Be Brave, Be Strong
A person should first become brave, and then become strong. Many things do not come with so many standard answers. Do not trap yourself too early in questions like "Do I really like this?" or "Is this the most perfect path?" Liking something and making money from something can be separate. If you do not hate it, can keep doing it, and can earn from it, then keep going for now.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that many people have been misled too deeply by the word "passion." It is as if something is not worth doing unless you genuinely love it from the bottom of your heart. That is not true. Looking at reality plainly, anything that can support you, help you stand firm, and let you accumulate ability already has value. Survive first. Become stronger first. Then talk about freer choices.
If you really want to make money, do not begin by asking other people, "How do I make money?" Behind that question, you should first ask something else: why would they be willing to tell me? What they are telling me, is it a way to make money, or a way to turn me into their income?
In recent years I have become increasingly wary of one kind of rhetoric: on the surface, it teaches you how to enter the game; underneath, it monetizes your anxiety. There is a signal that is not absolute, but very useful, when judging whether an industry is starting to decline: are more and more people inside that industry beginning to teach others how to make money?
When an industry is truly still rising, most people keep putting their energy into doing the work, because doing the work directly is more profitable. Only when some people find that front-line money is no longer so easy to earn do they start dismantling their experience and packaging it into courses, communities, consulting, and methodologies for a second round of monetization. To put it bluntly, you may well be the final wave they plan to earn from before exiting.
So a person needs to be brave, and also strong. Bravery means daring to judge for yourself, instead of being easily led by other people's success narratives. Strength means being able to distinguish a real opportunity from bait someone placed while arranging their own retreat.