Following your Passion: good or bad idea?

I hear a lot of excuses, fears and justifications to get off your ass and actually take the Big Leap.⁣⁣

Here are the top 12 disadvantages I got about Following Dreams instead of Money:

1. You will earn less money and may lead to old-age poverty⁣⁣

2. Sounds romantic, but it’s childish and unrealistic

3. It sounds too easy, which is sketchy. Nothing worth fighting for is ever easy⁣⁣

4. You may not be able to afford proper health insurance

5. ⁣⁣It’s overrated. Your interests tend to change over time

6. You may lose some friends by following your passion⁣⁣

7. Following your dreams can be mentally hard

8. ⁣⁣Quitting your current job isn’t all fun at all—and it can bring a lot of career backtracking

9. ⁣⁣Risky in case you have a family⁣⁣

10. Dreams are just dreams⁣⁣

11. You may end working a lot more hours than in a regular stable job⁣⁣

12. It takes too much patience and tolerance to uncertainty to follow one’s dreams⁣⁣

Some of them I find understandable, others are just plain ridiculous.⁣⁣

Here is the thing. If you are at a crossroad where you want to decide either to go for a or , it’s because it’s high time to change something in your life. Is it your perspective? Is it ?⁣