Episode 93 — Doing What it Takes to Do What You Love —with Steve Leonard

Whatever you find passion and fulfillment in won’t always be easy. It might even turn out to be more difficult than the average college path, though that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Whether you want to be a musician or an aerospace engineer, you have the choice to make it work out well in your life —only you.Steve Leonard, banjo player of Serene Green, found a huge passion for music at a young age. If it weren’t for his huge passion he quite possibly could’ve found himself where he sees many of his peers; unfulfilled and drowning in student debt. Steve decided not to go to college and explored his interests instead, which has been one of the greatest decisions in his life. Steve has now been a touring musician for 10 years and is more rich in life than most people. On this episode of Success is Subjective, Steve joins Joanna to share his journey going from growing up struggling with ADHD to finding music as a huge outlet and eventually a career. Steve’s story is proof that through hard work and dedication, you don’t have to live at the expense of your passions.  Listen in for Steve’s insight on how different his life looks from his peers that went to college and how much that’s taught him.What You Will LearnHow the common topic of college never involved how much debt it can includeHow being on medication for ADHD seriously impacted Steve growing upHow Steve got into musicThe benefits that welding school brought Steve in comparison to how college has impacted some of his peers. College isn’t going anywhere!The amount of work Steve has put into making his music career work What Steve has learned throughout his music careerThe importance of having a community that you can connect withThe pressure to live by societal standards Making sure that whatever you do in life doesn’t sink you financiallyIs college worth it anymore?Connect with Steve LeonardSerene Green Blue Grass Band Serene Green on iTunesSerene Green on SpotifySerene Green on YoutubeSerene Green on InstagramSerene Green on FacebookVideo of Serene Green at DelFest 2019Connect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Success is Subjective on Apple PodcastSponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]