Making a living from your passion...

In an earlier post (What do you love? What is your passion?) I covered how to find your passion in a simple straightforward manner. Now that you know what your top passions are, it's time to make a living doing what you love.

When you love doing what you do, it no longer is work.

So how exactly do you go about turning a passion into an income source? There's no exact answer. It takes a lot of work to get started and tends to be as some would say, a pain in the butt. However it gets easier with time.

First step is to learn as much as you can about your passion. Most people already have this part covered, but learn more anyway. Get off your butt and start doing it. Example, if your passion is gardening and you decide you would enjoy owning a plant nursery then get off your butt and get into one. Maybe start by getting hired at a nursery so you can see how things are done (again with learning). After you have saved up enough you can start your own. Important thing is to get out there and start doing. Once you have your own setup, start charging for your services. Do some freebie service for family and friends to get some references. A lot of learning is needed to find out how to run a business so learn learn learn.

Ok so now you have your setup... what now? Improve it. Keep going and don't stop. You may also want to build more income streams to supplement your main passions income.

Best of luck and wishes and feel free to comment when you get there.