In the beginning, I was offended and wondered what is this man thinking? Not following your passion is an idiotic phase to say at the least. However further into the read, I began to see his reasoning behind his statement. A headliner grabber it truly was. Mike Rowe does have some valid points on his idea of not following your passion; however I’m optimistic and believes everyone is gifted. Which converts into everyone has a passion. He makes a valid statement that everyone may not be excellent or succeed in their passion. His recap of American Idol is an excellent example of that logic. I agree wholeheartedly with his statement, “Just because you’re passionate about something doesn’t mean you won’t suck at it.”
Then he begins to speak on my justification of why you should follow your passion. He tells the story of his grandfather finally expressing his need to find another box. In doing so, he states, “’Staying the course’ only makes sense if you’re headed in a sensible direction.” Following your passion is not a sound decision if you don’t have the ability to succeed in that passion. For instance, a singer has to be able to sing, a talent given to you. However, if you are truly devoted to singing your passion may not to sing. You may feel persistent about being a singer, but your true passion could be a song writer or producer. The interruption of your passion maybe misplaced.
As Mike states some people know at an early age what they want to achieve and succeed in doing so; however there are many that don’t. The terminology for this is undecided or undeclared majors in post-secondary setting. He states undecided people obtain jobs, invest in them, convert them to a career and succeed, which is the basis for his statement, “Don’t Follow Your Passion, But Always Bring it With You.” And I agree with this statement, but he didn’t give me any valid reasons to suggest not following your passion is a logical statement. I believe you should always follow your passion, when you learn what it is.
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