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Turning a hobby into a business sounds so fun! But I bet it has its challenges too.  What did you do for fun that you managed to monetize? I wanna hear all about how you went from hobbyist to entrepreneur!

Tell me, what struggles popped up as you worked to turn your passion into a profit? How did you push past them? Got any pro tips you can share to help other hobby lovers try to make it big? I love hearing stories of folks who bet on themselves and won.

As much as I like that idea, I really don't want to do that because I'm going to be seeing that I'd be hating that passion no matter how much I'd love that, money is a pollutant in my opinion and if I'm doing something that I'm passionate about then that means that I want some peace of mind and that will never become a thing when people order the stuff that I do for fun when I decide to make a profit out of it, sure there are some passionate people that would be able to turn it into a profit but I'm the kind that would rather starve than take away what makes my life more chill and bearable. There's also the fact that not all passion filled hobbies are profitable in the long-term anyway.

Gaming as my passion and earning with it was good. I wasn't on the forum when I have turned it into a profitable hobby.

RPG games where you can sell items into real money before and as well as MOBA games. It was fun until I lost my passion into it and then it is no longer applicable because I dont have time to it anymore.

I still play games but randomly and when I like the story of offline games I buy.

I think if we all had the choice, we will all probably be doing something we are passionate about for a living but alas not all of us are lucky ;D
Actually I have not really made my dream come true. I like cooking and the process of knowing what works and what does not in a recipe is enjoyable for me even if I am not necessarily a great cook. So that is why I have always wanted to capitalize on that and build my own restaurant however I fear that that would only suck the enjoyable part off of my passion.

Maybe it is better to keep cooking as a hobby.

I think it's the most courageous decision you can make to be happy and successful both in your life but it's not always what you want.Sometimes your passion is not supported by the society because it doesn't have a scope and sometime family pressure doesn't let you to follow it .

There are one in a million people who are lucky enough to get their dream job or turn their passion into their source of income.

one person i know becomes a businessman after his child's dog breeds with its fellow dog. they took the dog into the park and it just breeds with another there. at first, they didn't mind when the dog became pregnant. after it gave birth to 6 pups, they went to facebook groups for help on how to raise those pups and then a few people were just asking to buy the puppies. after that day they plan to breed their dogs instead.

now even the chickens they have are being crossbred with another to produce some chicken. it has become his business already. their passion to grow with their business. their passion surely helped.

I love technical works, wiring specifically and while growing up it was fun for me for anyone to call on me to get they faulty electrical fault corrected and at that use to be fun to me until after high school when I upgraded my electrical knowledge and skills to meet up with professional standards and there after I began to monitize the skill and becoming a full time technician.

Although even up till now I haven't taken the skills as my main hustle since I have other things I am into and is still taking much of my time, but then I can survive on my electrical work to sustain if that becomes necessary and needed.

That sounds so interesting!  What started out as just a kid messing around with things he probably shouldn't have been messing with turned into a real honest skill that pays the bills.  Pretty wild how tinkering with electrical stuff out of plain old curiosity as a youngster led you down the path to becoming a professional technician and  i was a curious kid too, but my folks would've taned my hide if they ever caught me playing with anything even remotely dangerous like electrical wires.  Probably saved me from getting zapped good!  :D

That's a story from when I was still quite young in college, I had a little skill in painting and really loved that field. On weekends I often bring tools to the park to paint according to everyone's needs. Even though it's not a job that brings in a lot of income, it really brings me comfort. Perhaps this is just a situation where I remember that my youth journey was very interesting, and now I have some ideas about growing plants (for medicine) but am also completely comfortable with my living life because this is not a job that I expect to make money, perhaps to a certain extent, each person will have a different way of feeling about life.

Does it count if I talk about a friend who turned his love for finance and investment banking in to reality despite not having a background in any of them? Well, let share that. He graduated top one percent of his class from psychology. And started to apply for jobs in the banking and investment sector. Luck was on his side and within two years, he has worked in a commercial bank, an investment bank , and, currently in one of the big4s. As as undergrad he was passionate about numbers and investment banking when was already in penultimate years on campus. He's doing what he loves and making big bucks from it.

I have always had that pla but couldn't execute as of now but I can say I am very close to turning my passion into profit and I would tell you how it's done as i have friends who are YouTubers and their channel is specialized in their interest I mean their genre is based on their hobby like travelling, food vloggers. There are people who love cooking they start their channel or small cafe. I am trying something similar but will take some time as I don't want to fail hence doing all the experiments.

Doing something you love and getting paid for it is really amazing. Till today it’s still one of my biggest prayer to get paid for doing what I love, I’m a grassroot footballer praying to go Pro someday. I could play football for free, then imagine getting paid playing soccer, that my biggest prayer point. So turning your passion into profit is one of the best way to invest in yourself, because even when you going through hard time it the passion that will keep you going.

I have a friend who have always wanted to to be a forex trader, he spent years learning and putting in so much resources into  it, he even went on to sell his bike just to make it through Forex trading. Others that were into it with him withdrawn and said they can’t continue but he didn’t give up, because he was passionate about forex. It been like 2 years now and I saw him last month, he is currently doing so much well and we discussed about his forex journey, the ups and downs and how passion kept him going. So I will always say invest in what you enjoy doing because you will never get bored or tired of doing it.

