Do what you love. No excuses.

What stands between us and our ability to do the thing we love? Is it fear? Lack of conviction that we are good enough? The possibility of poverty or worse yet social or professional isolation? It is likely some combination of these three things, among a host of other reasons. And while these concerns are valid, they are not necessarily a foregone conclusion.

We are as likely to fail doing something we don't enjoy as we are doing something that brings us great personal satisfaction. Our passions are gifted to us and meant to be tended, like spiritual gardens. They are things which give us illogical bursts of energy on no sleep, and sustain us past the point of rationality when all else points to 'stop.' Passion is the fuel of meaningful contribution. Without it, what we contribute will always be some diminished version of what we are capable of giving. What we do is only a shade of what can accomplish. Passion is the differentiator between those who are merely accomplished and those who are undeniably extraordinary at what they do. It is the measure of a life examined and pursued and the lack of it forms a chasm which only the truly brave and relentlessly authentic may cross.

The following video (from 2 years ago, but still relevant) makes a very strong case for doing what what you love. The language is rough in a few spots but the sentiment is spot on.