Even in success, change is hard

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December 26, 2007

In the next week Paul Potts will decide whether to go back to his job as manager at the Carphone Warehouse in England, a mobile phone retailer. His company gave him six months to decide. But this is not your typical sabbatical. If you watched his performance on "Britain's Got Talent" which has had millions of downloads on YouTube, you may be wondering: Why is there any doubt in his mind to leave his day job and pursue a career as a classical singer?

It does seem as if the dreams of this 37-year-old man from South Wales who has been passionate about music since he was a child are unfolding. Although he appeared in amateur opera productions before, he had never performed for pay. Then he sang a version of Puccini's "Nessun dorma" on "Britain's Got Talent," and won. Audience members wept as he sang the aria. A judge wiped away tears and said, "(We've got) a little lump of coal here that is going to turn into a diamond." Which indeed does seem the case.