This podcast episode explores the potential drawbacks of following your passion as career advice, emphasizing the importance of having a strategy when it comes to your career. It discusses the challenges of finding a career that aligns perfectly with one's passions and highlights the importance of being open to other interests and exploring different career paths. The episode also explores the nature of passion and its relationship to effort, suggesting that passion can be cultivated through hard work and perseverance. Additionally, it discusses the importance of not quitting things during times of pain and self-doubt, and emphasizes the value of curiosity and learning in developing passion. The episode concludes by advocating for mentorship for young men of color and discussing the challenges of career planning in a rapidly changing world. Overall, the episode suggests that focusing on developing skills and becoming an expert in your field is more important than blindly following your passion.