I'm a good exam of this for real! It's funny how I used my hobby to as a means of earning (monetized my hobby). I loved to be creative and I usually snap any thing I see, I take pictures of almost every thing and some time ago my elder sister started asking me to take her pictures with my mobile phone, I was good at it as it was my hobbycraft, people saw this pictures how good it was and started begging me to snap them and they will pay for it, i never accepted because i was doing it for work but a hobby but when i saw that was a means to make money I switched to monetizing it, although it became hard as my intention was all about the money and nothing else mattered anymore. I struggled to even get a camera but it wasn't possible so I borrowed anytime I got opportunity or I was hired for the job.

I'm even hoping to get one of my own soon, although I'm now getting mature to handle things back then I was a kid.

As I have just disclosed in a previous post, I got interested in Bitcoin and other cryptos a few months after I quitted a job I didn't like. I knew Bitcoin before, but had some doubts whether it was serious business.

So, between 2017 and 2018, when I was at my worst emotionally and financially, I followed this new passion and managed to recover thanks to this hobby.

Just because it worked for me does not mean that I will continue to do it for others in the future, but I'm glad to be able to share my story with you and maybe bring some hope to those who are in the same situation I was back then.

Like I read in a thread that the best nature of job someone get is that very one which he/she has passion in doing. So you'd be surged at great energies to work even under pressures and multitasking. That's to say you don't find any of those tasks stressful simply because you're enjoying it.
There are literally people who've passion over doing a particular thing for free because they enjoys it while there are people who earns payments on doing it and yet they complains at it.

I personally have passion for cooking and I believe if I ventures in restaurant that I'd do greatly in earning income out of it.
With i and my wife at home including when I was living with my parents, I'd always ask them to stay back while I do the cooking if I've the time and I can bet you all that I'm being rated the best cook in the family.
I enjoy keeping the kitchen tidied and well organized that all accessories would be placed visible and trackable.
I couldn't establish a carrier on that possession because it requires much time and attentions which it may bridge my other daily engaged activities.

Turning your passion into your job is a big step. I have a few tips for anyone who are chasing their dream:

Is there a market? Does what you do actually solve a problem people are willing to pay for? Passion alone doesn't cover bills.

Can you handle cash flow? It's not about one big sale, it's about consistent money coming in. Track every dollar, in and out. Don't get blinded by love for what you do and ignore the bottom line.

Is it built to last? Success is long-term. It's not just the cool thing you make, but the business that keeps paying you.

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I get the passion, I do. But if you're gonna make that leap, be smart. Not every hobby is a business, but if yours has the potential, give it a real shot with a solid plan.

Based on my experience, I have found hobbies to be quite beneficial on a personal level. Because the process of pursuing a hobby takes quite a long time, whether this activity makes money or not, there is still a sense of self-satisfaction. I don't mean profit, but I think satisfaction from successfully perfecting a hobby. For example, making works of art, because this has been one of my hobbies since childhood, gradually as I got older I found access to sources that could make this a means of income. Unfortunately, there is a negative side if a hobby that was originally aimed at finding satisfaction is now increasingly focused on the income that can be obtained. As a result, the work created is not based on the motivation of satisfaction but rather the motivation to have high value in the market.

There’s no better way to make money than making money to do the one thing you love the most. I have always been an advocate on people pursuing what they love so when they are doing their job, they won’t hate it. I spoke with someone yesterday and I asked if she’ll quit her job if she made a lot of money and she said no. Not because her pay is the best but she loves what she does.

Most people always want to turn their passions or hobbies into jobs because they think they will get paid for something they like to do.

But, the reality when you turn your passions or hobbies into jobs, sooner or later you will lost interest and hate it. It's because before you get paid for it, you're doing your hobby when you want and you didn't do it everyday, but now you're forced to doing your hobby even when you're burnout.

So, would you want to hate your passions/hobbies?

If you are in constant pressure to keep earning and your only source of income is your hobby then there might come a point where you burnout and you do not feel happy doing what you used to be passionate of.

Instead you will feel drained and tired from working. If your passion used to be your stress reliever and suddenly it becomes the source of stress what do you do then?

Well I think it depends on what kind of “hobby” or “passion” it is we are talking about anyway. Those words encompass a lot of things for example one could be very passionate about science hence becoming maybe a doctor. I am sure they have orher hobbies that do not include science.

I tried turning my passion into being profitable for me but it didn't work out, I guess that the industry of my passion is too competitive and I don't have what it takes financially at the time. I love to sing and at a point in my life I thought that if I didn't sing that I wasn't going to do anything else, I tried but couldn't make it to limelight, now I just sing to relax, that zeal to take it up as a career has diminished, maybe one day I'll get over the disappointment and give it a try again. Now I'm focused on my business and cryptocurrency.

Yeah, it doesn't just sound fun but it is fun if you can do it. Unfortunately, in my case, I couldn't do it, or I could say I never got the opportunity to try very hard.

Gaming has always been my passion, I've always loved playing games up until now, I used to be good at playing almost any game that I played and I knew I had it in me, but for some reason, I couldn't make a profession out of it or monetize my passion.

When I was younger, I was dependent on my father and then on my elder brother to take care of my expenses such as education and stuff, and being a good boy who has been raised very well, I have always tried not to put a lot of burden on them, and we all know how expensive it used to be and it still is to have a proper gaming and streaming setup, so I never urged to get one.

