Welcome to the second part!

First, let me say congratulations on getting the family’s good looks. I would have gladly taken that option too, had I had the choice, or had my family had some looks good enough for me to get. People always put a premium on talents and intelligence, but I believe the theory of Multiple Intelligences should cover Good Looks, you know. Truth is (hard as it is to accept) opportunities are drawn towards people who carry themselves with a certain confidence. This is why Good Looking people are so successful, because they look the part, they act the part, so people naturally gravitate towards them.

As to what advice I can give your brother, I suggest he gives it some time. Go on a personal retreat (or a walkabout) and figure out where his talents lie. Make MONEY out of what you already HAVE. This means capitalizing on what he’s already good at and not on something he really likes, because there’s a difference. I, for example, is really into that acting shit. I was deeply involve in theatre during my stay in college, and I’m really grateful for that experience, but I know my destiny lies elsewhere. I know that I am a STORYTELLER and being on stage is just one of my media, one of the creative solutions that I have in my disposal, one of the ways in which I can tell the stories I need to tell.

Another thing I’m good at is making connections between two seemingly distant concepts. I thought I could make money out of it by becoming a detective, so i went to law school in hopes that I’ll be an NBI agent someday, then, maybe I’ll crack a landmark case and get discovered by FBI for training in Quantico (God, do you know how many hours I spent fantasizing about Quantico?) . I really wanted to become an FBI agent, not for the loyalty or what, but because they get the most challenging cases, and I need challenges to keep my mind engaged. I have a very short attention span, I get distracted easily. Anyway, law school didn’t really work out for me, so drifted between jobs and projects for a while.

Anyway, this is about your brother. Based on my experience, if I can do it all over again, I would really, really, really capitalize on what I’m good at. I am BORDERLINE GENIUS, and there’s no doubt I could have aced any of my passions (or my non-passions, like med school and law school), but it’s not my greatest strength, you know? I need to tell stories, that’s what I’m really, really good at.

Also, in the end, it doesn’t matter what course you take in college. Your education should NOT be limited by the four walls of the classroom. There are lessons you learn from books, and there are lessons you learn from deeds. Pick up a trade (I’m thinking of getting one, at least before the year ends, perhaps bartending or automotive mech).

he can even go to merchant’s marine school and end up as an amazing writer (if that’s what YOU think he should be). Before all these stupid Creative Writing classes were in fashion, stories that changed the world were already being written. Great masterpieces of literature were NOT written in some workshop in Baguio, you know. :)

Ikaw, what do you think? (Readers, what do you think of his/her question? What would YOU guys recommend?)

Ask me anything.