You Shoulda Gotten the Memo: No One Cares about Your Passion

 I give complimentary consultations. Among what I quickly review is your LinkedIn profile. That's because it's among the first things employers, recruiters and those on your networks will check. 

Well, one of the those what-everyone-knows is that passion or caring deeply about how you earn a living or intend to has become totally irrelevant. Yet, too many Linkedin profiles still showcase that. Even in the header or first line.

It's also featured in resumes, cover letters and interviews. 

On Reddit there remains the raw outburst of enthusiasm of being passionate about collapsing fields such as writing. The issue is often not should you pursue that line of work despite decline in demand/compensation. Not, it's now-nutty questions like where is the best setting to major in that subject. 

What counts is this: Results you can provide employers, clients and customers. Frequently that's measured quantitatively in revenue. In law firms, even equity partners get pushed out when they no longer generate the financial numbers.  

So, here we are. Why is there such a dangerous gap between what gets, holds and moves you on to better work and what you stick to in positioning and packaging yourself in the labor market and in pitching for business when self-employed?

What I'm come up with are these self-defeating mindsets:

The 20th century glorification of feeling. That should guide your decision-making. You love to write so that should determine, about all else, the strategies for earning income.

Entitlement. Not only is a job/successful business due you. You should be able to do that in what you care about deeply.

Being good at it. After the Model-T was released the best blacksmiths in town shoulda started considering a career shift. 

Blowing off AI. There are so many versions of that. It used to be the prediction, proved premature, that the technology lacked the human touch. Now the prevailling wisdom is that AI can't fully perform complex human tasks. Yet AI already has eaten through myriad professional services such as consulting and public relations.

The way back? Recall when you were in a survival mode. You were on the brink of flunking a course, being evicted from an apartment, losing a marriage. How did you address that effectively?

Well, adopt the same approach for unbundling feeling from how to make a good living. Reward yourself for becoming pragmatic. And embrace the mantra of the successful in 2026: No one gives a rat's ass what you feel. It's about how you behave. Winning behavior is results-driven. 

Career Paths? So Over. It’s about Earning a Good Living. No matter what.

Complimentary consultation. No Pressure. Street-smart Guidance. Contact Jane Genova janegenova374@gmail.com.