‘I’m Following My Passion and It Sucks!’

Stop thinking of your career as a make it or break it scenario. More than anything else, you're learning how to keep the faith, find balance, and enjoy yourself.

La misère humaine (1967), Jane Graverol

Hi Polly.

Four years ago, I took a huge leap of faith. I quit my prestigious job as a corporate lawyer and decided to pursue a creative, cringey passion I've always had, writing and performing comedy. After over a decade of law, I was such a burnt out, anxious, depressed husk, so anything and everything felt like re…