Career Choices: Money Or Passion?

[geronimonster]

Have to agree with Daredevil. At this stage it's more of MONEY, just getting by ain't enough these days.

When I'm not that tight with money anymore, I might prefer a career that will also be aligned with the things that I would like to do.

But for the meantime... I'm sticking to my bread and butter

[WayneTruce]

Passion.. as passion would give one the satisfaction and happiness that no amount of money can buy ...

[purrtypwincess]

I can truly say that for a nearly a decade of working, it would have to be passion.

 

Recently, I signed up for a job that people in my industry would not normally sign up for because the pay "sucks". But as luck turned out, not only did a much higher position, but the first group to exist in such a company.

 

I actually quit higher paying jobs because I was doing the same thing over and over and it did not do me any good. Passion gives you direction and more chances of earning higher salaries and push yourself to things that you never dreamed of you were capable of doing.

[alpha quadrant]

passion first, then money will just follow... if you own a business, and your passionate about the business, naturally, you will be inspired for the business to grow.. if you're an employee, and you are passionate on your work, your hard work will be rewarded by your employer (it depends on your employer)...

[itchyboy]

my father's passion in his field (he's an artist) did nothing for me and my siblings. we starved and he failed to send all of us to college. so i'd go for money. (imo)

[mark_pogi]

Its Passion Over Money.

[JustSmile=)]

Sa panahon ngaun, be Practical..

 

Money syempre..

 

In a perfect world mas okay na passion first then money is the reward, mas maganda na ung hnd ka naghihirap because u have just enough money to last the day til next payday comes..

[rakista_royale]

money... money... money...

[ZO9zaa]

passion

[hottlipss]

Passion!

My family and I made a financial sacrifice by giving up my 20 year dental career and starting over by going back to school full time for nursing.

And it's the best decision ever because I finally found my purpose and I'm very motivated and I shine when I'm doing what I want to do.

[maniaclara]

so far, i make money from something i at least haven't stopped enjoying...

[GandalanG]

Make money out of your passion..

[whois]

money..kapag naka ipon na, passion na..mas madali gumalaw when you have the money na

[madhunt3r]

passion. gusto ko, masaya ako sa ginagawa ko.

[AmBoyinManila]

both but well and strategically balanced with passion taking the edge on priority. reality is one cannot function well and long if one is not passionate about what one does. reality also dictates that passion can only feed your spirit...money will feed the rest

[orionquest]

money. your passion cannot feed you nor support your family needs. (not unless high paying ang passion mo)

[ndn]

Money. We need to be practical nowadays.

[Defiant]

^^^

But men, pursuing a Passion can be practical too. You just have to be creative and smart in your choices.

 

pursuing money isn't necessarily practical if you think about it too...

If you pursue money,

(1) one day you may wake up and realize that you hate your job, what it has made you, and even your life, then you quit, and attempt to start all over again from scratch at 40.

(2) you may burn-out or have a nervous breakdown and just don't know what to do with your life.

(3) you may dislike your job, and use alcohol, food, women, and other filth to compensate for hating your job, your life, which is much more unhealthy and much more a waste of your money.

 

money just has many cons as pursuing passion.

 

And there's always a way to turn something you love into something profitable. Being a starving f#&king artist or make art for the world is just plain stupid.

[knoll1234]

career first then my passions ( travel, Builder, small business)

[catlyn]

Passion.

 

Lucky me Im able to do my passion and the same time I earned a good paycheck!

 

 

[f38married]

Passion....I would say I'm also lucky to be doing what I like and I don't have to worry much about how much I earn.

[metalhead109]

money

[borjy]

money so i can spend for my passion -- photography..

[lovestoned]

Passion.

 

Lucky me Im able to do my passion and the same time I earned a good paycheck!

Likewise

[RED2018]

The task of choosing between money and passion is a difficult one, especially for those who study many long years to get their educational degrees.

 

Most people tend to go on with their supposedly money-making careers and choose high-paying jobs rather than going for a small-packaged passionate work. The point is, these people earn money, and money alone. Not a bad thing, if your crowning aim is to get rich. But money is no man's dream, may be a way to get their goals, but certainly not the prime goal of life.

 

Every human has responsibilities and duties towards society in which they exist. These duties often drags a human to the money-dreaming 'rat-race' and away from his pleasing passions. The notion that passion can be pursued only after bagging some substantial moolah, is as false as it gets. The thing is, the later you act on your passion, the lesser time you get to excel in it. There are always exceptions, but most average people fail and fall in their initial quest of money, fame and possessions.