Doing a PhD out of passion?

Almost all students who are asked the question, "Why did you choose to do a PhD" answer "out of passion." Thus, even before a professional choice, the drive to enroll in a challenging PhD program comes from the desire to delve into a given topic of knowledge "out of passion." Those with such a mindset will never stop studying in life, and if they add good creativity and healthy ambition to their passion for study, they will have found the key to paving the way for a bright professional future.

However, it is not enough to have a PhD to be successful. Since culture can be acquired even outside universities, thousands of professionals and entrepreneurs have achieved professional success without any degree. To be successful you have to be a visionary, a dreamer, a risk-taker, you have to believe that the projects you are thinking about will come true, that your dreams will come true; however, you never have to stop. The PhD will give you the great advantage of being credible, seen as people capable of achieving goals.

So if you have chosen to do a PhD out of passion, know that passion for a given subject alone is not enough to be successful. You need to feel a shared passion for the things of the world, you need to be positive and see the world as a huge container of moving opportunities that wait to be seized. Your culture and your studies have to be the means of exploring the world, the tools to turn opportunities into real projects.