When I graduated from college, I did try running a YouTube channel, I used to record the games that I played and uploaded montages and stuff on the channel. The channel actually started taking off a little bit, but then I got busy with my personal life, got married early for personal reasons, and then couldn't carry that on.

Despite all that, I can say that the dream is still alive inside of me and it will always be, and as soon as life gives me another opportunity, I'll try my best to make it come true.  :)

P.S.: It's not a made-up story.

When we're young, we all have these big dreams that someday we'll get to make a living off doing what we love.  But, that ain't easy.  It sure ain't all sunshine and rainbows - most folks end up settling into a steady office job just to keep the lights on, even if it doesn't exactly light our souls on fire and  and for most people those dreams of starting their own little hobby business or whatever stays just that... dreams.

But when some of us get older, that itch is still there, you know? We get tired of the whole office politics grind and decide hey, maybe it's time to finally take a real crack at that crazy dream we had when we were 20-something.  For me that dream was getting into woodworking. 

Now I chose a totally different career path in the IT world early on, but Id always been lowkey interested in making stuff with my own two hands.  Call it my genes or something - my grandpa was actually a carpenter, but he died when I was just a baby so I never met him.  I just heard stories about him and saw some old pictures.  Anyway, now that I'm approaching middle age and money ain't really an issue anymore I've been slowly tryin to follow in his footsteps, if you will. Right now, it's just a hobby. But I wouldn't be surprised if someday I quit my job to pursue it full-time.

It's not easy that what we have as a hobby can become a sufficient source of income. It takes a long time, not to mention unstable income or being underestimated by people around you. It seems like seeing someone who is successful from a hobby looks good in our eyes, but somehow he builds it to become that successful. It's full of struggle and a long process, especially since they already have jobs in the private sector or government. With a large salary and a respected position, not everyone is willing to risk what they have earned in their work. In my opinion, there is no hobby that produces results, but your patience is what creates a process that will produce results. The more patient you are, the bigger the payout.

Not all hobbies have the potential to be monetized. Some hobbies are only for fun and cannot be monetized for example,  if somebody's hobby is eating, how does one monetize it?

You will be lucky if your hobbies are monetizable because then doing the business will be pleasurable.

When business is pleasurable it is easier to operate.

Turning one's passion into profit is not always easy to achieve but with determination and hard work your imagination will turn to reality. Why many people also find it difficult to turn their passion into profit is  not because they are not determined on what they want, but that they allow self-doubt to make them  not focused on one thing. So they want to do so many things at the same time which is impossible because you cannot serve two masters at a time.

If you want your passion to become your profit, first you have to know what you want, understand what so ever that is your passion and be the best in it, example if fashion or catering is your passion you should go for a training on any  passion of your choice and know it very well knowing that one day it shall be your profit,  you can start from small advertisement from there you will upgrade, your passion is already turning into profit.

Ever since I was in High School (secondary level), I always play games particularly online MMORPG games. It has been that way even though I graduated in college already, but lack of time, and priorities shifted me to another genre of games which is MOBA because MMORPG games are so time-consuming (at least on my part) especially those who needs grinding to get a powerful item.

When I see different people earning money through playing games, I've always wanted to do the same as well, but becoming popular in the world of streaming is very hard because it's very saturated. There are many people doing it already and becoming popular is hard nowadays. Struggles? Becoming popular is one reason that's why even though you're very passionate with the one that you're playing, you can't even make money off of it because you aren't that popular. We know that streaming can give lots of money especially to those games, right?

Until now, my dream is still a dream. No progress at all, but I'm not giving up on that. I've always wanted to be a popular streamer. I will not stop playing whatever happens.

I'm too scared to turn my hobby into business and I like the comfort of my day job. The largest struggle I face is managing the time, currently I need to work extra time at my job and have barely any time left to spare. The hobby that I'm trying to turn into an income source too is time consuming. And it's not just the time but your brain too needs rest. Quitting my day job is an option but I'm with it for 10 years of my life and it has became a part of me. Plus the current times are scary for business as AI, robots and large corporations are killing every small ideas.

I have a specific hobby which I can't tell you here for privacy reasons, I'll just give you hint like it's an outdoor physical activity and I film it as vlog and was uploaded on YouTube I actually earn small amount of money from it but I am not getting active in there as I need to spend more money for my gears and stuff so yeah it's not that profitable since I need more money and effort to make it a successful channel.

This is something many people are doing in this world now, they don’t usually wait for government to provide for them, instead they used their talent to create something valuable that will fetch them money for their survival.

The main example of people that turn something they do for fun as business are the art guys that draw. Most of these guys do all this for fun, but when they draw for you, you have to pay them for their service. Moreover, some people do study something and intends to do it for fun and end up turning it into business which is very important and  it helps economic development of a country because it is like reduction of unemployment.

Hmmm its a tricky question because I don't have any hobby which keeps me busy and amused as well. I honestly don't want to do anything. just want to lay down in whatever beautiful place I want. I don't have funds that's the only thing I am working. Hahaha. but yeah due to this forum and posting and other writing stuff I think I like to read and consume content and I wanted to compose content too.

