Summary: You probably aren't going to love this career advice - but even if it may seem painful, it will definitely be helpful:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> WIS dream job<br> <br> // <br> <br> <br> <br> Video Transcript for "Why You Should Forget About Your Dream Sports Job (For Now)"<br> Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content: Let’s imagine for a second that you have just graduated and are looking to <a title="Breaking into Sports by Breaking the Mold" href="http://www.workinsports.com/blog/breaking-into-sports-by-breaking-the-mold/">break into sports</a>… or you are <a title="How to Turn Your Dead End Job into a Sports Career" href="http://www.workinsports.com/blog/how-to-turn-your-dead-end-job-into-a-sports-career/">in a dead end job</a> and you want to transition to a sports career.<br> <br> I want you to take that dream job you have in mind, the one where you are the <a title="How Ten MLB General Managers Began Their Sports Careers" href="http://www.workinsports.com/blog/how-ten-mlb-general-managers-began-their-sports-careers/">General Manager of the Boston Red Sox</a>, and I want you to put it away…far, far away.<br> <br> Dissapointed? We’re already advising you to give up on your dreams – what a sham!<br> <br> <br> <br> Slow down. You aren’t giving up on the dream, matter of fact you need to hold on to it tight, because in the initial stages of your career you are going to be nowhere close to it. Most people who find great success in sports business started out ridiculously small, oftentimes volunteering or interning for little or no pay.<br> <br> In studying baseball general managers career paths, it’s amazing how many started in the business world, but as they transitioned to sports had to start over again in some unpaid scouting/video analyst role.<br> <br> No matter what you want to do eventually you have a path to climb to get there. Don’t let the dream cloud your vision for the beginning.<br> <br> If you want to be a sports anchor, you may need to start as a cameraman or production assistant first. If you be the general manager of a sports radio station, you may begin in sales, if you want to work as a sports marketing executive you may start out as a low level social media coordinator.<br> <br> The point is, don’t let your dream job make you too picky or fill you up with too many false expectations – get started and then craft your way to the top.
