PASSION
How to Find a Profession That Doesn’t Destroy What You Love Doing
It’s not as simple as “Follow your passion”
How often have you heard that you should follow your passion? Over the past 20+ years of my career, I’ve listened to so many people say that they would be happier if they could follow their hearts and chase their dreams. Unfortunately, it’s the go-to advice from people who are minimally trained in life coaching, and even for well-intentioned friends and family.
Miserable at work?
- You should be following your passion instead.
Confused about what to do with your college degree?
- Just follow your passion.
Just went through a layoff?
- Great! Now you can follow your passion.
“Following your passion” has also become popular advice in books on self-improvement, entrepreneurship, and life transformation over the past few decades. You can see the rise of this advice when you explore Google’s Ngram Viewer.
