Comments on: Passion. Or, do what you love. Or, do what you do.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:14:07 +0000

Find “your happy”.
It brings everything together and in focus.

By: Nona

Nona — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:25:09 +0000

I’m just so glad you are going to clear this up in just two posts!! I fall in the do what you love camp. But, I also think that do what you love looks wildly different for different people. For instance, one guy I know if separating from the military and he has two kids. For him, doing what he loves involves these priorities: living in the Northwest, working for a great company, so his kids can go to one high school (and not many). He also wants his income to be enough that their family can vacation, the kids can go to summer camp and there is good wine on the table at dinner. When he talks about these things, his face lights up. That might mean a job that isn’t entirely his dream job, but it does mean his dream life.

For me? I’m with Sarah. making what I love pay the bills is my path.

I wonder if that is more common among women than men. Hmmmm.

Great post!!! xx

By: Mining your joy for a job

Mining your joy for a job — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:57:23 +0000

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By: Sarah Bray

Sarah Bray — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:37:49 +0000

For me, making what I love pay the bills is crucial. Because you’re right –when you work for yourself, you often work much more than when you worked for someone else. If I saved my art for my free time, I would never do it. I barely have any free time!

But maybe if I didn’t live my work so much, I would spend less time on it and I *would* have free time? I don’t know.