This hits close to home, especially for folks in the position of having these passions that would fall under the content creation umbrella, but are not one of the lucky few who has yet been able to make a living off of it. Having needs, such as food and a place to live, generally require a job, and there goes a large chunk of time. And then there are relationships to maintain, chores to do, meals to cook, kids to take care of, and it becomes hard to make time to get overly sophisticated with content creation, and when there is time, it's often late at night, you're tired and uncreative, and the advantage of the young grows. It can be a self-perpetuating cycle. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sound too down and out, I like my life, but I have thought about the same exact predicament you described. I do wish I could somehow make/have enough money to support myself so instead of working 8-5, I could do this, but it makes me happy enough that I'll do it 7-9 instead.
There is a lot to this idea, and honestly I am glad someone is talking about it. I thought I was a real piece of crap for wanting to devote more time to this "content creation" life, and exploring the idea of cutting certain things out of my life so I could do so felt a little embarrassing.
At the risk of being too honest, I started substack because I wrote about my dilemma of wanting to start a family, and yet wanting to maintain my time to devote to other things, so this is really hitting home. I have not been brave enough to post that yet though, and probably never will. Admitting that that is a dilemma is a bit of a taboo.
Last thing, on the Christian front, I do understand that family and service would be more important than doing a bunch of self serving content creation in the hopes of becoming rich and famous. But is there a problem with saying I don't want a family so I can pursue this thing that I'm passionate about. I know being a Christian is a lot more than that, but curious what you think.
Thanks for sharing, Ross! To answer your question, I believe there is something to be said for not getting married. At least biblically, there are instances where people can better serve God in that way. As a Christian, God becomes the focal point of everything. Personally, I would be in the wrong place if I were single and solely pursuing my own passions. Marrying my wife and having children has been incredible and has brought me even closer to God.
Take religion out of the equation, there is much to be gained in this world when your only priority is yourself. And anyone can take that as they will. I think there is a lot of good one can do in the world when they are in that position as well. It isn’t always selfish!!
As a Christian, I think balance comes into the equation a lot. I think we are called to love our families and do good work in the world. Finding how to balance those is always the struggle. However, keeping the focus on God seems to always help with this.
I’ve got so much learning to do on all this stuff. A ton more figuring out and meeting with and learning from awesome guys who have gone before me. So I hope you’ll take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt. I am no pro at this 😂
That makes sense, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! As I think on this topic even more, it seems like motivations are at the base. If one chooses to not have certain things in like, like a family, is it out of fear they’d get in the way or more because they just feel that that isn’t in the cards for them and they can still live a life of impact and purpose.
Thank you for talking about this, it’s on my mind a lot, so it’s really nice to see that other people are thinking the same thing and willing to say so!
This hits close to home, especially for folks in the position of having these passions that would fall under the content creation umbrella, but are not one of the lucky few who has yet been able to make a living off of it. Having needs, such as food and a place to live, generally require a job, and there goes a large chunk of time. And then there are relationships to maintain, chores to do, meals to cook, kids to take care of, and it becomes hard to make time to get overly sophisticated with content creation, and when there is time, it's often late at night, you're tired and uncreative, and the advantage of the young grows. It can be a self-perpetuating cycle. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sound too down and out, I like my life, but I have thought about the same exact predicament you described. I do wish I could somehow make/have enough money to support myself so instead of working 8-5, I could do this, but it makes me happy enough that I'll do it 7-9 instead.
There is a lot to this idea, and honestly I am glad someone is talking about it. I thought I was a real piece of crap for wanting to devote more time to this "content creation" life, and exploring the idea of cutting certain things out of my life so I could do so felt a little embarrassing.
At the risk of being too honest, I started substack because I wrote about my dilemma of wanting to start a family, and yet wanting to maintain my time to devote to other things, so this is really hitting home. I have not been brave enough to post that yet though, and probably never will. Admitting that that is a dilemma is a bit of a taboo.
Last thing, on the Christian front, I do understand that family and service would be more important than doing a bunch of self serving content creation in the hopes of becoming rich and famous. But is there a problem with saying I don't want a family so I can pursue this thing that I'm passionate about. I know being a Christian is a lot more than that, but curious what you think.
Thanks for sharing, Ross! To answer your question, I believe there is something to be said for not getting married. At least biblically, there are instances where people can better serve God in that way. As a Christian, God becomes the focal point of everything. Personally, I would be in the wrong place if I were single and solely pursuing my own passions. Marrying my wife and having children has been incredible and has brought me even closer to God.
Take religion out of the equation, there is much to be gained in this world when your only priority is yourself. And anyone can take that as they will. I think there is a lot of good one can do in the world when they are in that position as well. It isn’t always selfish!!
As a Christian, I think balance comes into the equation a lot. I think we are called to love our families and do good work in the world. Finding how to balance those is always the struggle. However, keeping the focus on God seems to always help with this.
I’ve got so much learning to do on all this stuff. A ton more figuring out and meeting with and learning from awesome guys who have gone before me. So I hope you’ll take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt. I am no pro at this 😂
That makes sense, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! As I think on this topic even more, it seems like motivations are at the base. If one chooses to not have certain things in like, like a family, is it out of fear they’d get in the way or more because they just feel that that isn’t in the cards for them and they can still live a life of impact and purpose.
Thank you for talking about this, it’s on my mind a lot, so it’s really nice to see that other people are thinking the same thing and willing to say so!
I read my Bible,pray & do my best to walk a straight line.
Awesome! I fail miserably at all those things 😂 Thank you, Jesus.