Liking what we do makes us better at it, in my opinion anyway, although I suppose most people would prefer to something other than what they do for work - It's not always possible.
You're a professional photographer huh? Seems like a legit job...I'm not a very good one, I try though, and manage to get a reasonable shot now and then. I'm perfected a really cool strategy...point and press shutter release. The rest is left to chance.
RE: Floating ideas