Pursuing one’s passion is often aligned with a profession that isn’t stable or where few gain financial stability: artist, professional athlete, musician. I get it. But who says our passion can't be a source of financial stability? And who says we can't find joy and fulfillment in something we didn't necessarily see as a passion?
Speaking as a graduate and multi skilled personnel, there are ways to Do What You Love and also Love What You Do. Get a good, solid education and apply for entry level positions where you can learn skills they can transfer to both a passion or a plain job. But at the same time, continue to learn new things and get involved in what you love to do and see where it takes you. You don't have to close that door.
Also, learn about careers that are more stable around what you love. Being an artist might be risky, but pursuing a day job may give you stability and be close to what you enjoy.
Speaking as an artist though, I say GO FOR WHAT YOU LOVE. You only live once, you're only young once. Take a risk, take a chance while you can. It gets harder to take those risks when you have a family to support. Swing for the fences!
Pursuing your passion can foster creativity, helping you come up with unique ideas or solutions that you might not explore in a more conventional job focused solely on money.
But nevertheless it all depends on what you'd like to spend the majority of your time doing. Remember, you're dedicating hours and hours of your life to whatever career you choose to pursue.
I so much believe that "success" and being "rich" more so equates to being happy, feeling fulfilled, and living a life that you love. I don't believe that being rich or successful really has much to do with money because money will never truly and fully satisfy one. My honest advice chase after your passions. Find a way to turn your passion into a job that will provide for you. If your passion can't be turned into a job, find a job that you enjoy doing that will provide, but continue to chase after your passions.
Ultimately, chasing money instead of passion won’t get you far if you’re looking for self-improvement.
Money is a very powerful thing. It builds empires and breaks down kingdoms; it allows for dreams to come true and it takes others away; it makes some people happy and others completely miserable. Today the pursuit of money is almost directly linked to the pursuit of happiness, and many will argue that money = happiness.
Although money is great and can buy us all the things that will temporarily make us happy, no amount of money can buy time. Time is our most valuable asset and it is something that, while on this earth, we should spend most wisely. You shouldn’t feel like you’re mindlessly wasting your life away.