If you want to make money doing something you’re good at, you can’t go into it with the expectation of earning money.

When people focus on the money rather than the original aim, performance suffers. This is for two reasons: money doesn’t motivate us as much as we think compared to the original reason we begin doing something; and people can tell when we’re doing something to earn rather than to share, and they like what we produce less as a result.

We consistently overestimate the effect that we think money motivation will have on us, when in reality, we’re driven by internal passion rather than external financial gain.

To make money with your passion, you absolutely cannot chase your passion solely in order to make money. You will quickly run out of determination when you fail to earn enough, and you’ll feel unfulfilled throughout.

Instead, choose carefully what you want to do, focusing on why you want to do it. Whether it’s writing, drawing, painting or posting, the dream of making money is never enough to make money.

In order to be a successful creative, it’s a two-ingredient recipe of consistency and passion. Without one, the other fails.

If you have passion but no follow-through, the well dries up and you’ll stop creating.

If you are consistent but don’t care, your works will be uninspired, bland and won’t resonate with your audience.

And so, ironically, if you pursue your passion with a fire and determination, you will find your audience.

And they will reward you, both metaphorically and literally.

If you chase money, you’re automatically doomed to fail.

https://medium.com/@zulie_rane/heres-why-you-need-to-chase-your-dreams-not-money-6cf1e3141911