Comments on: Ask Sean: Can Everyone Really Pursue Their True Passion In Life?

By: Brett Farmiloe

Brett Farmiloe — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:54:26 +0000

I’ve started a whole website for this topic about how people have pursued their passion…www.pursuethepassion.com.

What Sean heard from a radio DJ is what I heard from Michael Jordan’s shoe designer…’you don’t have to be Carmelo Anthony or Lebron James or the guy who is making that jumper…you can be the guy who designs the products of that guy making the jumper.’

By: Brie

Brie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:36:32 +0000

I think the questioner forgets that plenty of people are super passionate about their less-than-glamourous jobs. Me for instance, I’m a college career advisor. And I LOVE what I do, it’s truly my passion. It’s not glamorous, it won’t make me famous, but I enjoy every minute of it.

I also think people have many passions, and pursue them in different ways other than as a career. I’m also passionate about travel, reading, and organization (random, I know), but I get my thrills doing those things outside my 9-5 job.

Passion can be pursued and found in any career.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:52:54 +0000

You make a great (if depressing) point Louis. Not many people are willing to work hard enough for their passion. But hopefully, the more people that do, the more happiness will be generated.

By: Louis Burns

Louis Burns — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:49:11 +0000

And then there’s the fact that most people don’t really want to be rock stars. Sure they’ll say they do, but if it came down to facing the work and the other stresses associated with it, they’d bail.

There’s also the point that if everyone was a rock star, it wouldn’t be that interesting or popular. If people just wanted to be something popular, they’d end up having to pick something else.

I heard Tiger Woods was asked something along those lines too. His response was that if anyone else wanted to work as hard as he had, they could have what he has. No one else works as hard at what he does.

No one is forced into a job they don’t want. Can everyone follow their dream? Of course. Will they? Nope.