MBA852 Stop Trying To Discover Your Passion [REBROADCAST]

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Passion is overrated. That's the message we've been pushing for a while now, and it's gotten no less controversial. That's why we're airing this archived episode that inspired quite a bit of feedback! While following your passion is a nice idea, it's definitely not a requirement for an entrepreneur.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the $100 MBA show is sponsored by TopTow.
0:03.2	If you're looking for a designer or a developer, you have to go with TopTow because they'll get you the best of the best.
0:08.9	Tell TopTow what you're looking for and they source you the best talent for your project.
0:14.0	They're so confident they're going to give you 14 days risk-free with your new hire.
0:18.3	Just go to 100MBA.
0:20.1	slash TopTow to get this offer.
0:22.2	Again, that's 100 MBA. Again that's 100 MBA.
0:24.4	Net slash T-O-P-T-A-L.
0:27.8	Today's episode is about a topic that is near and dear to my heart, yet it's so controversial.
0:34.5	It's titled, Stop Trying to Discover Your Passion.
0:37.9	Discover your Passion and build the business around it seems to be the most common business
0:41.8	advice that's out there on the internet. I say no I don't
0:44.7	think that's a good idea and I explain why. Passion alone is not enough and building a business
0:50.5	around something that you're passionate about and no one else is passionate about
0:55.0	is a formula for disaster.
0:57.0	At the end of the day, you do not exist without customers
1:00.0	and you need to sell something they want, they need.
1:02.0	And it doesn't matter how passionate you are if you're not. and you need to sell something they want, they need.
1:02.6	And it doesn't matter how passionate you are,
1:04.5	if you're not actually conveying value.
1:06.3	If you're not offering value,
1:07.8	you can't ask for their hard-earned dollar.
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