[RichieP]

(11-12-2016 12:15 PM)RedPillUK Wrote:  



^ I'm seeing a lot of this here about passion and doing what you love.

It's bullshit, when you make money, that can then become your passion and doing what you love.

The problem with this is twofold:

-To get to making good money, you'll need to put in years of hard work
-At every step you'll be competing with people who DO enjoy it more than you

Passion doesn't necessarily mean love every task, but it does mean have some innate drive, fulfilment, interest or meaning in your work.

Rare is the man who can push through years of miserable grind successfully. For every one of him, there's 100 who chase the money and burn out or fail -- or they settle into an "Money's OK, live for the weekend, hate my job" kind of limbo.

It's also true that a naive focus on passion leads to failure too. The sweet spot = passion + lucrative/growing industry + useful, marketable skills. That, and pushing through inevitable periods of grunt work that comes with anything worthwhile (but not settling for endless monotony with no hope of fulfilment).

[Ice]

(11-14-2016 01:25 PM)RichieP Wrote:  

Rare is the man who can push through years of miserable grind successfully. For every one of him, there's 100 who chase the money and burn out or fail -- or they settle into an "Money's OK, live for the weekend, hate my job" kind of limbo.

Yeah that's true, I see that quite often. People who went into a career primarily for the money, but after a while they realise that they are not necessarily making as much as they thought they would - still ok, good money, but not as high an amount as they'd imagined. Then they start feeling disappointed and not happy because they dislike their job.

You don't necessarily have to *love* your job, but if the only reason you go into a field is because of the money, then I would think about if there's not something else that you might be more suited for.

[ElFlaco]

(11-14-2016 01:25 PM)RichieP Wrote:  

The sweet spot = passion + lucrative/growing industry + useful, marketable skills.

Great formula. I think the relevant point here is that sometimes the passion comes later, after you (start to) get good at something. The 'useful, marketable skills' part can sometimes be learned along the way as well, although that depends a lot on your aptitude, so some self-awareness is key. The one thing you can't singlehandedly do is transform a dying industry into a growing one, so it's important to find out quickly if there's a market / demand.

[Jeptomf]

Go for the money. Save, invest, and learn to be happy regardless of income. Use the money you earn to make more money and achieve the lifestyle that you want and can sustain. You will be miles ahead in the long run. My two cents.

[Constitution45]

Personally I believe it all comes down to creating a life that you want to live in. It takes a lot of balls to build something up and sometimes to make decisions that you know in the short term will be arduous but in the long term will lead to opportunities and prosperity. I know of guys who are in well paying sales jobs in and around London, but hate it and are dreaming of going into a completely different sector such as IT or joining the police.

However it should be said that due to certain political changes that are on going around the world at this very moment. It would be beneficial to move into careers or lifestyles that allow you to locate easily or help you develop sets of skills that can make you self sufficient.