Do you think that if you "do what you love, the money will follow"?

Answer 1

No -- but on the other hand, if you do what you do for money, no guarantee that either money or happiness will follow.

You will always have to compromise no matter what, but it is worth pursuing something if you love it, even if you also need to do something to make money.

Answer 2

It's more likely than doing what you don't love, certainly. You generally love what you are good at, and get good at what you love. But sometimes, what you love doing is not something people necessarily want to pay for. Or there are other complications.

For example, artists tend to love what they do, but they don't get rich unless a gallery supports their work, so someone can see it who has the money to buy it. Same with most artistic types: they need an agent or manager of some kind to be the practical one. But many creative people can be practical enough to find a trustworthy agent, and then do what they love and the money flows. And some people are also able to be both creative and practical.

But the real winners are the ones who love the competition, the challenges, that go into the practical stuff directly. The agent with an eye for talent, the shop owner with the good taste and sensitivity to his customers' needs so he has what they want when they want it at a price they are willing to pay -- the lawyer who feels good about defending those in trouble, and loves the challenge of proving up his case -- we have all known people who got rich because they deserved to, because they did something worth the money they were paid for it.

And we all have known the other kind, too.

Answer 3

That all depends on how much you love it. If you really love to teach for example you will find a way to make the low income suffice and the happiness you get from teaching will more that mask the lack of financial gain. You do not make more money because you love what you do, but you do need less money when you love what you do.

Answer 4

Well, maybe not every time. But I have actually managed to do it and can only encourage others to at least try.

(Too many people get stuck in a job they hate and that ruins the lives of millions and is the reason for so much misery.)

Answer 5

well that depends on how well you do what you love.

i love to write, but i am mediocre at it, if i did what i loved i would be broke, and i'd be living on the streets. writing poems for food. it wouldn't work

Answer 6

i think....
if you do what you love..money no longer matters.
you manage, because you love what you do