Would YOU give up your job to pursue your passion?

[junh]

Many people from various professions from different walks of life have given up cushy and safe jobs to pursue their INTERESTS and HAPPINESS. Some become car salesmen, actors, singers, and even cake-shop owners!

Say for example a lawyer who works at a law firm. The firm in where he works may entice him and other lawyers to stay with a family-friendly working environment and long-term career plans. But are these conditions enough to make them deny their true calling?

Would you give up your job to pursue your passion? Would you say that people who give up their job to persue their passion are either just being brave or foolish? If you were to ask your MIND and HEART, what would it say to you right now???

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[bubu]

ow yess

[MarTian^]

being able to pursue your passion is brave. but i think you have to consider the consequences first before doing so.
for me...i think im not brave enough to pursue my passion...at least not yet...but i hope i could someday...:):)

[rowboat]

don't really need to. i'm really fortunate: my job is my passion. :D

[kryx]

It definitely takes a lot of courage to pursue what you desire. There's just one thing --- If I may restate (my point), My "passion" is something void of all responsibility and such...something I would pursue regardless of what I would or would not earn --- and what others may say...

Mine would be music and travel...

And being the very curious, adventurous and care-free (sometimes reckless) girl that I am...I just might. :D

I'd love to be brave, but just like MarTian^ said, you have to consider the consequences...

I can't give up my job because others depend on me... :|

[CatcherNDRye]

Originally posted by rowboat
don't really need to. i'm really fortunate: my job is my passion. :D

and so is mine, rowboat. But don't you sometimes wonder what's out there? Would a different path lead to another, more wonderful, definitely more satifying "happiness"? Must our passion be "static"? Could it not "evolve" and in so doing, make us "grow"?

[rowboat]

:ahh:

well, i've tried another line of work which i considered to be one of my passions. loved it. ...then after some time i decided it was time to move on ... took this job (the one i'm in now)--which was another of my passions ... and i love it too. :)

hence ... i agree--our passions CAN and DO evolve. and i think we should try to develop the self-knowledge to listen to our passions, and the courage to pursue them.

[Edited by rowboat on 05-21-2001 at 11:42 PM]

[CatcherNDRye]

I agree wholeheartedly, rowboat. I remember reading this article somewhere about this lady who gave up a well-paying job in a newspaper to go free-lance. She said free-lance was what makes her happy -- no mind if she had to stretch left-overs over three meals, no matter if she has coffee for lunch...and bread for dinner... this was her CALLING and what makes her extremely happy... and if this were the day she was HAPPY, this was the day she would, if she could, choose to DIE.

Can anyone else out there make THAT statement?

[LadyMarmalade]

yes.

[womanontop]

with out a doubt, yes......

today is my last day at work. i decided to quit to pursue my passion which is working with animals. i worked in the office where i do as little as possible but make very good money. i worked only 4 hours a day but get paid for 8. everyone tells me that i'm crazy to quit my job----the best job in the world but i'm not happy. i feel like i put my life on hold just to make money. i see people all around me so miserable with their jobs and they do nothing but b!tch all day long. this time, i wanna wake up in the morning with a smile on my face and say i'm going to go out and play with my friends. I just can't wait!

[Ira]

Like rowboat, what I'm doing now and what I really want to do are one and the same.

[tr|n|ty]

i know it's hard to believe but i enjoy what i'm going to do in my future career in finance. BUT i am also looking at other activities i truly enjoy..i.e. fashion..i have friends who are working for Vogue and fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, Prada who are glad to help me find a stylist job if i do decide to take the plunge.

[BadGiRL]

I'm not sure. Maybe. Practically speaking, depende din naman sa salary din d ba? Hirap kasi mag decide e. I know one thing though... poverty sucks.

[aticus]

While I'm single, sure thing! :)

But once I have a family, and especially kids, I'm going to balance pursuing what makes me happy and doing what will put food on the table. It's the decent thing to do, and I can live with that, because by then my family will be my passion. :D

[PUGSLEY]

Definitely, especially if their would be a conflict of interest or your ideals do not coincide with the demands of your work.

I for one, gave up my work at the Philippine National Bank for law school.

[Zen]

I've actually thought about leaving the IT biz and re-focus my attention towards humanities, if not only that I need the moolah. :belat: So, yes, I would. :)

[pinbox]

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.

-Bob Dylan

[trixxie]

yes i would...

