Topic: Can your passion lead to an increase in your net worth? - page 7. (Read 1120 times)

@Op, you shouldn't just take 2 examples if it's not a rare story that only a few people experience. Passion isn't always going to have high commercial value, so it's a concern for people. Today in some low-income countries, people just want their daily needs to be sufficient, compared to the example you took that might come from someone with good economic preferences who have lots of ideas and opportunities to make it happen.

Desire and ambition of course can still be one part to make you more passionate and excited but of course in this case there needs to be capital and careful planning and with some considerations.
The story you told seems to be a good thing and can be a good encouragement. but on the other hand, we also have to realize that they don't live easily and that only a happy picture is shown not with a picture of difficulties and some other worst possibilities.
A small example in this case is Colonel Sanders who we may know that he is someone who owns KFC with a brand value of more than $12 billion in 2020.
His story is so inspiring because by selling fried chicken alone he can become very rich but in fact he also has many sad stories such as failure in business, trade competition and even his recipe was rejected more than 1000 times before he could finally become now.

Having passion and determination when reflecting on some of the cases of billionaires is certainly a good thing but in this case you need to remember that it is not easy and needs a mentality as strong as steel to make us successful. When only expecting success only with ambition without having other qualifications it could only be an empty hope because the ambition we have is not accompanied by skills or qualifications in that field.

I'm someone who believes that we can make money in various ways and places as long as we know how to take advantage of an opportunity. Afterall, no matter how trivial our passion is, there will always be a community that will be willing to spend money for it. You have to be creative and see your passion as an outlet of opportunity, do not box yourself in the idea that you are the only one enjoying that specific thing or that you like it only because it's fun and gives boost of happiness. You have to see it as an opportunity, you have to view it with a mind that is willing to experiment, find ways, search for opportunities in that specific area you are passionate about.

Well... You did not talk about how much they made in their previous job other than their current jobs.

However,  every hustlers are aimed to have a continues of increases in their prospective business. This is why people leaves one job opportunities to the other.

Hence, your passion may not lead to an increase to a net worthy rather it gives you a devoted confidence boosting your  nomenclature desires on a particular field.

Your passion would encourage you to feel relax, staying focused, boosting your moral with a Strong like of loving your job and settling so passionately on that field.

Your passion would earn you tirelessness, multitasking and even feel welcomed during difficulties and  encountering work overloaded.

Your passion would energies you go extra mile robusting your ego equivalent to earn you increases on a net worth.


I have always look forth being a military. Air force or a Naval office precisely.
After many attempts without succeeding due to the nature of the country Nigeria I am in, at most scenero in a competitive carrier recruitment, you must have a higher personality at the top which I don't have and this had jeopardized my dream of being a military.

My passion of being a military is beyond margins that I says to myself that it is best to me being on the military uniform where I can earn a one-third comparing to any huge amount to be earned if working in an oil sector or for the government.

This is what a passion is. You don't go for increase of your net worth but for the love and for what you finds joy and enjoys doing at any of it's nature and condition.

Passion would aim to gain you professionality and creativities towards a field then if it terms to offer you increase in your net worth that would be a pocketable bonus to you.

Oftentimes, I wonder if money is removed from the equation, would we still be as motivated as we are? I wonder if following our true passion is actually for the pure pleasure of wasting away at the thing we truly love, and not for the financial gains. Many people have followed their passion, and it led to increased net worth, but this happens when the environment supports it. However, following one's passion requires bravery and courage because you do not know if the outcome would increase your net worth or not. You do not know how long it would take to achieve it. And there is also the fact that if you abandon everything and follow your passion and fail, people will laugh at you.

So, I say before you throw in the towel to follow your passion, have a plan in place. Everyone I have read about who followed their passion made a calculated and strategic plan. That's why we read about them. There are also those who blindly followed their passion and failed, whom we don't read about.

Passion is probably the most important thing you should have if you want to be successful at doing anything. Passion and determination. Giving no fuck to the naysayers but also being wise enough to listen to the people with good knowledge.

