The fathers of Robin Williams, Fred Rogers, and Ulysses Grant all wanted their sons to go into business like they did.

Instead they each chose a different path, and went on to become one of the funniest stand-up comics and finest actors of his generation, perhaps the most popular and impactful early childhood educator in history, and the general who saved the union in the United States.

You can carve out a new path for yourself and be whatever you choose to be. It starts with the part about you carving out the path you want for yourself.