Comments on: Why the Saying: “Pursue What You Love and Money Will Follow” is Wrong

By: Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:04:01 +0000

Glad to hear it! What did you like most about it?

By: Krystyna Casanas

Krystyna Casanas — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:44:06 +0000

liked this writing!

By: Teresia Doubrava

Teresia Doubrava — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:01:17 +0000

Thanks for posting this article. I’m decidedly frustrated with struggling to search out germane and intelligent commentary on this issue. Everybody nowadays goes to the very far extremes to either drive home their viewpoint that either: everyone else in the planet is wrong, or two that everyone but them does not really understand the situation. Many thanks for your concise, applicable insight.

By: Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:23:56 +0000

Usman, excellent point. There is somewhat of a balancing act that we need to perform when deciding on a business idea. Obviously, starting a business with enjoyable work AND in an area that interests you is preferrable to just starting a business that offers the right type of work.

I like the demonstration you put together in your post. I’ll read through it again and comment shortly.

Thanks for the comment!

By: Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:50 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Brian. There are indeed plenty of instances where doing what you love will bring you money and in most cases, it is even ideal to do it this way. However, “Do what you love and money will follow” is a bit of an absolute statement and I feel there are too many examples of situations where doing what you love WONT bring you money. Following the type of WORK you love will be much more effective in bringing you money with a rewarding experience.

I think having a strong interest in what you do is important and pursuing what you love can certainly get you there, but pursuing the type of work that you love will do the same while also ensuring you are empowered. I suppose that doing what you love does often equal money because your favorite activities CAN often translate into rewarding work related tasks. You just need to proceed with caution and ensure that the role you would be filling by starting a business based on your interests is one that you would enjoy.

By: Brian Linton

Brian Linton — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:02:42 +0000

Matt, thanks for this great post. I think that you are right on about doing what you love does not always equal money - however, I do believe derivatives of doing what you love can equal money. I would say the key is finding something related to what you love, and you will probably love it. Cheers, Brian Brian Linton’s last blog post..Successful Entrepreneur Guide - The Importance of Taking Preorders

By: Usman Sheikh

Usman Sheikh — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:10:56 +0000

Hey Matt…great article. I really like the way you have articulated your thoughts using pertinent examples. I wrote a post a couple of days ago on the same topic. I reached the same conclusion that one needs to actually find the sweet spot between three circles.

1. Doing what we love to do.
2. Doing what we feel most comfortable in doing.
3. Doing what we will get paid for.

All three circles will intersect at a sweet spot which is where we should aim to be in our life.

You can read the post in greater detail here. http://www.usmansheikh.com/inspiration/do-what-you-love

Regards
Usman Sheikh
http://www.usmansheikh.com