Can Money and Passion Coexist?

When we say that we don’t know what we’re supposed to do with our lives, we often don’t really mean that. What we actually mean is: we don’t know how to make the optimal choice that keeps a balance between money and enjoyment.

In life, it seems that we are offered two choices. One is to work in a job that we don’t feel passionate about but that helps us make a comfortable living. The other is to do work that we feel passionate about but by taking a significant hit to the amount of money we could make. It can sometimes feel like a binary choice, with little ways out.

Insofar as we spend most of our waking hours working, it’s a natural consequence to want to do work that feels meaningful and good. So, there come moments when we are doubting whether our careers can truly make us happy. When we say that we don’t know what we’re supposed to do with our lives, we don’t really mean that.

What we actually mean is: we don’t know how to make the optimal choice that keeps a balance between money and enjoyment!

If you are already working in a high-paying job, this choice can feel excruciating. And if you are not, then you might be looking for ways to do something you like, while still enjoying some material benefits.

There is no magic trick to go around this conundrum. We live a life in which we have…