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Passion is not enough

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  • Dmolawale
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    Lately, I’ve been reminiscing…

    Thinking about the early days of my digital marketing journey.

     

    The days I’d wake up with fire in my bones, chasing every skill I could find.

    The free courses.

    The sleepless nights.

    The multiple tabs open.

    The excitement. The confusion. The hustle.

     

    I remember the wins — small, but fulfilling.

    And I remember the failures — loud, humbling, but deeply educational.

     

    Recently, I’ve been looking at those who are now at the top.

    Not the loud ones, but the ones who’ve built solid results quietly.

    What did they do differently?

     

    And then I looked at the new faces entering the digital marketing race today —

    Excited. Eager. Passionate.

    Just like I was.

     

    But here’s the truth no one likes to say out loud:

     

    𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘁.

     

    I see many young digital marketers trying to do everything at once:

     

    Running Facebook Ads today,

     

    Learning SEO tomorrow,

     

    Jumping into affiliate marketing next week,

     

    Starting a YouTube channel next month...

     

    And while that hunger is admirable, it can also be dangerous.

    Because energy without direction leads to burnout.

    And hustle without clarity leads to confusion.

     

    I’ve learned this the hard way:

    You don’t grow by doing more.

    You grow by doing what matters — consistently.

     

    So here’s my heartfelt advice to every passionate beginner in this space:

     

    🎯 Pick a lane. Master it.

    📚 Don’t just learn — apply.

    🧭 Find mentors. Ask questions. Stay accountable.

    ⚒️ Build a portfolio before building a personal brand.

    💡 Don’t chase trends — chase transformation.

     

    And most importantly,

     

    “Let your passion lead you to a path — not into a pit.”

     

    𝐈𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫.

     

    Don’t just run. Know where you're going.

    That’s the real key to growth.

     

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