Why "Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow" is Bogus!
Author: Tim Paulson

You may have heard the phrase, "Do what you love and the money
will follow." It suggests that following your passion will lead
you to success and money. I like the premise, but it's not
always reality. Not everyone can – nor should they – quit their
job and "do what they love." What I like more is my own
philosophy, which is "LOVE what you DO and the money will
follow."

One of the most important lessons I've learned is that it's
hard to become highly successful when you don't LOVE what you
do. You must love the organization and the product or service
you are involved with. It's important to do what you really
believe in and to love it. Since you spend more than a third of
your life in your work, shouldn't you love what you do?

When you love what you're doing, regardless of what it is, you
will be more successful at it. Whether you're running a coaching
business like I do, running a restaurant, working as a doctor or
chiropractic, are in sales, are in carpet cleaning -- whether
you are self-employed or work for someone else – when you love
what you do, it makes a world of difference! And in today's
challenging economy, this is crucial.

There are untold stories about people who hated their jobs, but
one day realized that they had to make a change in their
thinking, or lose everything. And I mean everything -- not only
their jobs, but their families as well. They had a boss who was
nasty, responsibilities that were abhorrent to them, and
customers who were really disagreeable. They did not love what
they did.

The ironic thing is that the moment they viewed their job
differently and made an effort to find at least one small aspect
of their job to love, a series of unstoppable events occurred,
propelling a change in their entire situation.

Once they viewed their boss differently and gave him/her the
benefit of the doubt, the entire demeanor of the individual
changed. He/She became nicer and more patient.

Once they stopped dreading and refused to hate their
responsibilities, they became easier to perform. And in fact,
many report they were given even greater responsibilities that
they loved from the start. (And that meant greater income, too!)


And once they started seeing their customers as people with
lives, challenges, and families of their own – you guessed it –
even the customers were more pleasant.

How do you suppose I discovered the validity of all this? Well,
I've learned much of it the hard way. I've made mistakes and
suffered the consequences. I jumped from job to job to job when
I was younger. It was after all this jumping that the "love and
grow rich" philosophy started to develop in my life. I started
to think about my employer, product, service and customers of
the company differently. Instead of looking for new work that I
might love, I started to look for what I loved about the company
I was working with. This slight change of thinking created an
enormous change in my life!

Consider how this could apply to what you're doing right now.
If you loved your product or service enough, would there be any
way to keep you from growing rich? You'd go forward with great
enthusiasm and confidence, wouldn't you?

Look for reasons why you love your job, why it's filled with
opportunity, and how you can follow your passion within the job
you have now. It doesn't matter what the job is, all that
matters is that it's something that you love so much that you
are willing to put your entire heart and soul into the effort.

When you love what you do, you add five days to every week.


About The Author: Can you really grow rich in your current job?
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