This document discusses the concept of the "Hero's Journey" as it relates to finding fulfillment and success in one's career. It argues that people should pursue creative careers that they are passionate about, rather than settling for unfulfilling "real jobs." Following the example of creative heroes in Hollywood, the document says people can overcome doubters and obstacles to turn their passions into viable careers that enrich their lives. The document aims to serve as a travel guide for creatively-minded people from all walks of life who want to make a living doing what they love.

1. The
Hero’s
Journey
in
Hollywood
(2)
By
Peter
de
Kuster
The
Hero’s
Journey
Travel
Guides
Feel
like
An
American
in
Paris!
The
Hero’s
Journey
is
in
reality
about
your
life.
There
is
a
direct,
undeniable
correlation
between
your
career
and
your
life.
It’s
less
about
what
you
do
for
a
living
than
what
you
can
live
with
doing.
Finding
fun
and
fulfillment
at
work
spills
over
into
the
rest
of
your
life.
Without
it,
your
health
will
suffer,
your
creativity
will
suffer,
your
performance
will
suffer
–
and
so
will
everybody
around
you.
You
don’t
need
to
live
that
way.
You
can
feel
as
An
American
in
Paris!!
If
you
are
thinking
of
giving
up
on
a
creative
career
and
getting
a
“real”
job,
stop
right
there.
When
you
settle
for
less
than
what’s
best
for
you,
you
instantly
get
less
than
you
settled
for.
Don’t
sell
yourself
short.
The
regret
will
eat
you
up
inside.
Don’t
miss
your
chance;
it
may
be
right
around
the

2. corner.
Instead,
get
going
and
go
for
it
–
be
bold.
Use
the
strategies
of
heroes
and
heroines
in
Hollywood
to
give
you
an
advantage.
Don’t
let
others
push
boulders
in
your
path
and
fill
your
head
with
facts
like
“most
businesses
fail
in
the
first
year,”
“It’s
too
competitive
out
there,”
“there
are
no
(dancing)
jobs”
“you
don’t
have
enough
experience
or
talent,
“
“
you
have
no
agent,”.
It’s
bad
enough
that
these
insecure
and
misinformed
people
are
telling
you
why
you
can’t
succeed.
It’s
worse
if
you
believe
them.
Don’t
let
anyone
talk
your
dreams
down.
This
travel
guide
through
Hollywood
is
for
creative
people
in
all
walks
of
life
–
carpenter
or
composer,
dancer
or
painter,
poet
or
musician,
philosopher
or
travel
guide,
magician
or
designer,
architect
or
writer,
actor
or
account
manager.
It
isn’t
meant
to
apply
to
just
the
glamour
jobs;
whatever
form
your
creativity
takes,
you
can
apply
these
stories.
For
everyone
who
tells
you
“you
can’t
make
a
living
doing
that”
there
are
hundreds
and
thousands
of
examples
of
creative
heroes
and
heroines
in
all
the
cities
of
the
world
who
found
a
way
to
turn
something
they
thought
was
fun
and
would
even
do
for
free
into
a
fulfilling
life
and
career.
I
will
help
you
as
your
travel
guide
to
take
your
powerful
creative
energy
and
harness
it,
and
you
will
beat
the
odds,
making
a
living
doing
what
you
love
to
do.
Your
life
will
become
a
hero’s
journey
story.