Join Turg and Randy Z as they rap battle it out with their guest Jonathan – lawyer and once-upon-a-time rapper – as they discuss the duality of doing what you know you have to do and quenching that nagging feeling of what “could be” if you pursued your true purpose – something completely different than now.

What happens when you look back and realize you missed one of life’s hidden messages?

Jon shares his experiences with choosing Law over an MBA and choosing school over pursuing a career in music. When we look back on our lives and the experiences we encounter, we can easily point out where things went wrong. How often have you wondered how different things could be had you pursued a different path throughout your 20s? How would that have impacted your 30s? 

The choices we make don’t always land us down the path we envisioned, so why don’t we just start over?

Shifting gears and pursuing a passion as a full-time career after investing so much time and effort into your existing career is a tough thing to imagine. Jon discusses how he is using his passion to help him supplement his current skill sets. Being a full-time lawyer doesn’t allow time for much else. But, taking on his passion in a different way – from a different perspective – is something he is pursuing to help him 

Why do we reach these revelations of change in our 30s?

A lot of what we think boils down to that feeling of accomplishing something. A lot of us are approaching that point in our lives where we feel we have achieved a milestone. At that point, do we shift gears and change our path or do we stay the course? That nagging feeling we get – that thought of “I could be doing something more fulfilling” keeps chipping away at your patience for your current life choices. What do we do now? The guys discuss the challenges of fighting convention among those feelings of knowing we could do something much greater and on our terms. The focus of a Millennial mindset emphasizes independence and individuality. The world is stacked against us, but it is up to us to challenge the norm and take that leap to embrace the unknown.

But what about everything we might potentially risk?

The sacrifice that people made for us to get here is something in need of preservation. Jon mentions that there is a balance between just risking it all and taking a measured approach to pursuing a passion as a full-time gig. That’s a very real fact. We are the product of several generations of sacrifice. Whether we realize it or not, we are here to preserve the hard work of those that helped shape our future. But, that doesn’t always mean we shouldn’t pursue what truly makes us happy. Jon shares how he is building his base to help him launch something even greater than what a 9-to-5 can provide.