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Board Economics
Re: Can your passion lead to an increase in your net worth?
by
xSkylarx
on 02/08/2023, 03:12:52 UTC
There are many diverse opinions about following one's passion and wealth. I read two stories of people who followed their passion, and in a short period of time, the businesses became very profitable.

In story 1, Defossey left a job at Apple to open a BBQ restaurant in Mexico City. It made $9 million in sales last year. In story 2, Sean Audet, a 30-year-old, spent $0 launching a food photography side hustle, and now he brings in $134,000 a year.

The people in these stories followed their passion and created wealth through it. What is your opinion on following one's passion in relation to wealth? Can your passion lead to an increase in your net worth? If yes, what is stopping you from following it?


Ignorance may stop oneself in following his/her passion. I have a friend that love to build electrical things when we were young but funny enough he went to art class at his SS level. It was one of those people that was close to him that advice him to pursue what he love doing, he listen and change from art department to science department were he was now able to study electrical engineering. He is now making good cash from his work. His passion has helped him to achieve well in life and this has continuously increase his net worth.

Lucky for him that he got a job with his passion because others don't like me. I am not working on what I graduated with right now, which still means I love my job right now, but if ever I do pursue it, for sure it will be a far bigger salary and I will enjoy it, but again, we need to sacrifice things, which is what we've done. It really makes you earn a bigger salary if you follow your passion and, at the same time, enjoy it.