[cheeky12]

Well my Job is my passion!!:redgrin:

[pinktikbalang]

i just recently turned in my resignation
because i realized that i have been miserable during the past year that i have been employed. the only reason i stayed long enough was because the pay was good and i know that i would never be able to get the same pay in my next job.
but after many urgings from my friends and a certain event that occured at work, i have decided to take the leap and quit my job and go back to school to take my masterals.
actually, when i went to school to enroll, it was such a good experience that i knew that quitting my job is the right thing to do. of course, the next step for me is to find another job that would probably pay less but more geared to my passion.

[PnoloP]

My job is my passion.

Lucky me. I work for a environmental concerns and I love travelling to the remote places here in PI. Helping the indigenous people. promoting environmental protection and sustainability. wow. what can i ask for more?

[Triglyceride]

A business prof told us once "Find out what you love to do and have someone pay you for it." He explained that if you love what you're doing, you would most likely do so well in your job which could lead to a promotion....thus more money...

....see that's the thing, I haven't found my passion yet. One thing's for sure though, I would want to have financial freedom.

:flwrface: Piso mula sa PEX yehey!!!!

[YaYiN]

i'll always try to find work that is somehow related to my passion, or at least one of my interests, which are thankfully many.:)

[kamehameha]

In a heartbeat! There's nothing wrong with my work it's just that it seems that I don't find fulfillment in doing it. It's a constant struggle to just do it because of the money. So what I do, especially during moments that I just want to call it quits, is I ask God to make me love my job. My husband also encourages me to appreciate my work and tells me to be grateful that I am not jobless.

While I'm still in this not-so-fulfilled state, I'm saving as much as I can from doing my current job and my plan is to use these $avings to finance my "passion" someday.

[Lightspeed]

I'd probably concentrate on building my financial base first. Iba na rin yung secure ang future ng magiging family mo, di ba?

Pero on the side, I would still dabble in my passion. As my financial position strengthens, I think I will let my passion slowly increase in prominence in my life until that day when it will take 100% of my time.

[bUrAoT]

Do what you love to do coz life is short so make the most out of it...

[junh]

I definitely would! As bUrAoT said:

Do what you love to do coz life is short so make the most out of it...

Of course I would need to have a solid financial base wherein I could start my 'passion'. I'm hoping I could get there soon enough!

[listening to 'Stolen Car' by Beth Orton]
:walkman2: junh

[womanontop]

Originally posted by kamehameha

While I'm still in this not-so-fulfilled state, I'm saving as much as I can from doing my current job and my plan is to use these $avings to finance my "passion" someday. [/B]


good for you.... what's your passion?

[Leigh]

Right now, yes when i am still unmarried and the opportunity of pursuing my passion comes...i will definitely go for it. I would have liked it better that i have tried it and eventually learn from it than not having pursued it at all. Youth and Singlehood is the key in my own pursuit of something i really want to do.

[DELISYUS]

i would......

once i get the guts........:(

and if i find something i really, really want :)

[gwaps]

yes i would !!! :)

hey kryx, we do have the same passion ... music and travel !!! ... what kind of places do you want to go?

[2pac]

just about a year ago, i gave up a 40K paying job to pursue my passion. im not rich and i need money. it was a great risk but i took the plunge anyway because i felt that pursuing my passion was a "want to" more than a "have to." i felt that many of the things i did in my life was always a "have to." my passion was definitely a WANT TO! something i did for myself. right now i dont have the many luxuries i use to enjoy because i cant afford them anymore. this may sound trite, but i genuinely believe that no amount of money can match the joy i have. there's a caveat though, it isnt always a happy situation pursuing one's passion, but i think ultimately, the happy moments far outweigh the downside.

[leelayce]

help!





:mecry:

[AteRonee]

Kanina ka pa cry-cry dyan, Leelayce, doon pa isang thread. Wanna share why?
Ice cream muna para cheer-up ka... :icecream2:

[Mokkori]

Well I don't really have a job perce so I can't really say for sure... but sure! I'd leave a job to pursue my passion... just as long as I don't have to leave a family behind to do so... not much point in pursuing a career just for yourself me thinks. :)

[leelayce]

i would. if and only if. i'm rich enough to do so

coz that is the purpose of living our life. to find happiness


depende nalang kung mas kailangan ng taong yun ang pera.




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[potato_babe]

:shy: Defintiely, not! I'm not that brave eh.. I'm shy! Hehehehhe!

[kamehameha]

Originally posted by womanontop



good for you.... what's your passion?

