Should an Employee seek to grow his passion?
This is a question that has generated a lot of conversation and brought diverse responses.
Should an employee seek to pursue his or her passion?
When is the right time?
How do I make time to pursue it and make it profitable?
Questions like these have lingered in the hearts of employees. With the uncertainties at some work place, the satisfaction derived from your heart's call and the fear of regret at the twilight of life.
These and many more have pushed many out of their comfort zone to run their dreams and same time, the demands have made much more cower and stay in their comfort zone, drained of life - dying daily.
Am I saying you quit your job to chase your passion? Of course not a decision to be made in the spur of the moment.
You just must start small and take little steps towards them.
I don't want to use my experience to explain this but let me share a friend's.
I met him at a wedding over three years ago, we were groomsmen to our mutual friend and from there we connected. We did not see afterwards until last week when he brought a pair of sandals as gift for me.
Eromz Aligbe is a chartered accountant by training and a shoe designer/maker by night. Being less than 30 years did not make him lose sight of his focus. He juggles work and his business.
What does it cost him?
Sacrifices, less time for social outing, strain on some relationships, less sleep, amongst other things. I know, not easy eh.
What does he stand to gain?
Satisfaction, fulfilment and financial growth. More like what we all desire.
Standing to take a shoot with his sandals, I felt a renewed sense of pride at what he is becoming; growing career as a financial analyst and management consultant, then his shoe business.
Are you an employee chasing your gig by the side or you have surmounted the challenge, perhaps someone you know?
How are you handling it?
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