I realized it a long time ago before building sites. I Did well according to the results I got. But due to lack of time I was not able to start web mastering again. But I will be free for sometime now and will definitely work on my this idea. I will start a blog and do the semantic SEO and other stuff which I will be learning and learned local SEO already.

I love browsing the internet and at the same time sitting in front of my PC reading stuff and playing.  With the existence of the cryptocurrency and different projects that sprout from it, I am able to do what I like best and at the same time produce profit from it.


I was criticized by my parents when I give up my work and fully allocate my time sitting in front of my PC.  Little that they know that I am working my ass out to establish some form of profitable venture while playing games, and trading cryptocurrency.  I do not argue with them instead I practice patience and just show them the fruit of my labor.


This might be not a pro tip but I suggest that a person who wanted to turn his hobby into a profitable activity must have the courage to take the risk in order to profit from what they love doing. Patience, research and understanding the goal and plan.  Aside from that, there should always be a second option  if ever the plan did not work.  It is always best to have a backup plan because it is not 100% that everyone will be able to get monetized on what they love doing.

I think it is very common for people to have the thought or belief of turning their passion into something that would be profitble for them and earn them money, but just like a lot of us have found out, things do not always work out in that way. My hobby is playing football and i always had that dream to play football professionally, but it didn't work out in that way for me and somewhere along the line i chose a different career path, and i don't have any regrets, i still play though, but solely as a hobby right now.

I love cooking, and I can actually cook all the local dishes of my country. I consider myself to have a passion for cooking, but I get more occupied with so many business activities this time around. If I ever want to start monetizing or making profit with that passion, I will be doing some cooking tutorial videos and uploading them to my Facebook page or YouTube channel, and after my channel or my Facebook page gets established, it can be monetized. That has been an idea running through my head, but I cannot bring it to light because I will not have the chance to start cooking and doing video. I literally get busy from Monday to Saturday and only use Sunday as a resting day. There's no way I will use my resting day to still cook and do video.

It really doesn't. When it becomes your job, it stops being a hobby. You can no longer just not do it if you're not in the mood or want to do something else or feeling sick. And because you have to do it every day, you burn out and lose interest.

I have friends who loved playing videogames, and they entered the gamedev industry and since then they barely play games in their free time because they're simply tired of games on their job.

People are often most successful at life when they love or have a lot of interest in their work. It makes it much more fun to get up every morning and do something that you want to do, rather than simply churning out a living while making someone else richer. Take someone who likes mountain biking for example, they are using all sorts of different gadgets all the time in order to make their experience better and if they can turn that around into bulk buying products they know will sell well, they could start off a small bicycle accessories shop. The challenge is start up finance, dynamism and having the perseverance to tolerate many setbacks or failures along the way, that's what makes the best entrepreneurs.

In the digital era - many people have turned their hobbies into a field of income. This isn't a new idea - but many people have proven it works to generate tens to tens to hundreds of thousand of dollar per year. There are many content creators who have turned their hobbies into income - I don't need to mention many categories, you can see it for yourself on media such as YouTube, Instagram and others.

If you have a hobby such as playing drum, guitar, or any musical instrument - then you can record it and make it into productive content. These are just a few - while there are many other hobbies that are also profitable. But the problem is - not everyone who has a hobby can make money like others, their main obstacle is skill.

So true. Anyone who gets lucky to even earn some living from having to become serious about their passions, will still find it boring at some point and opt to either take a break, find someone who can learn how to do same and take it quite as serious so you can rest from it, or simply just quit and be free or find another hobby that's just a hobby until it starts to earn again.

The discipline to stay on at that hobby and keep trying to increase productivity and profit will make one a master in no time and one would have been able to find some form of fulfillment from completing the required task to achieve the end results.

Turning a hobby into a business is no different than creating any other business, it is just that in theory since you like what you are doing, you will be inclined to dedicate more time to this business as you actually like what you are doing.

However I am skeptical about such a thing, as it does not matter how much you may like something, if you do it every day, and instead of the entertainment value you got out of your hobby, now you are doing it primarily as a way to make money, I am quite sure you will come to hate your business and lose that enthusiasm.

I guess it's more of my passion for my career that it turns into a moment of monetization. It just gives value and makes it into a more enjoyable stance just because of the money. It's really interesting for people to be able to do that and I believe if you just work hard / smarter, you can reach that too.

I'm not at the point where I want but it's getting there step by step.

Definitely they will look for other hobbies, that's why just like I said before, if you use your passion or hobby as a source of income, you will hate your passion or hobby in the future. I ever tried to change my hobby because I want to follow my friend's hobby, but the reality I can't keep up with that hobby and turn back my hobby was the best for me. So it's not going to be easy to find a new hobby...

It's weird to see people are waiting government to provide for them, even you get a job from the government, it's mostly low paid jobs.

I feel like if I do it, I'd get drained doing what I love, I think that there's a fine line between money making and passion project and there's lines that you don't want to cross. I personally don't want my passion in art to be a job but I do accept commissions, I still don't see why I should be doing it full time, I'm having fun and I'm getting paid with what I deserve and I don't get burned out which is the best thing plus I'm not going to get exchange that for anything in this world, maybe at a certain price but I don't want to risk hating what I love to do because I decided to milk it for money.

Actually, crossing this line between money and passion is very common mostly when someone is just starting out without a reliable source of income. Under this circumstances, before you know it you won't be able to recognize your passion anymore as it will wear the gament of make money and the money is not coming as expected.... The anger, stressful expectations made me not remember that this is my passion as I experienced lately.....

