How do you forge your own path while respecting the expectations of your family?

In order to succeed there must be family support and they must respect your decisions and so forth.

You keep them all the time in the back of your mind, you take their interests in mind while also pursuing yours, but you are your own person and are expected to walk your own path. Keep up and keep a bond with family but you need to stretch your wings, man

I would make the point clear that you are your own person, including your thoughts, perspectives, and aspirations. No family member should have a firm hold on what another family member wants to be or strive towards.

You do the best you can and try your hardest, if they can't respect that it's not worth it

I try my best to meet my family's expectations, however if it is something we disagree on I simply tell them so and wait until they learn to accept it.