There tends to be two kinds of people who tell me this said advice.
- People who really hate what they do for a living and wish they could have followed their passion in life. However they could not because it never paid the bills.
- Those who had a million to one chance of success and against all odds they turned something into a viable business opportunity that exceed their wildest dreams. To the point they think everyone in life should just follow their dreams because it will work out like it had for them---right…
I say let your hobbies and spare times be filled with things you have passion for. If they turn into more than a hobby great. If not they are still your hobby and you get enjoy them part of the time.
And hence I suggest "let your passions LEAD."
It's fine to be able to make money from your passions, but they have a way of turning from something you really like to something that's basically a drag when you start "expecting" to profit from them.
Those people who enjoyed "against all odds" successes grate on my nerves because they view reality through such a narrow lens of perception, and yet they can't see how their world wouldn't apply to everyone. Huge cognitive blind spots...