Why Your Passion Shouldn't Pay Your Bills w/ Abel James (Ep #51)

A NYT bestselling author, top podcaster, and touring musician walks into a room and tells you your passion should never pay your bills. Then he explains why that's the best advice you'll hear all year. Abel James hosts a podcast with 100+ million downloads that's hit #1 in Health in 8 countries, wrote a NYT bestselling book, starred as a coach on ABC Television, angel invested in brands like Oura Ring, LMNT, and Thrive Market - and tours as a live musician on top of all of it. He also once followed his doctor's advice for 18 months, gained 30 pounds, ended up on five prescription meds, then did the exact opposite and dropped to single-digit body fat in weeks. What you'll take away: Why deleting the expectation of earning money from your passion actually makes you better at it (and wealthier)The 80/20 of health and longevity - it's not saunas and peptides, it's showing up when you don't want toHow "clarity comes from momentum" rewired the way Abel manages an absurd workload across music, media, health, and investingLinks mentioned: Abel's website: https://abeljames.comAbel's Substack: https://abeljames.substack.comWildRx community & app: https://wildrx.comThe Abel James Show (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fat-burning-man-show-by-abel-james-future-health-performance/id501575043Abel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abeljams/Abel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abeljamesbascom/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/abeljamesThe Wild Diet (book): https://fatburningman.com/what-is-the-wild-diet/The Musical Brain (book): https://amzn.to/2Lq41P7 Follow Curiosity Class: YouTubeSpotify Apple PodcastsLinkedIn Interested in sponsoring? curiosityclasspod@gmail.com