I think alot of this makes sense, in a certain context. It comes from a person writing about alot of people who don't actually have a passion, just a "moderate

I think alot of this makes sense, in a certain context. It comes from a person writing about alot of people who don't actually have a passion, just a "moderate interest". A passion makes one get out of bed to do it, or research/study it, or talk incessantly about it, or practice it. They can't help but evangelize their passion, they would continue doing it even if they had to pay money to do it. When your passion is a loss-leader for you in a personal finance sense, then you could be ready to make it your living. In other words, make what you're living your living. Some people claim to love sitting around watching television, but in actuality they are lulled into it through boredom or exhaustion. If they had more energy, they perhaps wouldn't do 50% of those "loves" and do other things. I talk to guys in the workforce who say "man if I could just make money boatin' n' fishin', boy I'd be set." No, that's your weekend escape hatch. Get on that boat every day after work if you really want to get paid. See the pain points in the "want to boat recreationally" industry/market and then serve it. If you can't do it, then you're just one of those "weekend warriors" adrift with a couple sixers whittling time away. That's not a passion, that's not what you love. It's a pastime, like carving wood on the porch or reading romance novels before bedtime. Now, writing a romance novel in any professional capacity (yes even romance novels) takes a dedication that likely 90% of romance novel readers (or any other reading enthusiast who dreams wistfully of writing for a living) have the time, training, dedication, or inclination of doing. Of the remaining 10%, only a handful will have the amount of talent, perseverance, immunity to rejection and ridicule, and plain luck it takes to make a living out of it. If you don't like the odds, odds are you don't like the career. Don't do it. But don't listen to people who say you can't do your passion as a career. I refuse to believe your only choices in life is either be infinitely talented, connected, and lucky or to work for a corporation. There is in-between, and just because there are Zuckerbergs and JK Rowlings out there making everyone else in their field look bad with their embarrassment of successes, not everyone has or even needs that insane gobs of drive and dedication and luck. You just need to push at it every day like you did when you first started doing it. Consistence and persistence unlocks doors.