In his book, Albion discusses students who pursued high-paying occupations after graduation and others who pursued the jobs they were passionate about. Adam contends that those who are driven by passion succeed in life more readily and spread their enthusiasm than those who prioritize money over their obligations (Mark, 2000).
Albion's Belief in the Power of Passion
Albion espouses the notion that by working at something you love, you'll be content with your employment and motivated to take on additional work, which will eventually lead to success. In contrast, performing a task that one despises solely for financial gain will starve the soul and rob the person of enjoyment. Although Albion does not suggest only sticking to the job one has passion for, but he is surely campaigning for that (Mark, 2000).Strengths in Albion's Claims
Follow your Passion and Consult With People you Trust
Albion asserts that by following passion at whatever one does, he/she gets to breed more happiness and success (Mark, 2000). Albion is right for the fact that by doing what one loves, he/she gets to do more of it and produces quality results for the fact that he/she loves doing a particular task. By doing what one is forced to do only to attain money or any other token, he/she gets devastated and rarely performs as expected due to lack of passion in the assigned role.By being passionate with someone, one also gets to build trust quickly, which helps when making decisions. Albion advises people to always consult with the individuals who have proven to be worth our trust in making major decisions that will have large impacts on our daily lives (Mark, 2000).Albion is right because by consulting people our hearts have chosen to trust, possibly after they made the right deeds to us, including them in life decisions helps attain wise and healthy suggestions on whatever dilemma we are in. Going to people who cannot be trusted will result in adverse decisions as they may misguide on purpose.Weaknesses in Albion's Claims
Passion before the Money
Albion believes that money cannot give you happiness and suggests that passion should come before the money. I do not agree with him as looking at all the basic needs and luxuries needed to make our lives comfortable and happy, they are all brought by money and not really by passion for what you do. Being passionate in a low paying job will leave one miserable for the rest of his/her life.As much as passion brings success closer, it has never paid the bills, and at the same time, the success tied to passion is measured in amounts of bucks one owns by the end of the day. For this reason, I argue that money should come before the passion for the fact that it is money which makes our lives easier and fun on earth so go ahead and sign up for any job as long as it pays you well.Conclusion
I conclude that Albion was right in some of his sentiments and wrong in others, for instance, that passion should be considered first over money. In today's world, it should always be all about the money as we struggle to cope up with inflation, desires to travel the world, and living a comfortable life. Money does make you happy, and I even go a step further to assert that it buys you happiness!References
Albion, M. (2000). Making a Life, Making a Living®: Reclaiming Your Purpose and Passion in Business and in Life. Grand Central Publishing.
