[fredjacksonsan]

#1 most definitely. If you enjoy what you do, you will be good at it.

I recall reading several years ago, a survey of Harvard business school grads from the 70s. Out of 100 in the class, 20 had become millionaires 20 years later. Of those 20, only 1 had gotten there by getting the high paying job; the other 19 had pursued what they loved.