Sacrificing Your Passions

Where does quality of life come from? Is it an idea, a tangible product, a metaphysical ideal?

Quality comes from passion

Passion comes from you

One of the things that always pisses me off is when I see someone dumb down an idea or goal for the purposes of making it more mainstream or more practical for their lifestyle

Like the entrepreneur who has a great new idea for a product but is afraid that it’s to niche in its appeal so he adds a “cup holder” of an idea to it so it’s more accessible

Or the chef who decides that he should take a job at the local Olive Garden because he isn’t sure that there are people interested in his fresh take on seafood creations

Any time you sacrifice your passion in order to just, “make it work” a part of you will die inside

Sound harsh?

Reality is that what you love in life should never be compromised in any situation

You already hold this ideal true for other areas of your life that you are passionate about

Your family, friends, maybe your pet are all things you care deeply for and never for a second would lower the intensity of how you feel about them

This passion for the ones in your life that you care about is the exact same passion that exists for your craft, hobbies, or talents

Don’t take your passion for trying to lose weight and simply ignore it once a week for a cheat day because you believed you earned it

Don’t walk away from a job offer that has less security than your present job, but follows an area of your life that you absolutely love

Don’t sacrifice your passions

And watch your life kick that much more ass

Cheers

Gabriel