My favorite part in Billy Joel's classic song, "Piano Man," is when he talks about people who are doing one job while wishing they were in another. The bartender wants to be a movie star and the waitress is practicing politics. The guy in the Navy will probably be there for life.
Then he gets to the punchline: The piano man is just like the others he's singing about. He's staying in a job that's safe and familiar instead of challenging himself. The bar patrons ask what he's doing there because they know he could go on to a bigger and better venue.
It can be easy to stay in a job that's comfortable, but unemployment forces people to make a change. And while the tunnel of change can be scary on the ride through it, there's a sigh of relief at the end. Things worked out pretty well for Billy Joel when he went on to play larger venues.
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