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Money VS Passion
10-05-2011, 09:54 AM
How do you guys balance it? Are you lucky enough to make enough money by your passion to sustain you?
What do you value more?
Are you currently trying to do both and burning out?
Are you working your ass off and planning to move to another country to lower the retirement age?
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Money VS Passion
10-05-2011, 10:32 AM
Alot of people need money to do their "passions"
My passion is traveling and meeting exotic women. Need money for that......
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Money VS Passion
10-05-2011, 02:52 PM
Well, I was thinking about the M.O.B. philosophy and also Roosh's blog post for today.
Wondering if my motivation is lacking at my job because I don't have a solid plan for the money.
My job is not my passion and it actively keeps me from pursuing things that I want to do.. but not things that will necessarily make me money. Just wondering how you guys plan on balancing it out?
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Money VS Passion
10-06-2011, 12:10 AM
My passions are travel, keeping fit and women.If I could find a way to do them all without working I would never work another day in my life.
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Money VS Passion
10-07-2011, 01:16 AM
I could be making millions/year but my passion wane day by day. If I had known I'd feel like this, I would have gone a different path years ago.
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Money VS Passion
11-23-2011, 07:46 AM
I want to make money, of course, but I want to make money doing something I love.
Assuming I had all my necessities covered, I would do the things I want even if there where no money involved, but I wouldnt do it the other way around.
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Money VS Passion
11-23-2011, 10:25 AM
Coming from a moneyed family, there's no doubt in my mind that long-term happiness is derived from an excess of passion rather an excess of money.
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11-23-2011, 10:40 AM
"The moment money becomes your motivation you are immediately not as good as someone who is stimulated by passion and internal will."
-Sebastian Vettel, F1 World Champion
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11-23-2011, 02:10 PM
Over the past 4 years, I"ve had no work/life balance at all, its been all work, work and more work! In the past 3 months, I've had 10 days off, and have been working on average 90+hrs/week, thankfully, I"m done in 5 days and will be off work until April.
Sure the money is awesome, I"m debt free and I am going to do some extended international travel soon, but in the past 2 years especially, I haven't had much time for myself to pursue hobbies and passions, I've become pretty boring actually!
My advice is to get your financial house in order, avoid major debt, and don't work too much, you'll burn out, just like me!!!
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11-23-2011, 03:30 PM
My Passion...a combination.hopefully head to Brazil for 3 passions,Sport Music and Beautiful Women at the World Cup:
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11-23-2011, 03:34 PM
You need money to follow your passions in my opinion.
Once you have the cash rolling in you can do whatever the fuck you want.
IT also helps that I'm enjoying Internet Marketing a fair bit.
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11-23-2011, 04:21 PM
The problem with choosing passion over money is like choosing to major in English instead of Engineering.
Sure, you may have a passion for it, but I doubt you'll find a job that pays you a decent amount that will help you with your international travel lifestyle.
For the most part, doing what you love will not make you money. Make enough money so that you can then focus on your passions, or you'll end up being a broke guy living from paycheck to paycheck with not enough time to focus on his passions.
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11-24-2011, 01:39 PM
The only reason I want money is to do what I'm passionate abou...travelling the world. Shame I can't find an easier way to make money.
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11-24-2011, 06:37 PM
i never met a person who makes alot of money without passion