When starting something, there should be no anger or pressured expectations, because things like that will not allow you to go straight to a more successful place. Everyone needs to start with enough patience and no anger because of anything. Because when you don't have money that you can rely on to do something, you should first look for money through whatever it is so that you can start the thing you want with a calmer feeling and not rely on excessive emotions in that matter.

That means going about passion passionately not minding the bottlenecks that wants to drawn the fun.

Who hadn't dreamt of doing it, doing something you like while earning through it.
I think we wouldn't be stressed out from earning if it ever happens, and only few could pull that kind of life.
Some people needs to focus on their earning because they couldn't afford to risk it for something that doesn't guarantee to give them profit or earnings.

Getting income from doing work that we like is of course very enjoyable and we will never feel burdened in doing that work, yes, very few people can do that, therefore we must be able to enjoy every job we do, at least with the work that we do. what we do has given us an income that can meet the needs we need and indeed most people will look at the income they will get from the work they do because they do not have a skill that they like that can provide them with an income.

Oh, that’s exactly what happened to me! I liked working out in the gym, I learned some exercises to correct my figure and enjoyed it. The most pleasant thing is a healthy lifestyle that has become the norm for me. My friends and colleagues asked me to give them recommendations. Everyone wants to have the same beautiful figure. And one day I thought that I could do something good for other people. I have to try this. At first it was a job for pleasure in my free time from my main job, but now I have completely devoted my life to this activity and I like what I do. In the future I want to open my own fitness club.

And I feel the reason why some people are even getting set back is because they are doing what they don't like. I feel if someone have passion for something ot won't be that difficult or even get tiring since is something you love doing and that is why its always not good forcing people to do things. They should be given that freedom of selection even in career part. And that is were i blame some parents. A lot of people that left school to go and sing look at them they are doing very well and you will see that they won't get tired of singing and they are earning from singing, so its a clear principle that you should go for what you love, that might just be a breakthrough for you.

We should learn to make choices that are best for us and that way we can succeed in our talen. Every thing depends on how dedicated you are it might not be guaranteed but dedication might bring out results.

I have a full time job and at the same time, I'm doing some commission based work, If you guys know how affiliates works on the black app? Since I really love taking video and doing online shopping, I decided to try doing affiliates by making a video and doing a reviews in every product that I purchased and tadah! It really works, I didn't earn that much when I was just starting until now because my followers weren't that big so the engagement was low but it's a good feeling that someone buys in my product basket even if I only earn 5-12% commission per product, what's more those videos with trending views and producsts, for sure they will earn a lot, It's just funny because even though the income is small, I enjoy what I do because the only investment I have is a cellphone and internet.

How I wish that I am still into pokemon cards because when I was young, I'm very hooked with it but then later on I grew up and lost my interest on it. I think in schools before, I'd sell anything that I have when I'm short in cash. I don't know if that can be considered being an entrepreneur already because I am just resorting to have some cash through selling my stuff when in need.

As I grow, maybe it's all about the grit that you have. No matter how hard that passion is and profiting from it, you're not giving up because you're believing on it and you're seeing the potential of it. Not giving up too early until you gain some results whether they're good or bad.

It does have it challenges but those are what make it entertaining to do when you can conquer the challenges and finally succeed, it'll all be worth it. If turning your hobby into a business was easy, everyone would had been doing it and there will be no profits in doing what everyone is doing. One of the easiest passion to business is influencing, if you have a passion for anything you can turn an influencer for that thing especially when you're good with your camera or words because you can either film yourself influencing a business or blogging about it.


I once had a Passion for telling others stories through blogging and I monetized it back then before Bitcoin became popular than I shifted my attention to the industry and I have been here since them. I'm still writing so I didn't leave the writing industry but now I don't do it for the money but for the love of sharing my knowledge with like minded people and also passing on what I know to others just joining the industry. One challenge that you'll have when trying to turn your passion into a money earning opportunity is that you'll get frustrated when things aren't going as you planned but you don't need to stop then but hustle/push harder and you'll get your breakthrough.

Gone are those days when people complain that they couldn't get the support they needed to earn from their hobbies. The presence of social media has made it even much easier for anyone to earn from the comfort of their homes just by creating contents from that one thing they love doing the most. Social media is easily accessible by all, only those who have no intentions of making money from their hobbies should make excuses.

I have always enjoyed impacting knowledge into people, especially young people. With the intention of earning from what I love doing, I do not need to build a school first before I earn. Doing that will demand lots of energy and resources which I might not be able to give. Social media gives me that privilege to have fun and earn at thesame time.

Growing up in life as a young teenager, I had this dream that my reality haven’t been the case yet though, it’s something I haven’t let go. You just get to certain points in life where the necessity over whelms the want to do.

Else, it’s a lovely thing when your hobby is the one tinny that is also putting money in your purse. That way, you don’t even get to see it for a job or something that is far from fun but, you just do your thing, joyfully and with everyday pleasure but still, your getting money. It’s like being paid for living, that’s how I see it. Yet, it’s never easy to archive as you need the right opportunity and audience for this and that’s where the deal breaker resides.

