Why You Should Pursue Your Passion Before A Relationship

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One of the top reasons people claim a relationship didn’t work out is that the other person changed. When I pry a little further, I usually find out that circumstances in the ex’s life were changing at the time—circumstances usually pertaining to their work, or any pursuits they had outside the relationship. If you’re someone for whom a job is not just a job, but (hopefully) something you care deeply about, then what you do for a living will touch and affect every area of your life, including your romantic relationships. When you’re passionate about what you do, you never leave work at work. Work isn’t work to you—it’s where your heart is, so it is home. If you meet someone before you know what you want to do, or before you really start pursuing it, and start going after your passion during the relationship, it can be hard on you as a couple. Here is why it’s important to pursue your passion before a relationship.

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You need a free schedule

When you’re first starting out in your career, it will require almost 16 hours a day from you. Not all of those hours will be spent working, but they will be spent on important networking events, on reading up and educating yourself further on this passion, and even on simply brainstorming and daydreaming. You can’t dedicate that time if your partner wants you to go with him to his networking events.