Mel Abraham argues that passion alone won't make you rich. You need to solve a real problem people will pay for, then align your passion with that work. Pure passion leads to burnout or broke; pure profit without passion leads to burnout too.
Passion alone never made anyone wealthy. I have a passion for chocolate. I love chocolate. If I follow that passion, the only things it's going to give me are diabetes and a bigger waistline. Somebody probably told you in your 20s or 30s to follow your passion and the money will follow you. That's hogwash. The question was never, what do I love? The question was, what do I love that so Solves a meaningful problem in someone else's life. Build the skills, solve the real problems, create value people will pay for, then wrap your passion around that. I've watched people chase pure passion into broke. I've watched people grind it out with pure value with no passion into burnout. You need both, or you're going hard.
