I thought I’d highlight Have Bat Will Travel, the blog of Ev, a fellow SoSH member who’s quit his job as an investment banker so that he can try to play professional baseball in Europe. It’s just for a season, apparently - he’ll go to business school after that. But I still always find it cool when someone follows his bliss. From the FAQ:
Q: Is [your ceiling as a baseball player] going to be good enough?
A: Maybe. Possibly- even probably- not. I’d put my odds at about 25%, maybe. But in that sense this isn’t even about baseball. It’s about being able to recognize when you have only one opportunity to do something that will make you happy, when you have your mid-20s strength, speed, and stamina, no job, no wife, and no mortgage to tie you down, and having either the courage or the foolishness (or enough of both) to take a shot at it. To be able to die knowing that at the very least, you took a shot when you had the chance.
Cue stirring strings. And good luck, Ev.