Find Your Passion, Do What You Love, and Make Money From It
A lot of people struggle to do what they love.
A lot of people struggle to make money from doing what they love.
It seems like those who make money from their passions are unicorns.
So what’s the deal with passion?
- How do you find it?
- Should you find it?
- And what do you do with it?
We’ll answer all of these questions and more in this post. If you don’t have a passion or you have one and don’t know what to do with it, this is the perfect guide for you. Stick around until the end to find out how to do what you love and make money at the same time.
Understanding the Problem
We’ve heard some people complain that they don’t have any hobbies or passions. They can’t seem to find anything worth their time that excites them.
Finding your passion is a common problem that people go through. While the general advice is “just go and do stuff,” there is a deeper problem here:
If you don’t know what passion feels like, you will miss it every time.
So the first step is understanding what passion feels like.
What Passion Really Means
By definition, passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion.
You get a taste of it when someone cuts you off in traffic but does that mean you have a passion for LA traffic? Obviously not.
In the real world, passion means excitement something you enjoy doing regardless of the outcome. It’s something that scratches an itch and makes you curious.
You already have, and will have, hundreds of passions throughout your life. The problem is thinking that passion should be overwhelming like waves knocking you back to the shore.
Passion vs. Obsession
You might expect to find something that won’t let you sleep at night, will constantly be on your mind, and will make you drop everything to do it.
That’s not passion. That’s obsession.
Passion happens moment to moment:
- That one song on your playlist that lights you up.
- Reading something profound in a book.
- Watching a random video on how to do something and then spending hours down a rabbit hole.
That moment of excitement, that’s what passion feels like.
And if you think about it, those moments happen more often than you realize.
The Danger of the “True Passion” Myth
It’s actually dangerous to think of passion or purpose as something that will completely change your world.
You can’t find your true passion because it doesn’t exist.
It’s like true love how lucky were you to find out your true love happened to live three houses down?
Instead, identify those small sparks of curiosity and chase after them.
How to Chase Your Passion
Even when people find something they’re passionate about, they’re often afraid to chase after it.
Why?
- It feels like a waste of time.
- It doesn’t feel like their true passion.
- They think it might just be a phase.
There’s also a stigma toward people who jump from one thing to the next. Society labels them as confused, flaky, or unbalanced.
If last year you were drawing, now you’re programming, and next you want to start a TikTok account people won’t take you seriously, right?
The Good News
Nobody actually cares about you.
They’re too busy worrying about what other people think of them.
You’re free to chase anything that makes you curious.
How to Do It
Be a professional about it:
- Take it seriously.
- Take lessons.
- Read books.
- Ask masters for advice.
- Invest in the right tools.
If at any point it stops making you excited, set it aside and move on.
Some will say this is a waste of money and time it’s not. We’re giving you our blessing to invest time and money in whatever catches your curiosity.
How to Use Your Passion
The happiest and most successful people we know have a healthy balance of money and passion.
This balance happens when your passion starts to challenge you. Eventually, you hit a roadblock you’re past the beginner level and need to push yourself further.
That’s when your passion will start feeding your soul.
Going Public
At this stage, you should:
- Publish your writing.
- Ask for feedback.
- Sell your work online.
- Display it for others to see.
You’re not doing it for money. You’re doing it for yourself. The reward is the satisfaction and feedback that helps you improve.
To feed your soul and find balance, your passion needs to challenge you. You become part of a group that does what you do you can now call yourself an amateur [insert passion here].
Passion and Making Money
You’ve heard it a million times: If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.
Here’s the reality:
You make money from your passions if your passion is making money.
Artists might spend 2 hours creating and 10 hours trying to sell their work. Not everyone can be Beeple the digital artist who went from selling art for $100 to $69 million for a single piece.
The Problem With Monetizing Passion
When you try to make money from your passion, it often becomes a job and a job won’t feed your soul, no matter how passionate you are.
It’s crucial to separate your money-making activities from your passion activities.
- One feeds your family.
- The other feeds your soul.
There may come a time when you’re so good at your passion that someone will pay you for it. Whether you make that switch is up to you.
Avoid Making Work Your Whole Life
Happy and successful people keep a healthy balance of work and passion.
The real reason people can’t find passion? They don’t enjoy their work. They hope to find something that’s fun, interesting, and financially rewarding so it doesn’t feel like work.
But once they turn it into a career, they often stop enjoying it starting the cycle all over again.
Turning Passion Into a Business
If you want to turn your passion into a business:
- Shift Your Mentality – Once your passion becomes work, it will feel different. Be aware of this change.
- Start as a Side Hustle – 5–10 hours a week is enough in the beginning.
- Define Your Competitive Advantage – Leverage what you learned practicing your passion.
- Skill Stack – Use skills from your job and add related ones.
- Get One Paying Customer – Prove there’s demand before you fully commit.
Final Thought:
Don’t quit your job chasing fairy tales. Build your passion carefully, keep the joy alive, and balance it with work that supports your life.
