You have probably often heard the phrase, "Follow your passion (or, your bliss, as Joseph Campbell would say) and the money will follow. Nice words, but were they really true? Well, according to this study, it seems they are. I have fought and fought my own doubts over this idea, sometimes having nothing but faith in myself to rely on. It is great to see a little reinforcement to following your dreams and making them happen is actually a possibility.

Do What you Love and Money Will Follow?

"...A study of business school graduates tracked the careers of 1,500 people from 1960 to 1980. From the beginning, the graduates were grouped into two categories. Category A consisted of people who said they wanted to make money first so they could do what they really wanted to do later after they took care of their financial concerns. Those in category B pursued their interests first, sure that the money eventually would follow.

What percentage fell into each category? Of the 1,500 graduates in the survey, the money-now category A's comprised 83 percent or 1,245 people. Category B risk takers made up 17 percent, 255 graduates. After 20 years, there were 101 millionaires in the group. Only one came from category A, 100 from category B.

Some food for thought.....



(Via Leading Forward.)

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