Loving our entire work life is unrealistic. But what if we only needed to love 20% to find fulfillment?
Dorie Clark
“There's absolutely no data at all that says the most successful people only do what they love. It sounds good. ‘Find what you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.’ There's no data backing that up at all. What you do find though, is that the most successful people in any role that you would care to study find certain aspects of what they do that they love. They don't love everything, but every day they find certain moments, situations, or people, where they find the love in what they do. That is a much more achievable and realistic aim than saying, ‘Find your passion and do all that you love.’ Research from the Mayo Clinic suggests that 20% is a really good threshold. When you actually look at what percentage of the data about how much people find things that they love, it's 20%. Above 20%, there's no actual increase in resilience. A little love every day goes an awfully long way.” - Dorie Clark
Article: How to Love What You Do