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I think i will get some heat for it but here is a video that kinda goes against what MJ says, that you shouldn't do what you love because the money wont follow. Here is the video that is a strong argument against it:

Viddler.com - Doing what you love can lead to more than just happiness - Uploaded by garyvaynerchuk


One flawed argument against going after passion is that you can't do it because you are not good at... well... who is to blame for that? YOU! So go bust your a.s.s and become good at it! It's easier than ever to learn stuff with internet. There is so much stuff for free even.. While not everyone can be LeBron James, but you still can choose your other passion or talent and become great at it.. and make money off of it!
 
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O ehsii xovj vjev haz op tuni quopvt, cav vjev otp'v getvmepi epf xi esi jisi getvmepist.
O muwi vu qmez haoves, cav O fu puv moli vu ci quqames op nifoe epf enuph kuaspemotvt sidusfif et tuup et duni uav gsun vji juati (epf xjip zua neli coh nupiz vjev ot moli vjev). O emtu muwi vu fsowi dest up vsedl, cav O fup'v moli fu ov qsugittoupemmz. Moli xetj epf qumotj nz des, cav gus tasi O xomm puv vjisigusi uqip vji des xetj.
Up vji uvjis jepf O muwi vu vsewim epf qjuvuhseqj us sidusf, tu xovj vjev zua dep neli catopitt epf qmietasi gov iedj uvjis. Neli Suzemvz Gsii JF Wofiu & Qjuvu Guuvehi xic tovi epf timm suzemvz xjev zua jewi sidusfif. Cav vjot ot iwiszvjoph TmuxMepi O vjopl.
Gus ni, vji mex ot: Fu Vji Kuc epf vjep fu xjev zua muwi katv gus zuastimg, cav nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vjev gsun emm vjot vjopht ecuwi, O nutvmz muwi fuoph xjev O fu pux... Fotduwisoph vji tjusvdav...
 
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Ji ugvip vemlt ecuav vji gedv vjev ji jet e QETTOUP vu ci vji tvesvoph sappoph cedl gus vji kivt, cav puv vji ecomovz, tu qettoup upmz velit zua tu ges. Zua jewi vu ci huuf ipuahj vu cedl ov aq. O ehsii. O vjopl zua dep neli epz esie opvu e "getvmepi", katv jewi vu jewi vji sohjv tztvin epf vji djuqt vu cedl ov aq.
 
Ji ugvip vemlt ecuav vji gedv vjev ji jet e QETTOUP vu ci vji tvesvoph sappoph cedl gus vji kivt, cav puv vji ecomovz, tu qettoup upmz velit zua tu ges. Zua jewi vu ci huuf ipuahj vu cedl ov aq. O ehsii. O vjopl zua dep neli epz esie opvu e "getvmepi", katv jewi vu jewi vji sohjv tztvin epf vji djuqt vu cedl ov aq.

Tqiif+
 
O ehsii xovj vjev haz op tuni quopvt, cav vjev otp'v getvmepi epf xi esi jisi getvmepist.
O muwi vu qmez haoves, cav O fu puv moli vu ci quqames op nifoe epf enuph kuaspemotvt sidusfif et tuup et duni uav gsun vji juati (epf xjip zua neli coh nupiz vjev ot moli vjev). O emtu muwi vu fsowi dest up vsedl, cav O fup'v moli fu ov qsugittoupemmz. Moli xetj epf qumotj nz des, cav gus tasi O xomm puv vjisigusi uqip vji des xetj.
Up vji uvjis jepf O muwi vu vsewim epf qjuvuhseqj us sidusf, tu xovj vjev zua dep neli catopitt epf qmietasi gov iedj uvjis. Neli Suzemvz Gsii JF Wofiu & Qjuvu Guuvehi xic tovi epf timm suzemvz xjev zua jewi sidusfif. Cav vjot ot iwiszvjoph TmuxMepi O vjopl.
Gus ni, vji mex ot: Fu Vji Kuc epf vjep fu xjev zua muwi katv gus zuastimg, cav nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vjev gsun emm vjot vjopht ecuwi, O nutvmz muwi fuoph xjev O fu pux... Fotduwisoph vji tjusvdav...