Gaming, yes, I know it might not be considered a passion, but the thing is, I really like playing games, and I have dreamt of becoming a successful streamer where I get to play whenever I want while earning. It is not an easy thing, which is why here I am working in a corporate setting and being stressed all day. I know I want this line of work or field of work, but I imagined that what if I really pursue streaming? I think I could live every day entertained and satiated playing games while creating a community that will support you. I think that is a good dream, but for now, I think it is impossible because I have my own responsibilities now and I need to prioritise them. So if there is a chance, maybe, just maybe, it's still not too late to do streaming, and you know, live the life that I want.

Social media has allowed anyone with access to the internet and a few recording tools to embark themselves on the adventure to try to make money with their hobbies.

But make no mistake, this is no way easier than what it was on the past, and this is because now you are competing against people all over the world, and we know this is true because even if there are people out there with a lot of followers, the majority of those that try to earn money with their hobby only get a couple of likes a day, not enough to make a living through their passion I would think.

To say the truth I like writting and making posts on this forum, so I'm glad I can monetize this activity, so besides having some fun posting I also make a helpful income from it to pay some of my expenses.

In general I try working with things I enjoy doing, and that is why I chose a field of sudy to educate myself inside a professional career I will enjoy working futurely, which is Psychology.

What I can share as tip with others is to advise them to seek for self-knowledge. Know yourself, know what you like doing, know what is pleasant for you, and you will find long term alternatives on what to do as hobby, while also making an income from it.

Avoid doing activities just because others want you to do (to please others), or because you are aiming exclusively money.

yeah i always wanted to be a pizzaiolo but i'd literally eat all the profits

We are in the era of using what we know, have, or get to make lots of money. It is a world where you act crazy on the internet and get paid, where shabby clothes, dress naughty, and show your nakedness online and still get paid. This is why everyone with a skill, talent, hobby whatever that is should find a way to monetize it. There is no harm in doing such, there are no challenges at all.

Growing up I was fond of playing chess, as time went by the passion grows much that I attended chess competitions as a child. Right now I currently teach chess at a game house and I get paid well for doing it. I am planning to have a social media account where I would teach people how to play chess online and I believe it will surely work out for me.

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I myself see great potential among young people today. e.g. Bouquet Flower Business name in my place and it's only $7 Capital with a fantastic profit opportunity if totaled at the end of the year. The enthusiasts range from young people to adults whether for graduation, anneversery or special gifts for those who are in disguise.

Everything starts from art then becomes a hobby and when permission comes with a quality product it will be one solution to increase financial income.

If they can make money with the hobby they have then this is very good because they will be able to provide them with income, to make money from the internet nowadays there are certainly many ways we can do it and we have to really do it well in order to get results. according to our wishes.
When we are just starting out, of course the income we get from this will not be able to meet their needs, but if they can be patient with the process we are doing, of course this will be able to provide us with income that can meet our needs.

This is "unfortunately" true, because a lot of people realized that they could do this, but also a lot of people failed to do it. I mean we need to realize that it is not a great way to make money because there are only a few people who did.

You are not going to be mr.beast and make tens of millions of dollars from your hobbies, you are going to probably spend hundreds and hundreds of hours doing something and you will not end up with anything good in the end, plus lack of networking will make you lose as well. All in all I have to say that it is going to hurt a lot if we try to just keep it this way, we should realize that getting paid for not what we like but we can, is the way to make money. Focus on your talents that worths money.

i'm a gynecologist... so yes.

Me am still struggling with my hobby and trying to turn it into reality so it can become beneficial to me economically, I have this hobby of sports especially football and my dream is to become a couch in a big European team winning the champions league some days

Well, I guess you won’t get drained if you get satisfaction from your passion. If you love what you’re doing, then I see no risks and issues with it if you make it as your source of living. Although I’m not saying to leave your job and stick to your passion, but if you can make your passion turn into a side hustle, I guess that would be more fulfilling and satisfying on your part. You get the chance to enhance your passion and show to the world, plus you get paid for it, for me that creates bigger motivation on my part.

My hobby since I was little was playing football and in the process of growing up, I had passion to play football as full time player and a career. Due to the environment I found myself and how it can’t help matters until you know someone that can help fund those dreams, it became a story for another day and had to switch to look for another career path that could give me some hope of making it profitable in the future. To be truthful, I don’t know why I studied what I learnt in the university, because I would wished I have studies another course and been in another career path that is more profitable. I just accept all as lessons and those who turn their passions into something profitable for them, they’re always the best in what they do and I really commend them for that.

Turning a hobby into a job is sometimes a very good situation indeed and it will make us comfortable with what we do.
But sometimes such good things cannot come to everyone because life is not that comfortable to get good things in everything we do.

Currently for generation Z, most of them always want this where it is certain that content creators on several platforms or social media are the main goal or most likely to become a gamers who are still very popular but in the end things like this sometimes have higher competition because of the same mindset.

So in this case it is important for us to start being realistic in doing things, even though it is not a problem to try to approach where hobbies can be used as one of the income generators but we also need to realize that if in the end things like this sometimes cannot match expectations so we also need to try to be realistic when we have tried and failed because not necessarily what we want can happen even though we have worked hard.

It’s not necessarily that you will focus more on your passion and leave your current job. Believe me that will be more risky doing that. But if you can keep your job and at the same time continue to grow your passion, then there’s high chances that you will turn it into profits, which means you now have multi sources of profits. If you can handle doing both, much better but somehow it’s quite tiring and stressful to think. Just don’t overdo it.

