Area Woman Who Followed Passion Just Borrowed $15 For Food
BROADVIEW, WA – Shelly Olson, a local woman who took the advice of her friends and family and followed her passion of becoming an artist, just borrowed $15 for some sushi and pho according to reporters. “It’s been great, I’ve got my little studio set up and things are really falling into place” said Olson, adding that she hasn’t made any money from her art but she’s excited for the future. “You have to do what you’re passionate about right!? I mean, so many of my friends are stuck in jobs they hate, and I’m just not gonna live like that”. As of Thursday Olson acknowledged she owed a couple hundred dollars to a smattering of various friends who hate their jobs.
LOVE IT!
One of my favorite entrepreneurs (Phil Knight – Nike) admitted that the majority of his Nike life was filled with living in DEBT. He had to continuously borrow money to keep making shoes, while growing the business and competing with the top shoe companies of the world.
If you want it more than the competition, you will eventually lap them!
Phil’s doing ok these days I hear…
Lol! I think there is a lot more truth to that than we believe. All you usually here is the quitting the job to pursue the passion part, but there could be so much more omitted from the story. It’s not that you should NEVER pursue your passion, but have a good safety net…as much as possible in place. Also, as soon a work becomes “work,” suddenly the passion for that thing is gone.
I tried for a truth-satire blend
“Turn your passion into a job and the money will follow.” Isn’t that quote from the same economist that said “In the long run we’ll all be dead”? Or maybe that was a Van Gogh quote. I forget.
“In the long run, we’ll all cut off our ears…”
Nice one AF, made my day, keep them coming!
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I worked in a profession for years that I pretty much despised. I left about a year and a half ago to pursue a job with a nonprofit. The job pays a little above nothing (haha) but I’m much less stressed, happier and more fulfilled. However, I have to think part of my reduced stress and increased happiness is the fact that I had a decent salary, periodic raises and saved for years. I created a safety net to fall back on. If I had started out here, it would have been a paycheck to paycheck existence which would have been very stressful. I could see that leading to burnout and not my best work. Sometimes those jobs that aren’t as “noble” serve a purpose too 🙂
Thanks for the comment LC!
Hahahaha it’s funny because it’s true! That safety net is SO important.
Indeed!
maybe there’s a home equity line of credit for avocado toast.
You win the internet today!
Hahaha now she just needs to set up a GoFundMe and she’ll be set 😉
Well played!
Ha! We all know someone like this. Your supposed to FI before you RE!
Yes, doing things in the proper order is crucial for certain things in life!
Oh dear. I think she owes my $20 too! Send her over to Joe’s post at Retire by 40. Passion schmassion.
You might be waiting a while to get that $20 back….