There was a very good example in a movie, "Forrest Gump".

Bubba was obsessed with shrimps and it didn't matter if he was in the middle of war or his sleep at night, he was always talking about shrimps. He knew every little fuckin detail about shrimps. After the war, Bubba started his shrimp business and became a very successful shrimp-man.

Shit like that really happens.

The only thing that is stopping me is, i haven't find my passion yet. I am more like a person who wanted to acquire many skills but now i came to know that i can not do that until i have hundred percent grip on one skill only then i should move to others. So the main things is i had not chooses any field as my passion yet. But i think i like to write article because for writing article i have to do many research and that research have helped me a lot in my university exam that somehow till now i was able to maintain a CGPA of 3.89.

The above examples are definitely motivating and we should learn from them. Following your passion is not an easy task, for the first example, defossey must have saved so much money to run his business from scratch and that money is the main cause for many people to start following their own passion. So, many just stick to their 9 to 5 jobs. Same, goes for the second example, the sean audet must have faced a lot of Financial pressure and of course family pressure too if he likes to pay black tax.

And yes, if we will follow our passion one day we will be enjoying our journey to make our passion come true and of course during that journey we will be making money too.

Pursuing our passion does not always bring the expected success, sometimes we encounter many difficulties and obstacles. Everyone has a different experience. But remember one thing, career and passion decide is up to you. There is no right or wrong answer, and there is no single pattern. You need to listen to your heart and make decisions based on your satisfaction and responsibility.

Also remember that you and your family's happiness depend on more than success or money. If you are satisfied with your current job and provide stability for your family, that is also a success. Don't forget that the love and support of family is always important.

This is correct. Passion alone is not enough if the rest of the investment elements are absent, the most important of which is providing sufficient budget to finance that passion. This applies to those with artistic creativity and high style.
On the other hand, there are people whose passion is in performing certain jobs, and therefore they can join a project where they can employ those skills and benefit from their passion. This applies a lot to those with computer skills.
In general, it can be said that passion can help increase wealth, but this always depends on how the person wants to employ it.

Not always. Maybe your passion isn't shared by the people around you. It's not part of their culture and preference, so you won't be successful on the area where you live and to move yourself to somewhere else where your passion will be welcome can be really expensive and out of your currently reality.

A simple example would be: your passion is to work with barbecue restaurant, but where you live 90% of the people are vegetarians. So it's not going to work and you will get frustrated in the end... When you or things you like to do are too different from what the people around enjoy, life can become really annoying. You feel offset, like you don't fit in anywhere and can't put in practice things you like.

There's always a reason why they follow their passion, because as far as I know passion comes quickly and sometimes it changes, I think they had previous abilities before following their passion in this field, at their age when moving is not the age to experiment, but they have understanding and knowledge before doing it, when they find instructions about business that come out of self-will, this will be continuous and and you only need to be equipped consistently.

For me maybe yes and maybe not, sometimes the desire belongs to the company but if there is a lot of initial capital that must be prepared, both from plans, money, knowledge, network and others which are the goal of foresight how can he get income. That's good, but you have to prepare for it long ago, because even if you like it, business is still a business that has a cruel character to its pioneers.

When you're truly invested in your work, it becomes more than a job. And that fire for the fight keeps you going when the going gets tough. You keep on truckin' along, maybe not making a killing at first but eventually making some serious wealth

You make a very valid point that in the corporate world, location and networking are more important than financial resources. As the adage goes, "location, location, location" (or something like). Sales are sure to skyrocket in a busy area with the correct connections. Of course, we need to get along with other companies without treading on their toes

Let's talk money now. You wouldn't think money would just appear, would you? The keys to success are a happy and devoted customer base. The cha-ching will come if they are satisfied and spend more money. The pursuit of customers is more important than financial gain

If we already have the desire to do something that we can indeed do then there is nothing wrong for us to try, many people who are successful today because they have a very high desire even though when they first follow the desire many experience losses but they continue to try until the glory they can feel, as you have told them they are indeed people who want to be independent and always rely on their desires so that all can Reached.

