Following your passion

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At what point does being an engaged, passionate, employee crossover into accepting less value for your time and efforts than you should? At what point is it actually detrimental to your health, life, and career?

I don’t know that I have an answer for that. The answer is probably something personal, and different, for each of us. But it’s worth thinking about.

Source: Using Your Passion Against You

A lot of us have a passion for teaching, but does that passion allow others to take advantage of us?

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