My passion is to be an entrepreneur. I have this dream of having a business that will generate a lot of jobs. I want to help the unemployed in the Philippines.
But the problem is I am not really clear on what business to go into. I'm also scared if I'm fit to be a business person. I'm shy as shy can be...:(

[cookiemonster]

I want to but i cant at the moment unfortunately. Staying with my present job may give me a stable income but it also makes me miserable. There is no thrill nor excitement; i dont look forward to goin to work. But if i were to pursue my passion, i would gladly do it even if it means working without pay at the start. But under the circumstances, i cannot do it yet. The only reason m staying at my present job is to save up to pursue my passion. hopefully it wont be too long from now.

[kryx]

To gwaps: Well, I want to visit most of the Southern US, or places that have lots of mountains & hills, greens and fresh air. Very "country" kung baga. Though others stereotype it as backwards --- I find a certain kind of peace in places like those --- simple and charmingly unaffected in a folksy way.

I believe it is very conducive to musical creation...:love:

How about you?

To cookiemonster: Oh, I know what you mean...I feel the same way (heck, we're in the same predicament actually) right now...

Sad, ain't it? :(

[gwaps]

Originally posted by kryx
To gwaps: Well, I want to visit most of the Southern US, or places that have lots of mountains & hills, greens and fresh air. Very "country" kung baga. Though others stereotype it as backwards --- I find a certain kind of peace in places like those --- simple and charmingly unaffected in a folksy way.

I believe it is very conducive to musical creation...:love:

How about you?




same here po. pero i'll add to that beach syempre ..... mas maganda tignan ang sunrise and sunset sa mga ganitong lugar. i love to enjoy views while listening to light music. classical, instrumental movie themes or light jazz will do fine.

alam mo, sa iligan and sa banaue, sarap mag nature trip don ... and another place i would love to go ... italy (naponood mo ba yung Only You) :)

[kryx]

To gwaps:Yes, I saw the movie... *kilig!* :*) And it seems we do have some music types in common. I like instrumentals and light jazz...(I love to listen to the band in Monk's Dream) Classical, not much...

Think we should start pursuing our passion na? (naks) :evilgrin:

Hey, just pm me for further replies ok? I don't want us to jam this forum with our offside remarks. :D

[twentysix]

If I can live without money, I would have given up my job a long time ago!

[Fenris]

I would, if only i had the opportunity. I prefer to be happy, and not be rich... than be rich but not happy.

[Bostsip]

I am blessed to have a job that I really love..

siguro the proper question for my case is..would i give up my passion for practicality...

hay, baba kasi ng sweldo ng titser eh
:(

[kryx]

Originally posted by Bostsip
hay, baba kasi ng sweldo ng titser eh
:(

:( We are in the same profession... Though I do love the job...

[gwaps]

ey kryx ... sabay ba natin gagawin? :p :D :) hehehe ... ano yung pm pala?

[kryx]

Oo ba. :evilgrin: pm: private message. Hanapin mo na lang yung button somewhere up above this line, tapos send ka ng message sa akin. :D (It has a "pinned note" icon)

[potato_babe]

i can be a full-time mom! :D

[enchantress]

A year ago, I would have said that the job I do have now would be really close to pursuing my passion. Now that I do have this job, I begin to see that though I have a profound interest in it, it is not my passion. I can't picture myself doing this for the rest of my life...

My job helps me be clearer though on what I don't want. Kaya lang, on the down side, I'm confused na as to what I want. I thought kasi na this is what I wanted, but it turns out it's not...

So now I'm back to square one...what is it I want? I can't give up my job for something I'm passionate about until I decide what it is I'm passionate about...

Does that make sense?

I am in a bit of a quandary...professionally, I feel lost...

It's time for a bit of soul-searching on my part...and a bit of careful wishing (coz my wishes come true).

But to answer the original question: I would, in a heartbeat, if only I knew where my passion lies...

[Inamo]

I have always pursued my passion! Ang problema, pa iba-iba ang passion ko!

I was a junior officer in one of the large consumer manufacturing companies in the Phils na. Ganda ng sueldo, profit sharing, perks, coche, etc. Pero one day, I just quit and left. Parang I've proven to myself na I could compete and succeed in the corporate world and I thought it was time to pursue an artistic career.

Pero matagal after I quit before I decided what I wanted to do. To cut the story short, today I'm on my way to setting up my own event design company here in the U.S.! Pretty cool, huh?

