Following Your Passions

The advice "follow your passion" oftentimes is given to young people with dreams, those who are confused, or anyone in need of guidance towards the frightening future. Nobody can be so sure of what will happen to their lives, careers, and health decades from now. Some people right now could be struggling trying to attain a particular thing, while others could be in fear of becoming unsuccessful or becoming unsustainable in the future. "Follow your passions" presents a theme to millions of people that their life should be controlled under the discretion of only themselves. This advice suggests that, if people stick to the hobbies, activities, and things that they enjoy, their future endeavors will have a less rocky and straighter path. This is because people have passions in those particular things that they enjoy--feelings of determination, perhaps adrenaline too, or reasons to propel and drive that person towards their goals and endeavors. It would logically be unwise to pursue something that one does not enjoy partaking in, as there may be little to no drive in that person towards working for that goal.

While the advice "follow your passions" is inherently rooted in good intentions with good substantial meaning, it is also not viable by itself. It should not be the only advice that one nails into their brain. Of course, the determination, adrenaline, propulsions, and drives that are inherited in people's passions is not something to ignore. However, people should also be mindful of realistic outcomes and situations. One example is saving money. If one wants a particular expensive item, but only has a few bucks in their account, perhaps it is wise to save, invest, and build credit and money towards things that would help eventually achieve that expensive item in the future. Corporations started as small businesses. Apple originated from the garage of Steve Jobs' home. Everybody started somewhere. There are also other things to consider when pursuing a goal that people have to think about for themselves, as each person's situation is different.