You're thinking in very black and white terms:
- Not everyone has "a passion" for anything work related. One of my children does, one of my children doesn't; they were just born that way. People who DO have "a passion" for something work related tend not to understand that they're in the minority. Similarly, people with an entrepreneurial streak tend not to understand that everyone doesn't have a great idea and the business sense to start a company -- and that this isn't really something that can be taught.
- Jobs aren't divided into soul-sucking vs. perfect. You don't need to stay in a job that you find horrible, but expecting perfection is unrealistic. Find something "in between".
- Even if you have a job about which you're passionate, as someone else said, it's easy for a #3 job to morph into a #1 or 2. For example, I have a little baking side job (and I am genuinely THE BEST). People frequently tell me I should quit my job and do that full time. I am not tempted: Yes, I love baking, but with the quantity I do now, it's fun. If I did it full time -- if I were forced to do it day in, day out -- it would become as tedious as my regular job. Plus, I have no skills in marketing and business, and, to be successful, I'd have to take on those chores. Yes, something that's fun for me now could easily morph into a #1 or 2.
- Few of the things that people feel passionate about -- I'm thinking of music, acting, art -- pay well for the average person. These tend to be great hobbies but poor career paths. Something I think of frequently: When I was new in my job, I whined to my grandmother about some aspect of my job requirements, and she said, "If it were always fun, they wouldn't have to pay you to do it." That stuck with me.
- Young people are coming out of school these days with something of a twisted idea about work: They're essentially getting the idea that they are going TO BE their jobs. That their jobs will be the most central aspect of their personalities and their whole identity will be tied up /summed up by their job choice. They expect to find fulfillment and joy in their jobs. I'm not sure exactly what combination of things in school and society is promoting this idea, but it's not something I believed when I graduated: I expected my family and friends to be the center of my life and work to be one aspect of my life -- a time consuming and necessary aspect, yes, but not the center of my existence. I expected work to give me a paycheck, not personal fulfillment. I don't think this concept is widespread on this website, but ask yourself where you fall on this scale.