I think we all continue to re-invent ourselves all throughout life. It could be manifested as drastically as a career change. Minsan sa style ng damit lang.

[baby_doc]

I got a job I like. I'm one of the few lucky ones.

A professor once told us "do what you like and be the best at it, money will follow"

I did the first, I'm able & competent. I'm still waiting for the 3rd one to come true. But it has been fun waiting.

[raisin_nails]

I'm a newbie! :)

I'm such a coward that I turned my back on what I really wanted to become for financial security.

Pathetic right?

Most mornings I wake up and say I hate my job....the other mornings, i just try not to think and drag myself to work nalang.
:rolleyes:

I would have wanted to become a painter...but I pursued management even when I hate numbers, too much structure and regularity of schedule....

I'm turning 24...you think it's late to turn around and tread a new path?

[boLaira]

well, goomownin peeps!

kakagrad ko lang dis march with all the dreams...

I wanted to be a doctor since I entered college but I gave it up.

I gave it up for my family...

But I guess its for the best.

:spinstar: Wish you all the best! :spinstar:

[Saikee]

Originally posted by enchantress
A year ago, I would have said that the job I do have now would be really close to pursuing my passion. Now that I do have this job, I begin to see that though I have a profound interest in it, it is not my passion. I can't picture myself doing this for the rest of my life...

My job helps me be clearer though on what I don't want. Kaya lang, on the down side, I'm confused na as to what I want. I thought kasi na this is what I wanted, but it turns out it's not...

So now I'm back to square one...what is it I want? I can't give up my job for something I'm passionate about until I decide what it is I'm passionate about...

Does that make sense?

I am in a bit of a quandary...professionally, I feel lost...

It's time for a bit of soul-searching on my part...and a bit of careful wishing (coz my wishes come true).

But to answer the original question: I would, in a heartbeat, if only I knew where my passion lies...

naks. opening up ah! :D
actually, i also feel the same way. i know very well that i can't do what i'm doing now forever. just like u, i always thought that this would be "my dream job". well it is, cuz i have fun and i guess i'm good at what i do. but then i know its not enough for me. feeling ko nag-plateau ako somehow eh.. don't know exactly why. anyway, right now i also don't know exactly what field to go into (it? marketing? consultancy?) sometimes it makes me feel bad, insecure and somewhat lost. nonetheless, at least i have specific goals in mind that will hopefully steer me to a more acceptable career for my future.

oh, and to answer this thread's question -- yes i'd give up my job to pursue my passion. but hopefully my passion would be my job so there'd be no trade-off (yes i want my cake and eat it too. hehe)

[Violet_Funk]

Would I? My job allows me to pursue my passions. And it is also one of my passions. :D

The question is, will my conscience allow me to pursue my passion, and leave work hanging in the office...I dont think so.

But every so often, I blow off work (when things at the ofc are not so hectic) and I take a break and enjoy life by pursuing other things that I am passionate about.

:flwrface:Violet_Funk:flower:

[dia_fly]

i would, definitely!
but the thing is, i never got a "real" job in the first place... i skipped it, and went straight to what i really wanted.

now i have a lot of free time, i'm rarely stressed, i meet interesting people, and i learn so much.... i love this! it takes courage, really... but it's worth it. really worth it! and the money thing isn't that bad... we all just need a lifestyle adjustment =)

[rains_delight]

I would like to have a stress free life. That has been my plan for several years now, but I do consider financial constraints.

[hat_tr1ck]

Definitely, but unfortunately for me, my passion in life won't offer me a good future here. :(

[kryx]

To hat_tr1ck: There could come a time when nothing that life can offer you would really matter... As long as you could pursue that passion...and offer yourself and all you have to give...

:bungi:

Sarap isipin no? Ang tanong eh... Kailan?

[zimdude]

I've figured out that in this life, earning money or having material rewards will be secondary to doing my life's work. Someone has got to do what I'm doing...


:sunnysmile:

[Quentin]

passion ... it is something people lose too you know.

when i got this job i have now (which is my first job), i had high hopes of spending the rest of my life on it. but when i try to shout out that "I want to be the best IT-dude around !!!", i feel that it's not my heart that's speaking. but the practical portion of my brain. hell, i've seen that brain work with the course i took up in college, which is Computer Engineering instead of ... Fine Arts or Architecture.

so now, i'm presented with an opportunity. not really an opportunity but somewhat a step toward doing something i truly like. my dilemma, like most of you have, is that, should i take this course (and pay heavy bucks at it) and wait for the dream career to drop on it, or continue at my present job and hope that the passion for it build itself up again after recently having my enthusiasm for it take a nose dive.