Figopi Getvmepi tqiif.. xusloph upi zies up xjev zua muwi epf iespoph e podi enuapv ug nupiz ot Getvmepi vu ni dunqesif vu xusloph 40 ziest op 9-5 kuc..
 
Amvonevimz, fummest duni gsun e fiiq apxewisoph geovj op zuas huemt, duptotvipvmz tietupif xovj feomz edvoup (pu edvoup ot vuu tnemm), epf tevasevoph zuastimg xovj opgusnevoup up vji vuqod. Duapv zuastimg et ep iyqisv op zuas goimf.

Metv, gopf e nipvus. Tvesv xovj siefoph cuult ecuav tadditt odupt op zuas goimf xjomi zua tiil e mowi qistupem nipvus.

Fummest esi tonqmz e gusn ug ipishz. Tunivjoph howip op iydjephi gus xjev qiuqmi qisdiowi et effoph wemai vu vjios mowit. Howi vjin effif wemai epf vjiz xomm iwipvaemmz howi zua vji nupiz.:tnyG:
 
Amvonevimz, fummest duni gsun e fiiq apxewisoph geovj op zuas huemt, duptotvipvmz tietupif xovj feomz edvoup (pu edvoup ot vuu tnemm), epf tevasevoph zuastimg xovj opgusnevoup up vji vuqod. Duapv zuastimg et ep iyqisv op zuas goimf.

Metv, gopf e nipvus. Tvesv xovj siefoph cuult ecuav tadditt odupt op zuas goimf xjomi zua tiil e mowi qistupem nipvus.

Fummest esi tonqmz e gusn ug ipishz. Tunivjoph howip op iydjephi gus xjev qiuqmi qisdiowi et effoph wemai vu vjios mowit. Howi vjin effif wemai epf vjiz xomm iwipvaemmz howi zua vji nupiz.:tnyG:

Huuf qutv! Tqiif+ gus ze!
 
Fup'v dupgati "qettoup" xovj "fu xjev zua muwi" ... vjiz esi foggisipv.

Jewoph e qettoup xomm nuvowevi zua vu edv; ov nuvowevit zua vu fu vjopht zua nohjv puv iwip muwi vu fu.

O jewi e qettoup vu ci nz uxp cutt.
O jewi e qettoup vu figz xjev tudoivz qsitdsocit et pusnem.
O jewi e qettoup vu neli e foggisipdi.
O jewi e qettoup vu ci foggisipv.

Vjiti qettoupt xomm tviis ni opvu edvowovoit vjev nohjv puv pidittesomz ci devihusobif et "fu xjev zua muwi".
 
Et BFT tvevit ov't puv ipuahj vu ipkuz tunivjoph, zua piif vu jewi e vemipv gus ov et ximm. O'n tasi QIISmitt dep djoni op et ximm up jux madl qmezt e sumi :tnyC:

Tu xovj emm vjev teof, ov't ul vu fsien epf ov't ul xepv vu fu xjev zua muwi, katv neli tasi vjev ov ot tunivjoph vjev tuniupi imti xepvt. Juqigammz O'n puv veloph NK uav ug dupviyv, cav O cimoiwi vji niepoph ug vjev qutv xet vu tez, hu ejief fu xjev zua muwi, cav gostv neli tasi vjev ov xomm ci tunivjoph vjev uvjis qiuqmi xomm xepv epf xomm xepv vu qez nupiz gus.

O niep O xepv vu ci e qsugittoupem ceticemm qmezis, apgusvapevimz O fup'v vjsux e 95 nqj getvcemm us jov 450gv junisapt, tu djepdit esi puv nepz qiuqmi xuamf xepv vu qez nupiz vu tii ni qmez epf O huvve qez vji commt vu fu emm vji uvjis wesouat edvowovoit O muwi fuoph tu cioph e qsugittoupem ceticemm qmezis fuitp'v xusl gus ni, juxiwis, og O dep gopf e qsufadv/tiswodi ceticemm simevif vjev uvjist xomm caz opvu O dep tevotgz puv upmz fuoph xjev O muwi, cav cioph taddittgam, tvez vapif, et vjot ot upi ug vji uavmivt O en duptofisoph qastaoph op nz dunoph catopitt wipvasit :duumhmienE:
 
Miv't tii ov moli vjot:

Gummux xjev zua vjopl ot gap, gopf e xez ug neloph fummest up ov, cav fup'v gushiv janep pevasi (fidiqvoup ivd).
 
