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by ericmcer
986 days ago
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These feel like recipes for failure because it doesn't acknowledge that most people lack the ability to: A. Earn enough to employ these strategies B. Succeed at their "passion" in a meaningful way. Here is a more realistic approach if you have a passion and don't know how to balance it with a more boring career choice:
Figure out some way to dedicate a few months to it. You most likely don't have the talent or dedication to succeed. After a few months you will realize this and move on with your life having checked that box. |
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Here's someone who has lightly lived off their passion.
First and foremost, look up the origin of the word "passion" if you're not familiar with it. You'll be surprised by its original meaning.
Living off something you love and that lights up your eyes doesn’t take months, it takes years, many years. In the initial years, you have to fight against all possible forces, starting with your own imposter syndrome, the lack of money (if you’re not from a wealthy family), and then there’s the phase of convincing everyone around you who doesn’t believe in your "talent" - that is if you come from a culture that needs the validation of others to feel good. Besides that, you still have to deal with the sales and marketing part. It’s not enough to be talented, it’s not enough to do your job well, there are still many variables. All of this doesn’t get resolved in months (maybe very, very lucky people manage to turn their passion into success in months, but that should be less than 1% of the entire sample). Anyway, I could spend many hours talking about this topic that I experienced firsthand for 7 years and was forced to switch to the corporate world because of the pandemic.