I believe so. In a perfect world, we are supposed to do what we love to do. We are supposed to do what is in line with our gifts and skills. Maybe we cannot call it work or job anymore since we are liking it and enjoying. So obviously, our passion leads to more success and success is everything including our net worth.

Although there are also exceptions. When we talk about passion, it also means happiness. Many people do not dream of becoming super rich. Personally, I also like to develop and build a career out of my passion. And when the time comes that I am satisfied with my net worth, I will most likely just donate and help those in need rather than focus on the growth of my wealth.

What you say is very true, because simply put, if someone is working at a job he likes and loves, it is certain that he will not feel bored more easily when there are any challenges. Because he definitely knows what he has to do while still enjoying his job thoroughly even though the amount of sales may not be much. But if the job he likes continues for a long time, his income level will also be very large and can also make him open another branch of his business in another place.

In terms of business, I personally place money on the second point after crowded places and cooperation networks that can be mutually beneficial to each other. Because when a businessman has a business in a crowded place and his business is known by all his friends, of course he will get great sales if he doesn't create a disturbance for other people's businesses.

And when sales have increased, of course the money he will get will also not be small, so it is for this reason that makes me put money on the second point after a businessman has made an extraordinary promotion in a crowded environment. This means that as a businessman, we must be good at targeting customers first before targeting large amounts of money because money can come by itself through customers who buy more on a daily basis.

The line between success and failure is very tiny, you can do something and become successful while others try the same thing but they fail. Your passion can lead you to increase your network if you try it and become successful and also it can lead you to become broke if you try it, invested so much believing you'll make it but later failed. We have many individual that have followed their passion but failed and we have those that have succeeded.

For every individual that followed their passion and succeeded, we have many other individuals that didn't succeed but we won't know or hear about them since the world doesn't celebrate failure but only success is been celebrated, lets find our own path to success.

Money is typically not a priority in businesses, jobs or works we are truely passionate about, but sufficient rewards (not necessarily money) do certainly come if the jobs are well done.
Why choosing a job we are passionate about or love is important is that it helps us endure whatever challenges we may encounter while doing the job, to stay long enough to master/perfect it and become successful or have a break through.

It can be done, especially if he really likes something and decides to make it to make money. I've seen some people who used to be doing something just for fun but they decided to exploit its potential and found that what it was doing could be profitable.

A clear example, in this case, is if someone really likes culinary and he tries to do a review of the culinary he visited. From what was originally just a hobby or fun, it can be a source of income because there are many offers to review places to eat. Countless people have successfully followed their passion to increase their net worth and they discovered it by accident.

What stops us from following it is laziness. We feel we can't be like them and have no passion to do something even though we haven't tried it. Another reason is that we only imitate what other people do even though it won't suit us especially to make money. We have to find our passion and do it with pleasure so that from that happy feeling, there is a desire to go further. Find your passion and do it and you will find your way to grow it.

It's not the story, it's the conviction and effort in making it happen.
Many fail with decisions made after quitting a company because they don't know what to do to get on with a new business.
On the contrary, it is not uncommon for people to succeed after deciding to stop working in a large company by continuing the new business they are doing.

Apart from belief and effort, there are other factors that will bring someone to achieve it all, namely capital and knowledge such as creative ideas that will be applied to the new business as unique as possible.
IMO, for people who have talent in business, the steps to do that are relatively easy.

The reason why most people didn't follow their passion is they're already work under someone company and they already get stable income. Sure you might say they can work harder after they going back to their home, but your energy has been drained, so you can't put all of your idea or learn more seriously.

However it depends on your passion, if your passion has no demand, even you're very skilled you wouldn't make a lot money. Currently one of the biggest demand is web developer, if you're very skilled in this thing, you would make a lot money.