Following Your Passion Will Alienate, Offend and Generally Piss People Off
The Road to Realizing Your Dream is Littered with Haters
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation. Isolation is the gift.” — Charles Bukowski
Following your dream is an act of empowerment. In a world where most people are still struggling to figure out what even makes them passionate, veering from the beaten path to pursue a calling is a daring move.
Unsatisfied with merely reading about forging a life worth being excited about, entrepreneurs take the universe up on its challenge. Armed with an idea, a drive and enough adrenaline pumping through their veins to delude themselves as to how much work the endeavor will actually require, they begin their businesses and wait for the world to recognize their genius.
Creating something worth caring about takes work. Suffering, scrimping and sleepless nights are endured in the service of building a fulfilling career. Without bosses to commend that dedication, many entrepreneurs fall back on their…
