Motivation is not the same as passion. Scott Adams famously talks about his stint in bank lending, and that you should never lend money to passionate people. h

Motivation is not the same as passion. Scott Adams famously talks about his stint in bank lending, and that you should never lend money to passionate people. https://www.fastcompany.com/3030518/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-on-why-big-goals-are-for-losers https://www.fastcompany.com/3030518/dilbert-creator-scott-ad... I agree that motivated people find a way, but my experience is that passion is a luxury, and people who indulge in luxuries, almost by definition, aren't willing to do "whatever it takes"(tm).