Because what you’re good at isn’t what you want to do

When you were a child, you were really good at writing, or math, or art, or computers.

You were encouraged to do more of that one thing you were really good at.

You were encouraged to choose a career that would allow you to do that one thing you were really good at to the exclusion of all else.

You became a copywriter, or an accountant, or an illustrator, or a programmer.

After years or decades, you realize that you don’t enjoy being a copywriter, or an accountant, or an illustrator, or a programmer.

After years or decades, you realize that you never really enjoyed writing, or math, or art, or computers, except for those couple of years of your childhood when you became good at it.

You wonder why no one ever encouraged you to choose a career that would allow you to do what you want to do.