Life Lesson I've Learned from Glee

11. Do What You Love, Not What Anyone Else Tells You to Do.

Unfortunately I can relate to Will Schuester on this one. His marriage falls apart due to several reasons, but a huge one is the fact that he doesn't make enough money to support his materialistic wife. Terri tells Will that he needs to get a second job in addition to his full-time teaching job. Will actually considers this and applies to be an accountant. But then he realizes that Terri should support what he loves to do, and he decides to stick with his job at McKinley High. Why? He says openly that teaching is his passion.

The day I told my family I was changing my major from Business to English, all were supportive except for one: my dad. Unfortunately, he wanted me to take the business-route in my career, and immediately asked what I was planning to do with an English degree. My response was simple: teach. He wasn't mad, but he was far from thrilled.
"Teachers are overworked and underpaid," he said.
"I don't care," I said back.
He forced a smile. To this day, I can tell he wishes I would have chosen differently. When I go home for the weekend, he casually brings up the topic at dinner.
"I hired a young woman today at work," he says.
"So?" I reply. I know what's coming next.
"She went to school to be a teacher. She worked for two years and realized how hard it was. Kids are bad. Not like when I was your age. Now they're really bad. So she quit. Said it wasn't worth the money."
And so our conversation continues every weekend. I wonder when he'll give up. This situation is sad, but true. I know what I want, and just because my dad may be waiting to prove otherwise, I will continue to follow my dreams.