Recently someone said to me, “How cool that you get to do what you love. You’re really lucky.” Yeah, it is cool and I do feel quite blessed.
But, here’s the deal: If you only do what you love, you’ll go broke.
You’ve likely seen the Life Is Good company’s motto, “Do what you love. Love what you do.” To me, the most important aspect of that motto is the second part.
If you truly want to do what you love, it is far more important to love what you do.
Perhaps you’ve heard the quote:
“If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” – Marc Anthony
Here’s a better version:
“Love what you do and you’ll be doing what you love.” – David Crone
The reality is that there will always be aspects of doing what you love that feel like work.
At every phase of my career, from software engineering, to systems and network operations, to management, to what I’m doing now, I have always done what I love. But, it was only when I truly loved what I was doing that I saw success.
What would you love to do if you could? Are you willing to love doing what it takes to make that a reality?