Will You Follow Passion Or Profit? | Professor M.S. Rao

 

“Education is a lifelong process. It is a great amplifier and accelerator. It must help us learn to live sustainably. It must create curiosity and open the minds of students. It must ignite the minds of the students and help them convert information into knowledge.” ―Professor M.S. Rao

 

 

Follow your passion, profit will follow you. Work for a cause, not applause. Most leaders started following their passion and made it big. Passion was primary while profit was secondary for them. Most leaders served their societies because they were passionate about service. Subsequently, they earned applause. Service was primary and fame was secondary for them. For most entrepreneurs, passion was primary and profit was secondary. When you follow your passion and serve people with good intentions you will get good results. So, focus on passion, not profit.

 

For me, passion is more important than so-called profit. I struggled and suffered since my childhood having been born in a toxic family and grown up in a toxic environment. Right from childhood, I am passionate about education and learning, not about money. Hence, I could not earn money and I still belong to a lower-middle-class family. I did not compromise with my principles and philosophies resulting in more sufferings in my life. Additionally, I was betrayed by my rogue relatives.

 

As an educator and professor, I decided to share my knowledge freely with the world to groom students as global leaders. I enjoy doing it despite having several financial challenges. I enjoy following my passion, not profit. I served as a professor because of my passion to educate and shape students despite being underpaid. I write books despite being aware that it is a poorly paid profession. But I am passionate about writing.

 

Since I took voluntary retirement from Indian Air Force, I don't get a pension. So, I still struggle due to a lack of finance. I worked in private educational institutions that don't pay as per the guidelines and don't pay salaries properly. I am unemployed for almost six years without any regular flow of income. Still, I continue writing books despite no income. Coronavirus has worsened my financial condition. I am continuing my passion for writing and sharing knowledge despite several financial constraints with the hope that I will have a decent income to survive in the future.

 

Takeaway: Don't let passion take a backseat because of profit. Do what you feel good about. Contribute your expertise and knowledge to add value to the people around you. You are blessed with one life. Do what you are passionate about to avoid regrets on your deathbed.

 

"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it." ―Albert Einstein

 

References

https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Leadership-New-Direction/dp/1949003523  

https://youtu.be/K-V6ogqVELY

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Professor M.S. Rao

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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