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Will the money really follow?

Will the money really follow?

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Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA
Jun 19, 2025
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We've all heard the cliche that you should do what you love, and the money will follow. That might work for the media, bloggers, and personal coaches, but for many, it rings hollow. In fact, there are many who have followed their hearts and are still living from paycheck to paycheck, or lately, no paycheck at all. For others, they just live in their world of quiet desperation.

For those who have been heeding the advice “follow your passion,” get ready for a new school of thought. Experts are saying that following one‘s passion to achieve success is bad advice because we had it backward. Instead, we should follow our strengths. When we master a skill, passion follows. In other words, develop a passion based on what you're good at—don't just follow an existing one

Physicians and physician entrepreneurs, like other professionals, in fact can suffer from their love of what they do:

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