interview is the podcast that helps you learn about different careers and what it takes to break into them from professionals who have done just that. Your host, Lauren Fagan, is on a mission to talk to people in all sorts of careers to learn more about what their jobs look like and how to break into them. Each week, I talked to professionals who have successfully pivoted into a career that they love - If you're not satisfied with your work life, if you're feeling unfulfilled or like there's got to be more to work than this, but don't know what you want to do next... you're in the right place! Show Notes Mattia's Email: [email protected] BravO - Washington National Opera’s program for students and young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40