Over the long weekend, some friends of mine were chatting at a BBQ. They were discussing the benefits of not having a job that you feel too passionate about. If you love music, for instance... you oughtn't do it for a living because you'll only ruin your love for it. You'll start to hate music. Doing it all day, and being forced to make money at it will eventually cause you to resent the very thing you once loved so purely. My friends went on to say that it would be better to do what you love in your spare time. And for your profession, do something mundane but practical. Like IT (technology).
I didn't say a word. But inside I was laughing my rear off - what with me being a computer programmer... and never having worked in any field other than IT (except when I taught piano in high school, but I digress).
For the record, I'm one of the lucky ones who has the best of both worlds. I get to have the practical down-to-earth job in a practical down-to-earth profession, AND I get to be passionate about what I do. I love the challenge. I love the logic. I love the clients. I love everything about it.
I'm pretty dang lucky, I guess.