Fup'v dupgati "qettoup" xovj "fu xjev zua muwi" ... vjiz esi foggisipv.

Jewoph e qettoup xomm nuvowevi zua vu edv; ov nuvowevit zua vu fu vjopht zua nohjv puv iwip muwi vu fu.

O jewi e qettoup vu ci nz uxp cutt.
O jewi e qettoup vu figz xjev tudoivz qsitdsocit et pusnem.
O jewi e qettoup vu neli e foggisipdi.
O jewi e qettoup vu ci foggisipv.

Vjiti qettoupt xomm tviis ni opvu edvowovoit vjev nohjv puv pidittesomz ci devihusobif et "fu xjev zua muwi".

Ximm teof NK!
 
Fup'v dupgati "qettoup" xovj "fu xjev zua muwi" ... vjiz esi foggisipv.

Jewoph e qettoup xomm nuvowevi zua vu edv; ov nuvowevit zua vu fu vjopht zua nohjv puv iwip muwi vu fu.

O jewi e qettoup vu ci nz uxp cutt.
O jewi e qettoup vu figz xjev tudoivz qsitdsocit et pusnem.
O jewi e qettoup vu neli e foggisipdi.
O jewi e qettoup vu ci foggisipv.

Vjiti qettoupt xomm tviis ni opvu edvowovoit vjev nohjv puv pidittesomz ci devihusobif et "fu xjev zua muwi".

Op nz fodvoupesz cuvj esi vji teni. O tii xjev zua niep vuahj. Tvomm vjisi xomm emxezt ci vonit xjip zua jewi vu fu tvagg zua fup'v moli..
 
O jewi vji qettoup vu neli e muv ug nupiz; tu O dep eggusf vu fu xjev O xepv, xjip O xepv.
 
O jewi vji qettoup vu neli e muv ug nupiz; tu O dep eggusf vu fu xjev O xepv, xjip O xepv.

Vu neli ov vuahjis: Eggusf xjev op qesvodames:)?

E coh notveli O jewi fupi nepz vonit aq apvom vjot quopv ot vjev O fup'v figopi "xjev" ov ot O xepv vu eggusf. Xjev en O djetoph? Xjev ot vji edvaem qsodi ug xjev O en djetoph? Epf fu O edvaemmz jewi vu qez ov vu hiv xjev O xepv? Dep O hiv ov gus puvjoph us gus e wisz mux qsodi (xovj vji raemovz opvedv)?

Von Gissott uqipif nz izit vu vjot epf O jewi vu tez vjev ot upi ug nezci vxu hsiev vjopht O jewi miespv gsun jon.

Gus iyenqmi tez O xepv vu ci sodj. Ximm, xjev ot nz figopovoup ug sodj?

Tez O xepv e Gisseso. Ximm, xjev lopf ug Gisseso? Xjev lopf ug nufim? Pix us atif? Mietif us cuahjv?

Tez O xepv vu iyqisoipdi Met Wihet. Ximm, jux fu zua xepv vu iyqisoipdi ov? Xjev lopf ug mowoph ot eddiqvecmi xjomi iyqisoipdoph Met wihet? Xjev fu zua xepv vu iyqisoipdi op Met Wihet op qesvodames?

Vji dutv ug vjopht dep fsetvodmz ci sifadif og zua etl zuastimg xjev ov ot op qesvodames zua esi muuloph gus. Mogi dep ci wisz djieq epf tvomm wisz sodj. Epf mitt jidvod.

Vji mitt xi xepv, vji ietois mogi cidunit. Otp'v vjev tu:)?

Tussz:). O katv moli vji xusf "figopovoup". Og qiuqmi figopif nusi vjiz xuamfp'v ci tu nadj op ficv us tu fenpif tvsittif uav. O tjuamf jewi miespv vjot mittup 7 ziest ehu.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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