pursuing one's dream vs. advancing one's career theme
A character must decide what is more important to them: their career or some other personal ambition such as galavanting around the universe.
Examples
Picard was mightily tempted to leave his post as captain of the Enterprise-D in tng6x20 "The Chase" to do space archaeology with his old mentor Professor Richard Galen.
3 total · 1 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| as1985e1x16 | major | The story explores the consequences of Jonathan giving up on going to medical school in favor of living the free-and-easy lifestyle of a drifter. |
| talesfromtheloop1x02 | minor | Jakob had a mind to pursue his passion of drawing in a professional capacity, but his parents weren't having it. |
| tng6x20 | minor | Should Captain Picard leave the Federation to go on an archaeological adventure for the ages with his old mentor Professor Galen? |