Dream big and wait for God to direct your paths in exciting and unexpected ways

One of the things we need to do with our futures is dream big, but be flexible.  Wait for God to show where he will lead (Proverbs 3:5-6).  Seth Godin writes:

The chances of a high school student eventually becoming first violin for the Boston Philharmonic: one in a million.

The chances of a high school student eventually playing basketball in the NBA? About the same.

In fact, the chances of someone growing up and getting a job precisely like yours, whatever it is, are similarly slim. (Head of development at an ad agency, director of admissions for a great college… you get the idea). Every good gig is a long shot, but in the end, a lot of talented people get good gigs. The odds of being happy and productive and well compensated aren’t one in a million at all, because there are many good gigs down the road. The odds are only slim if you pick precisely one job.

The rest here.