Today I was talking with my cousin and it brought up something I've heard many times before:
"Follow your passion."
The funny thing is, yesterday I saw a video by a guy at Harvard talking about all these billionaire entrepreneurs who say exactly that during graduation speeches.
This professor was almost yelling that it's the worst advice you could ever give to a graduate.
Why?
Because none of those billionaires became rich following their passion.
They did it through things like fracking oil or enterprise-grade software.
Not exactly passion projects.
As I was talking to my cousin about AI and using it to solve problems, I asked him:
"If you could work on anything, what would it be?"
I laughed because in a sense, I was asking him what his passion was.
And whatever his answer was, there was potential for him to follow that passion and actually be successful.
I only said it because of the times we live in.
With AI, everything changes.
It unlocks so much. Makes everything quicker and easier. Opens up opportunities that most people never had before.
For the first time in history, "follow your passion" might actually be good advice.
Here's why:
One of my passions has always been health, holistic healing, and spirituality.
In the past, building something meaningful in this space would have required:
Basically impossible for one person.
But today? I was able to build Curavera in less than a week.
A platform that combines medical insights, spiritual perspectives, herbal remedies, and healing practices all in one place.
Something I'm genuinely passionate about that can actually help people.
That's the power of the moment we're living in.
AI doesn't just make businesses more efficient.
It makes passion projects possible.
It levels the playing field so you don't need a Harvard MBA or venture capital to build something meaningful.
You just need curiosity, persistence, and the willingness to learn new tools.
So maybe that Harvard professor was right about the past.
But for the first time ever, "follow your passion" might be the best advice you could give someone today.
What would you build if you knew you could actually pull it off?
Sean May
Science Of Imagery
