Steps To Turn Your Passion Into A Job
We all have a purpose, we all have dreams and I’m pretty sure every person have something they passionate about. If there’s one thing most of us have in common, it’s that we want to work at something we love. It can be done, but it’s a process that will take time, and require steady progress. Be prepared to be patient, driven and single-minded about transforming ordinary work into your life’s work.
While it shouldn’t be necessary to work for free, doesn’t worry if you start off earning or charging much less than you eventually hope to earn. In the beginning, experience is invaluable – it will help you develop your skills, which will lead you to be more successful later on.
Don’t expect your business or career path to be fully developed from the first day. The process of charging higher rates, making more sales, or earning a high salary will come with time, and you’ll be able to move closer to your goals as you get better at what you do. In the beginning, part of your payment is simply being able to practice your passion, and the happiness you get from that.
They say let your passion drive your profession so with that being said let us share a step by step path for turning your passion into your dream job.
What do you love doing?
Many times, the things you love doing today are the same things you loved doing as a kid, when life was much less complicated. What’s your most rewarding activity that really shows off your skills? As that could be your passion. You might enjoy baking or sewing; so turn that into a career.
Create a platform you can use to help yourself
Start by being your own advertisement, love and believe in what you’re making. Then start promoting your business. This is a means to promote your eventual business, service or products. It might be a Twitter account, a blog, a LinkedIn profile, or a stack of pamphlets for a letterbox drop. If you start work on this now, you’ll have less work to do when it’s time to start searching for clients, or a job, or a market for your products.
Find help
One thing is for sure: You’re not going to be able to do it alone. Find a mentor or an ally who has done something similar to you. It’s invaluable in figuring out how to go about turning your craft hobby into a business.
Follow the footsteps of your role models
Let’s say you wanted to be a comic book illustrator. You’d need to find as much information as possible on other illustrators who are doing the kinds of things you’d eventually like to be doing. Interviews and bios are especially helpful.
Try to work out the steps they took to get where they are. Did they get formal training? Where did they start off? When did they get their big break? How did they develop their skills? If you discovered that almost all of your favourite illustrators went to art school, art school might be a good place for you to start. By copying what has worked before, you’ll have a path to follow.
Work out what kind of job you want to create from your passion
If you’re considering going freelance and working from home, be aware that finding and communicating with clients will be a huge part of your job. If this sounds like your worst nightmare, consider working at a company, where you’ll be dealing with a smaller group of people more regularly.
Whatever you choose, don’t overlook necessary aspects of the job you’re creating. If you want to write and sell eBooks, don’t overlook the fact that you will need to spend some amount of time marketing your products. Choose the path that involves the least possible amount of work you don’t like.
If you’re not sure how to turn your passion into a job, research what others have done before. What kinds of jobs exist around your passion?
Lastly even if your passion is obscure and not easily translatable into a job, being extremely good at it means that other people will often invent services for you. Do your best to become great at what you love and it will be hard not to find work!