It fits perfectly. If you already have a main job and produce it should be maintained and if there is a new one developed do not let an incident like this because there is a small problem that makes someone quit the job I guess it is a fatal error and choose my new one.

The increase in income, I think at this time is quite helpful because if we calculate the average, it has not maximally covered the average needs per month, for example. Must add activities that produce certainly whether departing from hobbies or existing abilities.

Making a hobby into a business that provides a source of passive income is certainly very fun, although not everyone is lucky enough to be able to increase their income from a hobby, there are many people who make a hobby their main source of income. Most members certainly don't realize that their habit of writing in forums can be used as passive income. If you are used to writing and your hobby is writing, you can write articles, news sites or create exclusive subscription content that can increase your income.

I can see the great potential for making money from the hobby of photography, apart from being able to sell photos of your work to other people, you can also provide professional photography services for various official events such as weddings, birthdays or photo shoots in other fields which can make extra money. It needs to be underlined, changing a hobby as a source of income really requires maximum effort, persistence in carrying it out and also takes time to convince other people to subscribe to you.

To be honest, there aren't any, in fact I don't have a specific hobby that makes me always want to do it., everything is just normal things that if I don't do it won't bother me.
And people who can turn their hobby into a job or make money or a bussines are innovative people, because they have thoughts that can change their hobby, and not everyone can do it, either because they don't believe that their hobby can make money or because they haven't found a way to change it, and honestly I'm amazed by people who can do that.

You think you're gonna sell some photos and live the high life? Not so fast, friend. First off, the overhead's a btch. Good camera gear, advertising, website... it ain't cheap. And that's BEFORE you even snag a paying gig. Let's not forget the toll it takes on your soul. Taking something you love andturning it into a JOB can suck the joy right out of it. You'll be burned out before you make your first buck. Instead of making your passion your profession, think about using it strategically. Network with other hobbyists, see where your skills might fit in alongside someone else's hustle. It's about balance, you know? Keep the passion alive while you figure out how to make it work for you financially

if anything as this was ever going to be possible with me, then it should be me turning my passion for football into getting financial profit from it. It never happened and to some extent, I've come to realize to it seems as though I have to survive first before talking about monetizing my passion. For those that are lucky to be skilled enough that they are earning from thier skills, it's not deficult for them to monetize thier skill but you know that it's a small fraction of people that end up being able to monetize Thier skillset.

It's everyone's dream to directly earn from what you're passionate about but if it's not coming as planned, it's just best to start earning from anyeans that's available and subsequently, you can even use what you've earned to develope yourself the more so you can add more value ti your skills.

For now, the best thing is to do something that can make money, including when we are carrying out a hobby that we like and still getting money is happiness in itself. We do it without getting too tired and still happy because what we do produces money that can be used to buy our life's necessities. Not many can get an opportunity like that, so when you can get it easily then take good care of it so that it lasts a long time.

Of course everyone likes this, determining their desires or choices to be able to generate the money they get to determine their future, it is not easy to go through all this, obstacles or challenges in running a business will always be there and we also think about how of the business competition out there, of course we will think about this too, how we will survive the rigors of life, stress will always be there if our business doesn't go well. Life is full of risks. Indeed, some people are not willing or able to take all these risks.

Turning a hobby into a job is really a pleasure. Because people have a special liking for a hobby. When that liking turns into a profession, the interest in that job increases several times.  But it's very challenging because it takes a lot of risk to turn a hobby into a business. It requires a lot of planning and money to invest. It's a very challenging thing because if someone's hobby is gardening, it will take a long time to turn it into a business. But it's impossible.

In the past, I used to monetize my gaming hobbies, like selling gold or currency in MMORPGs (called RMT), selling high-level accounts, and sometimes helping people rank up in competitive MOBAs. But when a hobby becomes a job, it's just not fun anymore. It becomes a responsibility, and I can't relax until I finish the order.

Now, I'm trying a different approach. I'm looking for a skill that's in high demand and can make money, and then trying to love it. Maybe this way I can still have fun while making money. Who knows?

I have never thought of such before now but what you have passion for, is not necessarily supposed to be turned into profit, there are different passion, when some people open up what they have passion for you will be surprised to hear them say it but then people passion differs too, I will not dispute the fact that turning passion into profit is not good but it depends, when individuals concentrate on how to make a profit out their passion they do so well in it, I believe passion is what you like doing or what you would have love to engage yourself in, i have a friend who love making hair from when were children, he love this so much to the extent that whenever he is with his mum he will bring hair comb and be combing his mother hair, a day came he tried to bread his mum's hair to his greatest surprise he did it perfectly well, his mum encouraged him, people started inviting him to their house to weave their after his mother made them know and was it, as at today he has grown very rich that he owns many big saloon but let's us know that it may not work for everyone.

I also never thought about this. For me, passion is just something to relax after a stressful day at work or to entertain in my free time. Turning passion into work and making a profit from it is not an easy thing that everyone can do.