[Bugoy!]

Interesting topic...

I have a day job, which I actually enjoy. Still I do have a passion, which I do indulge in as much as I can - and what pays for it is my pay from my day job.

Thing is, more and more, my passion is beginning to tug at me tighter - and I guess sometime soon, I'll have to throw caution to the wind and devote myself to it.

Question now is...how do I make money off this?

Hahaha!!! Abangan!!!

:cheers:

[Scusimoi]

Originally posted by cookiemonster
I want to but i cant at the moment unfortunately. Staying with my present job may give me a stable income but it also makes me miserable. There is no thrill nor excitement; i dont look forward to goin to work. But if i were to pursue my passion, i would gladly do it even if it means working without pay at the start. But under the circumstances, i cannot do it yet. The only reason m staying at my present job is to save up to pursue my passion. hopefully it wont be too long from now.

EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND! :hopeless:

[sobrevivre]

in a heartbeat!

[travis_mc_gee]

I'm at a PR firm, I've been here almost two years. My job entails really hard work, utmost discipline and extreme patience. Sa hirap ng trabaho ko, every working day for me is a battle between sanity and insanity, and every meeting that i have to attend is a test to my character and EQ. For two years now, my stress and blood pressure levels have been steadily climbing to stratospheric heights. I'm 22, but sometimes I feel like I'm 38, with all the work-related responsibilities that I carry on my back.

On the same token, I love my job. My job satisfaction and motivation are relatively at high levels. Everything I learned in school, I get to apply every single day. Everyday I am kept on my toes by challenges presented by my work. And there ARE the perks. I've gone to company-sponsored business/pleasure trips to two different countries, I earn enough to afford nice dinners, and I get free movie premiere and concert tickets, hehe.

But would I give up my job to pursue my passion? Yes, as sobrevivre said, in a heartbeat.

I would gladly pack my stuff and leave my dear cubicle if I could get my own small but nice hut in front of the beach, by the fine, white sands, under windswept blue skies. I would gladly trade my weekend gimmicks if right outside that small hut, I can set up my own small and very simple bar and serve the best margarita this side of the Pacific, where people can play bongos and maracas while the sun is setting, or listen to my Bob Marley or Chicane or Shaggy CDs. I would gladly exchange my corporate wardrobe for board shorts, white tank tops and suntan oil, and let my hair grow long, sun-dried and tangled with sand. I would readily swap my computer and my magazine subscriptions if, at noon, I could just settle on my hammock outside my hut, with a good book, and a jug of ice water by my side, and at night, be inspired enough to write the greatest novel of all time. I would happily trade in my car, my cellphone, and my insurance if I could windsurf, jump from cliffs into the water and swim all day, watch the sun rise in the morning and set at dusk, all without thinking of deadlines, meetings and monthly reports.

Yep, I would give it all up.

Ah, but to dream!


*palmtree*


*palmtree*


*palmtree*

[mellowscream]

up this interesting thread =)

[clintv]

Yes i will but the circumstances doesnt give me the guts to just finally write down goodbye note and say bye bye to every morning wake up sickness of forcing yourself to go to work. The following are the reason why i cant give up my work right now and i knew most of you do also felt the same thing.

1. The 'in demand' factor of the job
2. High 'salary range' that the job may offer (you dont need to go abroad just to earn this)
3. Fear of unemployment

Haaay,our work is somehow like a second family to us that we should enjoy and love it.. To think that work consumes most of our time.. if we continue doing what we're not passionate of doing... it seems like were wrtiting stories which are not interesting to read. Maganda pa rin na we do what we do best... marami tayong maiinspire, we have lot of stories to tell to our apo. That what matters in life naman eh not money but to share happiness

[cynicalchick]

where do u work travis
are there openings po there?
thanks :0
inspiring post.:)

[Verne]

just quit a few months back. still trying to see how long will this new passion last. =)

[c0Rinthian]

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.

-Bob Dylan

*okay* you hit the nail right on the head!

[jensy]

my dream is to become a fulltime house wife, with a super bait and rich hubby.. ako yung taga shopping ng mga damit ng mga anak ko, grocery, taga utos ng katulong, appointments with other nanays, pinoproblema kung anong damit isusuot, etc, etc.. hehehe!! kaya lang wala pa si prince charming.. hehe!!