Comments on: Are You Pursuing Your Passion? http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Kim http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-57523 Brian Kim Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:10:23 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=632#comment-57523 I think the answer to pursuing your passion is already inside each and every person. It's just covered by doubt and fear. There is a way to dig it back up. I wrote an article that may be of interest to you and I hope people can benefit from it. I think the answer to pursuing your passion is already inside each and every person. It’s just covered by doubt and fear. There is a way to dig it back up. I wrote an article that may be of interest to you and I hope people can benefit from it.

]]> By: Madame X http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Madame X Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:24:29 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=632#comment-1200 Have you read Barbara Ehrenreich's "Bait & Switch?" I would be pretty leery about giving any money to most of these career coaches that are out there, it seems like a really dicey industry. Have you read Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Bait & Switch?” I would be pretty leery about giving any money to most of these career coaches that are out there, it seems like a really dicey industry.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 pfadvice Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:32:17 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=632#comment-1199 I'm in that position right now of trying to turn my dream job into one that I can actually make a living at. Will I make it happen? Yes, but the time frame is still up in the air. I'd love to be doing it now full time, but the income just isn't there at the moment. I'm currently doing a 6 month trial at it which was made possible because my partner agreed to forgo his share of the income for the 6 months. What I've found is that even though I work much longer hours on it, the time that I work seems to be much less. When you enjoy what you're doing, time just goes by faster. The current goal is to have my websites be my main income within the next 2 years. Of course, sooner would be better :) While some obstacles exist in making that happen, I think with our current plan it is feasible. The hardest part is starting and figuring out that a dream job usually isn't something that already exists, but something that you must create yourself. You know yourself better than anyone else and therefore have a much better chance of creating that perfect job than finding it as a position someplace else. I’m in that position right now of trying to turn my dream job into one that I can actually make a living at. Will I make it happen? Yes, but the time frame is still up in the air. I’d love to be doing it now full time, but the income just isn’t there at the moment. I’m currently doing a 6 month trial at it which was made possible because my partner agreed to forgo his share of the income for the 6 months.

What I’ve found is that even though I work much longer hours on it, the time that I work seems to be much less. When you enjoy what you’re doing, time just goes by faster. The current goal is to have my websites be my main income within the next 2 years. Of course, sooner would be better :) While some obstacles exist in making that happen, I think with our current plan it is feasible.

The hardest part is starting and figuring out that a dream job usually isn’t something that already exists, but something that you must create yourself. You know yourself better than anyone else and therefore have a much better chance of creating that perfect job than finding it as a position someplace else.

]]> By: mmb http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 mmb Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:52:07 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=632#comment-1198 I know someone who left his six figure job as an investment banker in NYC to open a party store selling widgets in Ohio. The first year was consistently bad, the second year had ups & down and the third year he went on a vacation for the first time in 3 years. I don't know whether he made any profit but he was happy. My dad started business after business. Every time a business started returning profit he would move on to something else. We never had much money but he liked the adventure. My brother works straight 72 hr shifts at the hospital and is on call even on his few off days. Some days he's too tired but when I ask him if there's something else he'd much rather be doing he says no. I think your dream job is one that you can see yourself doing day in and day out, occasionally tired and maybe even miserable but always knowing that there is nothing else you would much rather do. So, the only question you have to figure out the answer to is what is it that you want to do so badly that sacrifices along the way won't matter. If you had to live hand to mouth while you are waiting for the world to catch up with your accomplishments, what is the one thing that you wouldn't want to stop doing. Because unless your dream job happens to be crunching numbers in a cubicle or any other safe job you can pretty much take it for granted that you won't be rich overnight doing what you love. On the other hand, I read a study that people who are unhappy or confused in their jobs live an average 5 years less than those who love their jobs. So, really, if you think about it you have less to save for retirement... I know someone who left his six figure job as an investment banker in NYC to open a party store selling widgets in Ohio. The first year was consistently bad, the second year had ups & down and the third year he went on a vacation for the first time in 3 years. I don’t know whether he made any profit but he was happy. My dad started business after business. Every time a business started returning profit he would move on to something else. We never had much money but he liked the adventure. My brother works straight 72 hr shifts at the hospital and is on call even on his few off days. Some days he’s too tired but when I ask him if there’s something else he’d much rather be doing he says no. I think your dream job is one that you can see yourself doing day in and day out, occasionally tired and maybe even miserable but always knowing that there is nothing else you would much rather do. So, the only question you have to figure out the answer to is what is it that you want to do so badly that sacrifices along the way won’t matter. If you had to live hand to mouth while you are waiting for the world to catch up with your accomplishments, what is the one thing that you wouldn’t want to stop doing. Because unless your dream job happens to be crunching numbers in a cubicle or any other safe job you can pretty much take it for granted that you won’t be rich overnight doing what you love.

On the other hand, I read a study that people who are unhappy or confused in their jobs live an average 5 years less than those who love their jobs. So, really, if you think about it you have less to save for retirement…

]]> By: ib http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/are-you-pursuing-your-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 ib Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:42:19 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=632#comment-1197 LOL! i LOVE that you referenced the underpants gnomes!!!! thanks :) LOL! i LOVE that you referenced the underpants gnomes!!!! thanks :)

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