Comments on: Net Worth vs. Self Worth: The Passion Paradox http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/ Serenity, Simplicity, Happiness... Adventure! Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisis http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/comment-page-3/#comment-17306 Lisis Tue, 11 May 2010 14:07:36 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=6613#comment-17306 That's awesome that it worked out that way. I really felt the responses on other blogs needed to be mentioned here, in order to complete the thought circle. Thanks for sharing your reading experience with me. :) That’s awesome that it worked out that way. I really felt the responses on other blogs needed to be mentioned here, in order to complete the thought circle. Thanks for sharing your reading experience with me. :)

]]> By: Farid http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/comment-page-3/#comment-17304 Farid Tue, 11 May 2010 13:49:45 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=6613#comment-17304 At first as I was reading your article I felt myself resisting what you were saying. Knowing the chatter in my mind is mostly feeble I continued reading and found it interesting to note that though I agreed with you there was a part of me that wanted to elaborate. So I followed the replies in the blogs, which you make mention to at the bottom of your article ( in particular: Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life; How to Spot a Snake Oil Salesmen; noting also that I found your site from raptitude.com who's article I am yet to read) and they articulated my thoughts. Just thought I would mention all of these articles mentioned have put into words where I am at presently. I seem to find things at the right moments. It's wonderful. :o) At first as I was reading your article I felt myself resisting what you were saying. Knowing the chatter in my mind is mostly feeble I continued reading and found it interesting to note that though I agreed with you there was a part of me that wanted to elaborate. So I followed the replies in the blogs, which you make mention to at the bottom of your article ( in particular: Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life; How to Spot a Snake Oil Salesmen; noting also that I found your site from raptitude.com who’s article I am yet to read) and they articulated my thoughts. Just thought I would mention all of these articles mentioned have put into words where I am at presently. I seem to find things at the right moments. It’s wonderful. :o )

]]> By: Megan http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/comment-page-3/#comment-13532 Megan Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:35:42 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=6613#comment-13532 Here's my stance: I TOTALLY believe in living for your passions and your purpose - completely, 100% - that's what I do for a living, help people discover and live them out. I think living a life focused on "getting by" is killing us - one soul at a time. I also think some people can, and some people should, make the shift to making a living at your passion. If the shoe fits and all that... That said, I DO NOT agree with (a) the idea that for a passion to be worthwhile, or for you to get joy from it, you need to see a financial turnaround or with (b) others getting rich off making people feel bad about where they currently are in life, or to feel like they aren't enough. The value of our passions is not financial. If you get the opportunity to sell your passion (say art) good on you! All the better. If you don't want to sell your art, good on you! The question is, are you making the time and space to feed your soul by playing in your passion? If the answer is yes, then that's all that matters! Everything else is secondary. I think knowing who you are and how to energize yourself and tap into joy are all you really need in life. Naive? Yours, Megan .-= Megan´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.limitlessliving.ca/5-ways-lists-can-change-your-life/">5 Ways Lists Can Change Your Life</a> =-. Here’s my stance:

I TOTALLY believe in living for your passions and your purpose – completely, 100% – that’s what I do for a living, help people discover and live them out. I think living a life focused on “getting by” is killing us – one soul at a time.

I also think some people can, and some people should, make the shift to making a living at your passion. If the shoe fits and all that…

That said, I DO NOT agree with (a) the idea that for a passion to be worthwhile, or for you to get joy from it, you need to see a financial turnaround or with (b) others getting rich off making people feel bad about where they currently are in life, or to feel like they aren’t enough.

The value of our passions is not financial. If you get the opportunity to sell your passion (say art) good on you! All the better. If you don’t want to sell your art, good on you! The question is, are you making the time and space to feed your soul by playing in your passion? If the answer is yes, then that’s all that matters! Everything else is secondary. I think knowing who you are and how to energize yourself and tap into joy are all you really need in life. Naive?

Yours,
Megan
.-= Megan´s last blog ..5 Ways Lists Can Change Your Life =-.

]]> By: Lisis http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/comment-page-3/#comment-13472 Lisis Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:38:36 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=6613#comment-13472 Hey, Evan! You are right... it definitely should be made clear that some jobs are, for whatever reasons, UNbearable. I firmly believe, if you are in that kind of job, you need to get OUT. Health and happiness are worth WAY more than whatever financial security that job provides. My husband has twice left soul-killing jobs with no plan B (even during this recession). Everyone tried to convince him he had a "good" job, and they are so hard to come by these days, but he knew it was killing him slowly. So he left. I think if you have an awful job, or if you have the perfect setup (getting paid for the thing you love), there isn't really much to discuss. Get rid of the first one, and hang on to the second one. But most of us fall somewhere in between. We haven't found the dream setup, but we also aren't in a terrible situation... it's just OK... and it pays all the bills. Maybe there are ways to enhance the current job, or our lifestyle around it, or to add some of what we love (for pay) on the side, or something along that spectrum. It's the all or nothing mentality that worries me: "If you don't LOVE your job, your life is a complete waste." I don't buy this for a minute. I really appreciate you being here! Hey, Evan! You are right… it definitely should be made clear that some jobs are, for whatever reasons, UNbearable. I firmly believe, if you are in that kind of job, you need to get OUT. Health and happiness are worth WAY more than whatever financial security that job provides.

My husband has twice left soul-killing jobs with no plan B (even during this recession). Everyone tried to convince him he had a “good” job, and they are so hard to come by these days, but he knew it was killing him slowly. So he left.

I think if you have an awful job, or if you have the perfect setup (getting paid for the thing you love), there isn’t really much to discuss. Get rid of the first one, and hang on to the second one. But most of us fall somewhere in between. We haven’t found the dream setup, but we also aren’t in a terrible situation… it’s just OK… and it pays all the bills. Maybe there are ways to enhance the current job, or our lifestyle around it, or to add some of what we love (for pay) on the side, or something along that spectrum.

It’s the all or nothing mentality that worries me: “If you don’t LOVE your job, your life is a complete waste.” I don’t buy this for a minute.

I really appreciate you being here!

]]> By: Lisis http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/12/04/net-worth-vs-self-worth-passion-paradox/comment-page-3/#comment-13471 Lisis Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:32:46 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=6613#comment-13471 Hey, Hunter! I totally agree with you. It seems to me that, by setting the bar that high (aka: in order to be successful you must make tons of money doing what you love), we just set ourselves up for disappointment. Really, there are so many gray areas in between, with some combination of enough money and not unpleasant conditions. The stress of trying to find that perfect work setup reminds me of the stress in dating. People make up these idealized lists and, if they end up with someone who has 7 out of 10 of those characteristics, they feel like they "settled"! Without the pressure to find that one and only perfect soul mate, I bet a lot more people would be in happy relationships! Thanks for your comment. :) Hey, Hunter! I totally agree with you. It seems to me that, by setting the bar that high (aka: in order to be successful you must make tons of money doing what you love), we just set ourselves up for disappointment. Really, there are so many gray areas in between, with some combination of enough money and not unpleasant conditions.

The stress of trying to find that perfect work setup reminds me of the stress in dating. People make up these idealized lists and, if they end up with someone who has 7 out of 10 of those characteristics, they feel like they “settled”! Without the pressure to find that one and only perfect soul mate, I bet a lot more people would be in happy relationships!

Thanks for your comment. :)

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