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Free registration at the forum removes this block.If this person thinks following passion is the answer, he's in for another rude awakening.
The answer is to aspire for meaningful work.
And meaningful work isn't always easy, passionate, or fun.
Do something that makes a difference and has a meaning -- a meaning to your life, to your family, and to your world. And then passion won't be a problem.
In an excerpt from my new unpublished book...
Joel Osteen is to Christianity what "follow your passion" is to business advice: It sounds great, it sells books and fills coffers, and it gives its followers a delusional sense of absolution.
Give your life a meaning and a purpose, bridge it with a market-centered approach and everything falls into place, including the passion.
If this person thinks following passion is the answer, he's in for another rude awakening.
When will the book be on sale?
In an excerpt from my new unpublished book...
Joel Osteen is to Christianity what "follow your passion" is to business advice: It sounds great, it sells books and fills coffers, and it gives its followers a delusional sense of absolution.
It sucks and its hard.And meaningful work isn't always easy, passionate, or fun.
Whenever it is ready and I get firm a date.
I know vague, but I don't like putting dates on things as it forces me to release something before it is truly ready.
Aiming for a "good" likely produces a mediocre. I aim for excellence, so then, the likely outcome is "good" ... if that makes any sense, lol.
What's wrong with Ramen noodles and bologna?
Heck, get some Ramen noodles, mix in some hot dog chili and put it on crackers.... good stuff....
It's ok to have a job AND pursue other things.I'm 22 and even though I have fastlane plans, I can't pay my bills / buy good food / spend money on entertainment or leisure, and life is still horribly tough.
I understand the point, but I think some of these people see entrepreneurship through rose-tinted glasses.
Against my advice my boyfriend quit his low paid job (that paid the bills) to 'work for himself'. 5 months later he's realised entrepreneurship is very very tough and now he usually lays in bed all day depressed.
It's ok to have a job AND pursue other things.
Hell, I'm looking for a job even though I have a 3-year-old business that is doing fine. I want to get paid to continue building skills I don't have and learning from others is the fastest way to do it.
At 22 I definitely didn't have enough knowledge or sharp enough skills to make it in my own business. I worked part-time at multiple jobs and learned a lot. I had a lot of fun too.
Jobs are not bad if the purpose of having a job aligns with your goals. Paying bills sure is important, but it's no excuse to not pursue your dreams.
The quote that started this post is by someone who has made a lot of excuses.
Ha! I knew it. I knew u we're a girl. Because of ur username. Also something should me added to this forum to show if a person is a boy or girl cause I can't tell the differenceI'm 22 and even though I have fastlane plans, I can't pay my bills / buy good food / spend money on entertainment or leisure, and life is still horribly tough.
I understand the point, but I think some of these people see entrepreneurship through rose-tinted glasses.
Against my advice my boyfriend quit his low paid job (that paid the bills) to 'work for himself'. 5 months later he's realised entrepreneurship is very very tough and now he usually lays in bed all day depressed.
But what about mark Zuckerberg that dropped out of college and made billionsYep I totally agree! My first steps into entrepreneurship were whilst I was studying full time (highschool) and I still managed to finish having made mid five figures, even with homework
I just think if they have something that pays the bills, unless they're on high pay and have a nice amount of savings, lots of people would be better off getting started on their business (or whatever to start bringing in cash independently) a year before they quit their job, or even 4 or 5 months before they quit.
I was 3 months away from having my own 'proper' income again (I'm bootstrapping) last year when my partner quit his job, without a proper plan, without experience, and against advice. It's frustrating as I literally have to look for a crappy minimum wage job now (no experience except growing my own businesses, which isn't getting me far right now), and have been since November.
At the same time I'm forced to do sh*t online for scraps (e.g. signups, referrals, matched betting) just to pay the bills. Up until December when I had somewhat of an awakening I was struggling with severe depression and felt suicidal almost every day. Until mid-December I was selling stuff on eBay for around £3 an hour. I'm still struggling with the constant underlying stress of "YOU CANT PAY THE BILLS!!!!!!!!!!"
I watched my cousin do the same thing and lose the house his wife and children lived in after quitting his job to work on his 'passion project', and failing to bring in money after that failed. Moral of the story is, especially if you are supporting a partner or children, you should probably not quit your job before pursuing that thing you really want to do.
He didn’t make the billions right out of the park...it is simply valuation of the company, not actual cash. And I don’t think firms go from zero to billion even in a few months haha.But what about mark Zuckerberg that dropped out of college and made billions
He was also coding useful programs when he was like 5, so there's that...He didn’t make the billions right out of the park...it is simply valuation of the company, not actual cash. And I don’t think firms go from zero to billion even in a few months haha.
And he and his team started out living and working very spartan, and I remember he had some family helping out with stuff like chores.
Zuckerberg did have some advantages, but he still needed help and to work on it.
Exactly!He was also coding useful programs when he was like 5, so there's that...
Give your life a meaning and a purpose, bridge it with a market-centered approach and everything falls into place, including the passion.
Actually, fiction writing is a skillset that can translate into copywriting.This part has always been confusing, because for me writing a solid fiction novel or screenplay would be meaningful work. Not easy of course. Would take a year, several outlines, and probably a lot of cold calls or blind submissions.
And even then there is not a single guarantee that I'll get anything optioned or purchased.
Which then makes me wonder "I want to stick to my strengths, but how does one find a market-centered approach to writing fiction?"
Selling info products online to folks about storytelling?
Creating a brand of some kind around a character for children? (recently considered this)
Being a story consultant?
Reading Millionaire Fastlane made me come to the realization that just because I was passionate about something. Doesn't mean it would ultimately be something that I could make a living with.
But even after a year and a half to two years I still find myself coming back to considering this.
Probably because I've never really given it a real try.
But now it just feels like trying is wasted potential on whatever else I could be doing instead.
This part has always been confusing, because for me writing a solid fiction novel or screenplay would be meaningful work. Not easy of course. Would take a year, several outlines, and probably a lot of cold calls or blind submissions.
And even then there is not a single guarantee that I'll get anything optioned or purchased.
Which then makes me wonder "I want to stick to my strengths, but how does one find a market-centered approach to writing fiction?"
Selling info products online to folks about storytelling?
Creating a brand of some kind around a character for children? (recently considered this)
Being a story consultant?
Reading Millionaire Fastlane made me come to the realization that just because I was passionate about something. Doesn't mean it would ultimately be something that I could make a living with.
But even after a year and a half to two years I still find myself coming back to considering this.
Probably because I've never really given it a real try.
But now it just feels like trying is wasted potential on whatever else I could be doing instead.
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