Follow your passion, and the money will chase you!

You're right. Do something that you like and the money will come.

Cheers,

C.G.

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I agree fully with your comment. Why? Because I was guilty of chasing the money instead of going with what I really wanted to do. Once I made that change, life started getting better for me both financially and personally.

Not to be a wet blanket--okay, to be somewhat of a wet blanket--my experience is a bit different from some of yours.
I was passionate about photography and became a professional photographer.
None of the work that I was paid to do spoke to the reasons I got involved with photography in the first place. Originally for me it was a way to engage with the world, express myself, and create images that could touch people.
Instead of doing work like that, perhaps because of my lack of business (negotiating) skills, I found my love for doing photography replaced by a dread of having to take pictures for money.
I get the point you are making about not making money your primary motivator. But I would caution that passion itself is not enough. As in all relationships, it seems to me that passion in one's work can wax and wane.
And that's my 2 cents.

Great point.

Over and over we have read that belief is the starting point of all wealth accumulation. And belief comes a lot easier when you're passionate about something to begin with. In fact, being passionate about something is about the only way belief and hence true wealth follow.

Hey Wizard...

Couldn't agree more. I've been marketing online for a long time and then I just hit a point where I noticed I was doing A LOT of things for the affiliate commissions, sales etc. But what I didn't like was that I wasn't passionate about what it was that I was offering per say.

I am sure there are people making a TON of money pursuing things they may not really have passion for, but I dont know, something inside me told me to pull away from the things I really didn't like and instead focus on what I did like doing and talking about (personal development, motivation). It may not be as lucrative at all, but hey...it makes me feel good and to me, that's what counts the most.

Thanks again

-Omar

Passion projects can't turn people into millionaires I agree. But you can't really buy the satisfaction of doing something you love. And with some business acumen, passion projects can help you earn just enough cash validate that passion, maybe even earn you enough money to have a comfortable life.

Amazing advice. Thanks Wizardofwisdom. : )

I would go a step further and say not only follow your passion, but figure out what your “life purpose” is and do that. (Providing it's compatible with being an Entrepreneur.)

You will be filled with so much gratitude and enthusiasm that “success” (financially) is pretty much guaranteed.
And, you will be adding tremendous value to other peoples’ lives while you enjoy working on your “purpose.”

1. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...ut-20-minutes/
2. Search Amazon for “The Purpose Driven Life.”

: )

When i first started online with my first website I signed up for a training course that says it will give me a clear understanding how to make $30,000 in 7 days. I was intrigued, so for $5 i signed up.
Several hours of listening to pure rubbish later, and at the end of the course, the presenter told people he puts together courses like this, charges a few dollars and signs up thousands of people, so he makes $30000 a week and suggested others go out and do the same thing.

Firstly i find this worrying that con artists are getting people to sign up to this then telling them to do the same thing.
It is disappointing.
Now i am not blowing my own horn here, but this really ticked me off, so my website is devoted to helping others create websites and make them better. I make nothing out of it, but it is a passion of mine to do this.

That is correct if you have inexhaustible supply of finances. The brilliant philosopher Confusius said: Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

In this line of thought, you can follow your passion and at the same time earn from your passion with Digicamcash.

Can't be more true than that!
People don't realize what it really means to be a Internet Marketer. The tying to make money as hard as they can without listening to their customers or giving value but that's what really counts.

Amen to that Wizardofwisdom. That is one of the principles I am trying to practice myself. Just like how this famous saying goes "The more you give, the more you receive" Hope you got my point.

Thanks for the post Wizard. I've actually spent a lot of time discussing this very method and have come to the decision that trying to make money from your passion is very dangerous...for your passion.

The problem is that money corrupts and there's a danger that if the business fails or becomes a chore you'll lose interest and start to grow contempt for your passion. As an example, imagine a younk kid who loves cars and decideds to become a mechanic - he soons learns to hate cars and his passion for cars was destroyed by having to work on hundreds of toyotas instead of working on hot rods.

I can think of many other examples but you get the point I'm sure. Just think about that before deciding to torture your poor old passion and burden it with having to sustain you. I've seen it happen so just a word of caution - it can easily backfire. My advice to people I speak to who are considering this move is to keep the passions separate from money making. If you enjoy what you do to make money - that's fine but to drag your passion into commerce is not always the wise move.

