It is understood that this will offer him fulfillment and afford him and his family bragging rights that a mere dabbler would never earn. This is madness.
It is emphasized in all of our lives that in order to succeed, we must have a clear-cut idea of what we want to do and how we are going to do. Given this idea, it is presumed that if we know these things, our life will turn out perfectly. Although life does not work perfectly according to the plan you had envisioned simply because you know what you're passionate about.