If money drives your success, greed will consume you.
Are you the kind of person that is always looking for the next big break or the quickest way to pad your bank account? Do you use your pseudo- ingenuity on how to turn paper into an art form regardless of the medium? Do you cut corners? Do you steal ideas instead of getting inspiration from them? Is your bottom line the top dollar?
If you allow money to propel you, you will fail before you fly unless you are a day trader, a banker or the government. The risks to gain the reward are far too great when you allow the dollar to drive you. A capitalistic approach only works when your medium IS money.
If your passion drives you, your success will follow you. With passion comes earnest desire. Desire is a powerful motivator.
If you have a passion for photography, what are you doing to become better? How are you educating yourself ? How are you promoting yourself? How are you at networking? How much time and sweat equity are you willing to invest? How much money are you willing to invest?
As passion pertains to work, I define passion as doing what you love regardless of monetary payment. The payment is in the pleasure, the finished product, the satisfaction and happiness of your subject(s).
Photography is so much more than snapping pictures and delivering an invoice. Let the passion drive you to victory. The only place money driven success will get you is a one way ticket to destination failure.
Between me, you, and the lens: Don't be the picture that never develops because you didn't take the time and proper steps. Passion first, money last.
