Work of Passion

Should you hold out for a job you love? Not necessarily...

If you hate your job, that’s a problem – but if you don’t LOVE your job, that’s okay. According to the Harvard Business Review, we can get too emotionally attached if we’re doing what we really love for a living. Charlene Harris, author of “True Blood,” says the best writers don’t fall in love with their characters or their words. They don’t mind being edited and are open to anything that makes them better.

Getting paid to do something you really love is great – but it’s rare. Turning a passion into work can take the fun out of it. Most people have trouble looking at something they love objectively.