Until they become the same, keep a balance of work for livelihood and work for your dream.

Maybe in the beginning its 90% livelihood work and 10% passion work. In music usually one can start closer to 80/20 because it’s already a luxury if music pays for your livelihood at all. You can gradually shift that percentage towards 50/50 and then, hopefully, beyond that.

You are competing(for lack of a better word) against people who are able to put 100% of their time into their music so your 20% must be focused and consistent. Short consistent practice beats occasional marathon sessions. The 80% of your work may eat up a lot of your energy but if the 20% is taken (at least) as seriously as the 80% then you will see results and progress.