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Note: any college degree is merely a credential - not an indication of your skills. You can learn anywhere, any time, any way, but only accredited institutions grant credentials necessary to BE HIRED UNDER CURRENT LABOR LAWS.
There is no bar to one who STARTS A COMPANY and hires the necessary expertise. And the business owners are the ones who 'make the most money.'
Remember the rule of business: the most you can earn is 100% of your labor, but when you take a cut of your employees, your earnings are only limited by the extent you can expand your business.
Ex: If you take 10% of every employee, and you have ten employees, you have the earnings of 1 whole person.
But if you expand to 20 employees, now, you doubled your earnings.
There is no such thing; if you lack the ability and/or interest to pursue a degree or a career for which you are passionate, you aren't likely to be successful (even if the money potential is present) as it's not the degree, ultimately, which will be your 'money ticket' - it's you.
I think that life is about trade-offs. You can pursue your passion to a certain extent. But there are many things you have to do whether you enjoy them or not.
You may have to work at a job you don't particularly care for because that is what's required to raise a family, pay the bills and have a decent standard of living, for example. Your “passion” may or may not do any of these things.
I think that life is about trade-offs. You can pursue your passion to a certain extent. But there are many things you have to do whether you enjoy them or not.
You may have to work at a job you don't particularly care for because that is what's required to raise a family, pay the bills and have a decent standard of living, for example. Your “passion” may or may not do any of these things.
Absolutely, money/paying bills is a significant factor; but it's certainly not the primary one in terms of job satisfaction or success. That said, it's a matter of common sense i.e. a passion (or at least an interest) relative to a career.
The "passion" thing sounds great, but you have to choose something society wants. In this age of excess, people get this notion they can just study whatever they want and there are riches waiting for them. I like studying ancient Rome, but I don't have a career in it, it's just a hobby.
This parody of the Vikings show comes to mind called "Norsemen". This band of Vikings capture an English slave who's really into the theater and plays. He convinces the king to build a theater and melt down all their swords to create a statue. Then a different band of Vikings attacks them while they're in the middle of putting on one of their plays. So much for the theater. It's a dumb show, but does have a few good parts.
Honestly, when I think of a bachelor's in Art History I also think of Starbucks. You can call yourself a barista with a bachelor's.
The practical way to monetize a passion for history would be to teach it and/or write about it, or target jobs that promote history such as librarian or archivist. You'll be doing more than reading history books.
Of course just reading books is a hobby and no one will pay you to just read them. You're just consuming other people's product.
You have to create something marketable with that knowledge to make money off of it.
The practical way to monetize a passion for history would be to teach it and/or write about it, or target jobs that promote history such as librarian or archivist. You'll be doing more than reading history books.
Of course just reading books is a hobby and no one will pay you to just read them. You're just consuming other people's product.
You have to create something marketable with that knowledge to make money off of it.
Recommending one be interested in any degree/career they seek in order to be successful or earn their top-dollar potential (per the thread) does not translate to every passion must be either applicable to a job or marketable. There's such a thing as interest or hobbies outside of our professional lives which are meant simply to enjoy life.
Recommending one be interested in any degree/career they seek in order to be successful or earn their top-dollar potential (per the thread) does not translate to every passion must be either applicable to a job or marketable. There's such a thing as interest or hobbies outside of our professional lives which are meant simply to enjoy life.
Point being - OP wants a 'money ticket'.
There's no such thing. Well, there are lottery tickets.
You have to have some interest in something to devote your life to it. It's easy to say you're going to major in engineering because the salaries are high, harder to devote years to it and then a career if you don't like it.
Many many many people indulge some passion outside of their work and lead fulfilling productive lives. You have to temper passion with common sense and a realistic outlook. You have to support yourself. Quit hoping someone else will. If you aren't lucky enough that your passion will pay your way you have to face that eventually. You can keep the passion alive as inspiration...it is just waiting at home for you at the end of the work day. That knowledge can make a mundane ordinary $$ producing job bearable. There is a lot of satisfaction in work done well with integrity. Doesn't always matter what the work is. The job is just the means to an end, not the end itself. Compartmentalize your life and survive. Or not.
You have to have some interest in something to devote your life to it. It's easy to say you're going to major in engineering because the salaries are high, harder to devote years to it and then a career if you don't like it.
That was my previously-expressed point in post #30. One need not choose their career by passion or money potential (without overlap); there's a reasonable expectation most (successful people) desire a combination of both.
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