I died a little inside when I read this article. Do people truly believe this? If so there is no hope for any of you. I completely disagree with the arguments this article makes. One word can completely blow this out of the water and that word is PASSION.

You love it — but you're not great at it - If you truly have a passion and love for something there is no possible way that not being great at something will get in your way. It does not matter if you have a natural skill or talent for it or not because you will do everything possible to be in the ranks with the greats in the field. If you are not willing to spend hundreds of hours more than your competition or peers practicing whatever you have a passion for, you may as well give it up. So this problem or hurdle has no chance standing up to someone that is truly passionate about something.

You're skilled at your passion — but hate the work that surrounds it - Are you kidding? Do you really think that having to do some extra crap is going to get in the way of someone that lives and breathes what they are passionate about? There is no possible way that having to do some extra stuff you may not like is going to bring you down if you have a burning rocket in the back of your ass shooting you straight to your goals and a life full of love for what you do. That is what passion is, something that never goes out and always pushes you to do more, be more, and get more of the one thing that makes you satisfied. If you get off this rocket, you will never be satisfied, and that is not a life anyone should live. This is just such a lame excuse for not following your passion and if it really stands in your way, the thing you are pursuing is not your passion.

You're too emotionally attached - Passion is a very strong emotion. Being emotionally attached is what people do, no matter how much the world may argue that it is not so. Just like the financial markets are not efficient and not everyone makes the most profitable decisions when trading, in life we make emotional decisions. The struggle is just weeding out all those emotions that are "just for the moment" and listening to the deep seeded passion within each and every one of us. If you are truly passionate about something, you better be attached or it will fail.

No one will pay for it - In the words of Gary Vaynerchuk "You can monetize that shit. If you love ALF write an ALF blog. If you love Smurfs, Smurf-it-up!" I dont care what it is that you have a passion for, you will be able to monetize it and make money doing it. You have to do what you love and keep your eyes peeled for opportunities, read, learn, get involved, whatever it takes, and you will come to realization of what you have to do. It may come today, it may come years later, but if you stick to it, I guarantee you, THE OPPORTUNITY WILL COME! Nowadays the opportunity may already be here, but you have not done enough research to find it. There are websites out there like http://www.hiredfor.com (disclosure: I am a co-founder of HiredFor) that will literally drop the opportunity to monetize anything you may have a passion for right in your lap!

This must have been written for those who have given up hope. For those that agree check outhttp://www.hiredfor.com and get started on following your passions and doing what you truly love, one step at a time.