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If you stop doing or thinking about what you're passionate of after 8 hours of working, can you still call yourself be passionate of what you do ?
If you convert your creative thinking into paid-time slots where you refuse to be creative outside certain paid-time slots, do you really enjoy your so-called-creative job ?
If you stop thinking what you're passionate of at weekends because you think it's time to take a break and rest or meeting some friends who are not into your subject, are you really passionate of what you do ?
If you don't want to do better tomorrow of what you've working on today, are you really passionate about it ?
If you stop doing what you're passionate of because someone else tells you to, are you really sure about your own belief ?
Because,
I talk about what I'm passionate of even when I'm having my brunch/lunch/dinner, when I'm with friends on the weekends and always looking for ways to make my skills at what I'm passionate of keep growing from day to day.
I'm thirsty, I'm hungry, and I know that I'm just a stupid fool compared to many other people. I want to get better not because I have to, but because I wish for it earnestly.
I met some people and ask about that, they said that it's natural for me to be doing that way because I'm the co-founder of my
studio, and the manager at it.
So... passion is (heavily) affected by role and title ? Is that true ? Seriously ?
I thought, If I'm really passionate about something, I'll try to invite they who are not interested into my stuff, show them how to enjoy my stuff so if they're just not informed enough - they might find interest in my stuff ! If they didn't, oh well, I guess they have their own interest and passion. But at least I always try. The more people into my stuffs, the more fun it is, so that I can discuss and talk about what I find fun with more people !
Somehow, I find that it IS really different when people talk about having a job where it's doing what they like and what they are passionate of.
For example,
"Hey, I work in this studio because here I can work on what I like (read : drawing, making concepts)!"
That is actually different with
"Hey, I work at this cool studio where I can work on what I'm passionate of (read : drawing, making concepts)!"
Why you ask ?
Because, people who's working for doing what they like, they won't do anything they don't like ! Even though it will actually help them to get better at the stuff. Or to help the studio get better so that he can do more what he likes ! This kind of person, mostly will grumble or quit the job, because he doesn't like the job anymore ! :(
A big contrast to they work because they're passionate about it.
They tend to do anything necessary so that they can prolong their time working on what they take as part of their life.
So what if they have to do what they don't like ? If the job is out of their basic job description, if the money is not considered "gratifying" by other people.
If I'm passionate enough of what I'm working on, I believe that all the hard (and smart) works will pay off in the end.
If it's not, then it's not the end !
I won't quit it half way !
Yet,
I do understand if filling in our stomach is still our 1st priority no matter what. Otherwise we won't even have the energy to do what we're passionate of.
But, to quit it and move to another subject...
Man, how dare you claim you are passionate about what you do ?
Why don't we sit down together and think of ways on how to be able to keep our passionate job while meeting the fundamental needs.
Say,
can you tell me how long, how many years are you going to live ?
How many years you can spend with your fullest spirit, brimming with hope and top stamina you can call it as your "prime time"?
You know, your lifetime estimation subtracted with your early childhood times and old times ?
No, I'm not saying that you will not be able to do what you're passionate of when you gets old, but it is the truth that you won't stay full of stamina and resourceful forever, isn't it ?
Now, please tell me, how many years in that "prime time" of your life, you want to spend them doing what you are passionate of ?
Is that enough ?
Do you want to spend your life working with people who share the same passion as you ? Or not ?
Please CMIIW
