Something I want to name because I think it comes up a lot here.
When people say passive income is a myth, they are usually describing the build phase, not the whole picture.
Every stream that eventually runs on its own starts with a season of very active work. Building the system. Creating the asset. Setting up the automation. That part is real effort. It is not glamorous and it does not feel passive at all.
But there is a phase that comes after, if you set things up properly, where the system does the work and you just maintain it. That is the goal. That is what we are all working toward.
The trap is expecting to skip from zero to automated without doing the setup. That is where people get burned.
If you are currently in the build phase of something, I want you to know that the hard feeling is normal. It does not mean you chose the wrong thing.
What income stream are you currently building or thinking about building? Where are you in the process?