Jay-Z Wants You To Choose Your Own Path

You don’t have to move how the world moves

“Remind yourself,

Nobody built like you

You designed ya’ self.” — Jay-Z, “A Dream”

Welcome back, y’all! We’re here with much-needed advice on some of your personal everyday struggles with Medium’s weekly column, “What Would Hov Do?” Let’s face it; we could all use some help from the almighty Hovito right now.

This week’s question hits close to home. Hype in Michigan writes:

“I’m 46 years old. I still live with my mom. At 39, I earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications, and two years ago, I earned an M.A. in Social Justice Studies. I’ve never been able to secure a job that actually requires a college degree (and until three years ago never had a job that earned more than $12 per hour). I’m too old for the military, and I’m not interested in the police [department]. I’m seriously thinking of just ignoring my hard-fought college education (I still owe tens of thousands in financial aid) and trying to get a job with the Post Office. What should I do?”

I spent several years home living in the same bedroom I used to share with my older brother, minus the bunk beds. I moved back in after my ex-fiance-turned-good friend (another story for another day), and I…