I so agree. Though I just started wading in the waters of internet marketing my businesses are primarily in the hotel, restaurant and fitness industry. It came about because of my life in the service industry being a steward for the airlines for 12 years. When I finally had the chance to set up my own business, the thought on my mind was never " What can I do to make money?" It was "What do I enjoy doing?" I enjoy seeing people satisfied with good service, good food, great place to dine, sleep, awesome place to workout, so these are what i got into. It was never for the money but the money did follow.

I think also that do whatever you like to do.Don't go for money.

People have to realize that the money is already there!
No need to look!

Do what you love, desire, and can prosper with.
As I say over and over and over -


People overlook personal success and just look for the pool of money. There is no pool of money waiting for successful people.. That would be called LOTTO 69 or LOTTO MAX, or MILLIONAIRE FOR LIFE Winners.

What if money is your passion?

I know people that chase the money and have been successful doing that.

If money is your passion then you're probably passionate about having freedom. Money allows you to buy whatever you want and live financially free and if that is what you want then go and get it.

I shivver when I see threads like this.

Following your passion blindly will probably lead to bankruptcy. Seriously.

I have taken 5 minutes to make one of those fabulous Venn diagrams to show you how to really make money with your passion.

There was a young guy I heard of who had a passion for writing poetry in Old (heck, maybe it was Middle) English. He was the son of someone my dad worked with before retirement, and as far as I heard, all he did was stay in his room writing this poetry.

Was it a passion? You bet! Do you think he made money with that? Not bloody likely. He wasn't solving a problem for anyone. Oh, I suppose if he had great marketing he might be able to find the one person in a million who had a burning penchant for modern Old English poetry...but let's be realistic. This kid wasn't going to make a single buck from his passion.

See the missing link, and the overlap where the magic happens, below:


See...you have to be solving problems that people want solved. That's how you get paid. Tie that into your passion, and great: now you have something you can talk about all day that you get paid for.

Don't forget, though, that you're still going to have to spend most of your time marketing. Especially in the early years. People believe they're going to get to do whatever it is they want to do, all day long, when they start a business. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I think you have to be authentic to yourself and put value to the world. I'm not in a position to say things because I don't make enough money right now.

I've done some stupid mistakes online just to make a few dollars but every time I do things for the sake of money I failed over and over again because my values and actions are not congruent.

I think if you help a lot of people doing things that you love then that would be a passion.

Well said everyone.thanks to all for giving this opinion.

Just make sure the passion you chase will provide you with a pot of money later. Otherwise, chase another passion.

I know it sounds glorified to talk about passion. Let's be honest with ourselves, if you're not making enough money to live on, your passion is just a hobby. Nothing wrong with hobbies.

But, we need to make sure the passions we chase will also bring cash. Without money you can't eat, sleep, take care of family, etc.

Of course, you don't want to only chase money without loving (or at least liking) what you're doing.

You need to have both: passion and money together.

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I think that I might follow my passions too much. Lolololol.

Wow! Some strong opinions here.

The bottom line, IMHO, is this:

If you're passionate about something, you feel excited when you're engaged in activities related to that thing. (Activity may included selling a product or related service.)

The good feelings you feel are infectious, and people want to feel good, period. If you can make other people feel good, they will pay you over and over again for that. (Think of comedians, actors, sports personalities, rock stars ... tickets for rock concerts cost more than a month's groceries in some cases, but they still sell out.)

If you feel good, others feel good being around you.

People pay for a positive change in the way they feel.

Therefore your business is more likely to succeed and endure if you base it on something you're passionate about.

Q.E.D.

Any thoughts?

Hi,

I have often heard about this. But the truth is most of us started out wanting to make money online. It is usually only after one becomes successful, then we discover that we have this knowledge that may be useful to other people and can help people and that's when we are able to turn our skills into a passion.


Cheers.
Boon

This is a great subject, good thread.

When I don't have the answers, I usually look at nature. I find that nature has the perfect answer for everything.

"Passion" and "Money" are words with different meaning for different people. Sometimes it is easy to get lost in the meaning of words.

