How can you do what you love?
Would you like to learn how to make money doing something you love, rather than feeling stuck in a job just to pay the bills?
Rather than competing in the rat race and having your life drained from you, there are ways to make money from activities you love.
1. Be honest about what you love
Why would you expect to find a job you love 100% if you only sort of love the thing you’re getting a degree in?
But for the vast majority of people, it seems, work is work and nothing more. It is fair to say that there are times when we develop our love or passion into a career. You might be chosen for a team that inspires you, and they might help you improve. You might enjoy a project. However, it seems that most people find that work is simply work and nothing more.
You should be driven to do something you love by something inside of you.
Everybody says that. They graduate, and they go walk into a job market with the burden of student debt. How is it different than any other sort of debt? A lot of people do a degree that makes sense. The adults in their life encouraged them to do it. So they go train for this degree—because a degree is always a good investment, right? Everybody says that.
Knowing how to work at a passion a trait that many people lack. Passion is something exciting and stimulating that causes strong feelings. It is something you feel strongly about without needing outside encouragement. It is a trait that not a lot of people have.
You can find your passion by listening to your heart and being honest with yourself about what makes you happy. If you’re passionate about something, it’ll give your life more meaning. It can be tough to pursue your passions, especially if you don’t yet know what they are. To figure out what you’re passionate about, listen to your heart and be honest about what makes you happy.
A lack of motivation and fulfillment often comes from not knowing what to do with one’s life.
Here are a tips to help with this:
Remember That Finding Your Passion Takes Time
It is not necessary to have a sudden, dramatic realization of what you should do with your life in order to make positive changes.
Inspiration can come from taking a step back and looking at what has caught your interest recently. Taking the time to meditate on recent events and opportunities can help to spark new ideas.
Search your memories
What hobbies did you have when you were younger? Were you good at drawing or writing songs?
What do you want to be doing? What things occupied you before life got in the way? Could these hobbies take center stage in your life now? Think about the future. Imagine yourself 20 or 30 years from now. What do you want to be doing?
5. Be ruthlessly creative about making money
So how can you follow your passion without going broke? There is no reason that you cannot follow your passion and still make money. You do not have to choose between the two. However, you do need to find a way to pay your bills. Unless you have a lot of money saved up, you will need to find a way to make money while still doing what you love.
You need an income and a calling.
Some people have a job that pays well, but they don’t love it. In their spare time, they make model railroads in their garage. That’s totally fine. However, it’s more convenient if you can get paid to do something you love.
The big question is how you will get paid. There are several options such as being an employee of a company, starting your own business, being a consultant, or selling a product. All of these choices have pros and cons that need to be considered before making a final decision.
There are many ways to make money in this world, so don’t limit yourself to thinking only about your paycheck. Try to figure out how you can make the most money from doing something you love.
6. Constantly develop your skill
When you get paid to do something you love, it has to coincide with what other people want or need.
The best way to improve your craft is to keep practicing. By becoming the best at what you do, you will be able to charge people more when you eventually start getting paid for your work.
Learn what it takes to become better at what you love. Skillshare can help you develop your passion. I think it’s great.
7. Get Noticed – AKA build your personal brand
You’re doing what you love and you’re great at it. Whether you’re the best copywriter, painter, engineer, epidemiologist, biologist, or dancer, you’re doing something you’re passionate about.
You need to be noticed in order to be successful. If nobody ever sees what you’re doing, then you can’t be paid for it. If a lot of people see you doing something well, then you can be paid for it.
Most of us now require branding.
- If you dream of becoming a program manager for a UN agency, become a thought leader on LinkedIn (while also developing program management experience).
- If you want to be the leading psychotherapist in your city, have a website people can find that’s well-branded, easy to read (perhaps even with some actionable tips), and be the first one that comes up on Google when they search.
- If you want to do communications for a big company, build your portfolio online with blogs and articles that people can read.
- If you want to sell crafts, open an Etsy shop.
- If you want to become the expert on turning degrees into careers, start a blog about it.
8. Be brave enough to jump when the time comes
The last thing I noticed about people who are able to do what they love is that they have the courage to take a risk and go for it.
They’ve quit their job, moved to a new city, and are now living their dream. Don’t make any rash decisions to quit your job tomorrow, develop an exit plan first. As Dave Ramsey said: ” ease up to the dock before you jump”. But eventually when you have a clear plan and can see a path to your goal, go for it. We all have that one friend who finally did what they always talked about, they took the leap and are now living their dream.
“I’m going to open a craft brewery.”
“It’s been ten freaking years, Tony! Do it already!”
“I will wait until everything is in order before taking any further actions.”
“I will pay off the house and wait until the kids finish school.”
And then the classic:
“Good things come to those who wait.”
If you wait around, you’ll only watch as people who are less talented than you take over the market. That’s because they had the courage to take a risk and jump into the market.
The decision is up to you in the end.
It will take some time, it will take some patience, and it will take some grit and determination. The only way to be successful in making money from your passion is to define what success means to you. Once you’ve found what you’re passionate about, don’t expect to start making money immediately. It takes time, perseverance, and dedication to achieve your goals.
You need to put effort into developing your passion before you can make a living off of it. With time and patience, you will be successful.