So here is what I learn from nature regarding this topic:

This is from an interview with Daniel Suelo who is living without money for 12 years now. He apparently gave up money completely.

"Nature’s economy is a pay-it-forward economy. This means one sows, another reaps, ad infitum. For example, a bear takes a raspberry, and the raspberry bush demands nothing in return. The Bear takes with zero sense of obligation, zero guilt. The bear then poops somewhere else, not only providing food for soil organisms, but also propagating raspberry seeds. You never see 2 wild creatures consciously bartering. There are no accountants worrying what the bush will get in return. This is exactly why it works, because nobody knows how it works! There is no consciousness of credit and debt in nature. Consciousness of credit and debt is knowledge of good and evil, valuing one thing and devaluing another. Consciousness of credit and debt is our fall from Grace. Grace means gratis, free gift."

Dont Follow Your Passion, Follow Your Effort | blog maverick

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Following your passion is great. If your objective is to make money then, it won't do you much good if you can't find a way to monetize your passion. Mr. Jason Kanigan is on point. People are better served in finding a passion that converges with a way to make money and help others at the same time.

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I like how this sounds, but let's look a bit
deeper.

Yes, I agree with you that we shouldn't chase
money.

But what if no one cares about your passion?

It's not just about your passion. We should look
for ways to help people. The Internet has made it
a bit easier to find people who need help.

Now this is NOT easy, as you have to stop
thinking of yourself all the time and start
thinking of what other people want and how you
can help. But I've found that I can only grow
when I help others grow.

Cheers!

I created this post the other day (http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...hes-gurus.html)

Doing what you love is terrible advice.

And I do agree that you shouldn't just chase the money either.

With that said, I think following your passion will almost always lead to the same fate as following what you love, failure...sounds like butterflies and rainbows but business isn't butterflied and rainbows and in reality that type of advice generally leads people in the wrong direction. Money is derived from having a business and the purpose of a business is to serve a need...so you need to start with the need and build a business to serve it...and yes, it will absolutely be helpful if you are passionate about solving that need. And yes you can be passionate about solving it. And no, starting with a need doesn't mean you are chasing money, it means you are being wise in starting your business.

Most successful people I know are passionate about what they do, but they DID NOT start doing what they do because they were passionate about it, they started because they found a need in the market and happen to be passionate about solving that need or most often, BECAME passionate about solving that need after they started their business.

I will say that of the 10 most successful people I know (both successful in life and wealth wise), not a single one imagined they would have gotten into the business they ultimately got into.

I deeply believe starting with yourself and your passions and your motivations and finding a way to monetize them is bad advice...in fact most small mom and pop businesses in the offline world fail for that reason.

"I am passionate about cupcakes, I will start a cupcake shop" Well guess what, your business isn't meant to serve you and your passion, it's meant to serve customers. Do customers want cupcakes in your market. If not, you will fail. The chances that people happen to need cupcakes in your area...pretty slim. And that's why most small mom and pops shut their door within 2 years.

if your market happens to like cupcakes, have at it, you will likely be successful. But again, it all starts with the consumers.

Take the 1000 people who love carp fishing in the world and want to be entrepreneurs and have them start a business related to "carp fishing". I'm willing to bet 998 of them fail...they love carp but again, building a business about what you love and not about what customers need will lead to failure most of the time.

Sure those 2 out of 1000 people may start successful carp fishing businesses and those are the two who will make headlines and be interviewed and looked up to. If 998 out of 1000 people will fail in a specific business, even though you are passionate about that niche, would you enter it?...I think you know my answer.

My 2 cents.

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I truly believe that chasing money is the wrong way to get money. Finding a way to make money through a passion is the way to go because your energy and focus intensifies when you're working on something that you enjoy, therefore the results in gaining money increase.

I agree money is important but the things we are passionate about are even more so.Speaking from experience I have ruined things I was passionate about by trying to turn them into businesses. It started out great but after a while the headaches that come with running any business began to change my feelings towards my passion. Don't get me wrong my current business in based on my passion for computer intelligence and has been going for over 6 years now and I love every minute of it. It's just something that everyone should consider before diving in.

A lot of golden nuggets dropped here!

I think that can be true but not necessarily in all cases. Sometimes the money has to come from other sources which can then be used on the passion eventually. Thank you.