When we are young, we certainly have many interests and passions and always want to turn them into reality. But when we grow up and are the breadwinner of a family, our passions or hobbies cannot bring profit and support the family. At that time, no one needed it anymore and I thought a grown man's passion was making money.

that's why many of us didn't continue our dreams when we were kids because of what's going on and the situation nowadays, others prefer to take a practical course to find a job easily but if we're making good money, it's possible we can do what we want because we can afford it, just like others who dream of becoming a baker, now they can bake anytime because they have the ability to do that. Always remember that it's not too late especially if we work hard to get what we want.

Turning a hobby into a business is certainly very fun, apart from being able to get a sense of satisfaction from a hobby, you can also get profits. Since I was little, I have loved kites, almost every afternoon I spend time playing with kites. When the wind blows a little hard, my kite often breaks and I don't know where it falls, so my father buys a new kite for me. Instantly my business spirit emerged when my father bought a new kite, I would be able to make money if I could make my own kite.
When I was a teenager, I tried it and failed several times. Then I saw a tutorial on how to make a kite on YouTube with various types of kites. Now I can fulfill other people's requests to make kites, even though the results are not very much, but it feels very nice to be able to earn money from my hobby since childhood.

One of my hobbies is playing online games even though I'm not a streamer i used my knowledge in esports betting, I know what are the possible odds and chances of winnings of the team for their upcoming matches, I've been doing this since 2016 I know this still considered as a gamble but most of my games still in a good win rate ratio IMO. Also having a cockfight is one of the known leisure time in my country reason why I bought some just to make a breed of it, people really spent a lot of money just to have a good condition rooster and hens for their breed activity and of course in a derby, this activity gives us a meal for our every day needs.

In short, don’t just rely on your hobbies to make them work and provide an income, but always find a real job, regardless if the job is according to your passion or not, the important is you are being paid. Now, on the part of your hobbies, I guess much better to remain it as a hobby so you won’t be too much pressured making it work just to secure an income. However, but if you can make an extra income out of your hobby, well that could be better as well.

Actually it doesn't matter if you really want to make a hobby as a job but in the end we have to be realistic when indeed our hobby ultimately has a lot of competition and we are just a hobby not serious in working on it then we must realize that self-qualification is important in the end.
Let's take an example in this case is a gamer or influencer who is in great demand by many people, especially for those entering generation Z today.

It is a good hobby and indeed it would be very good if the hobby could be channeled and benefit from the hobby we have but on the other hand we must realize that in the end the competition for this is very difficult to do and in the end the hobby is only a small part of the supporting factors that make this a little more difficult because indeed the probability is small because of the great competition so that when it is not possible to be forced then in the end we must be realistic and look for other alternatives to the work we have to do because in the end living life is not easy and we must prepare everything if the expectations we expect do not match the reality.

I got your point honestly. You will only end up with frustration if you don’t meet your profit expectations from your passion. That’s why it’s easy to leave it as your passion and find other means that will create an income for you, or find a stable job that will always pay you in time. Hobbies are need to be enjoyed and definitely enhanced, but it should not reach your point that you’ll make it as your major source of income.

     Right now I have a micro business that somehow helps me, then this crypto trading that I do twice or thrice a week that somehow also gets a small profit that also supplements my living bills, and and at the same time my other online sources of income are also selling goods.

     These are just some of the things I do to survive and sustain all the bills and expenses that life throws at me every day. And I do it for my loved ones so they don't go hungry.
And I know I'm not the only person who is doing this thing in this world.

I doubt there's anyone who did not have any ideas of such.
On my end one of my paassion is relaated to arts such as portraits and painting. Struggle is obvious;not all people will appreciate the output and also, the competition is already big given that there are many other artists out there. I had clients and managed to won on some contests but still, things aren't still on its peak. Am I getting discouraged? Actually not, and that's the purpose of passion. I believe same goes with other businesses which originated from the owner's hobbies like coffee shop, restaurants, car repair, and the likes. Struggles will be always there.
I am not saying that being frustrated is not a normal thing but if it is becoming dominant for long, then I guess that's not originating from passion; you have a bigger drive with profit. Passion means continuing to do it without any condition, simply because it is fulfilling already. Profit will just be a bonus.

This should not be a stopping factor for you though. I mean yes it is true that there aren't that many people that managed to turn their passion into profit, and that is a sad fact that a lot of people tried and failed. But that doesn't mean that we need to stop, I do have my passion, haven't turned that into profit at all, and barely have any time to do it, lately I have been quite busy, but I never stop, for nearly 2 years I have been learning that skill.

Did I stop because I haven't made a single dollar out of this in the past 2 years? No, of course not, because I am not doing this for the money, I wanted to be a person who could do this and that's why I am doing it, there is really no other reason for me to keep doing it at all.

Ye it's the reality of life , the heart remain unrest and unsatisfied when what you dream always is not fulfill, when I hard cost engineering why in secondary I was curious to know it's function after it became what I do desire to become because anytime I fi close where construction is been carried out one question I always ask the civil engineer or the mansory man is how much can this structure take to be completed , see becoming such can help me as well my society limit abandoned project, having such as carrier may also position me financially.

Most people are in "vocation" since most jobs are what the world needs, some people are in "profession" because not all people can work in what they good due to lack of jobs. While achieving "Ikigai" is the hardest, you need to know yourself, you're smart and you need to be in the right moment.

Even we know there are many successful footballers, celebrities, actors etc, but that doesn't mean they already reach Ikigai.

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If unsure of everything regarding on what you like better find a stable source of income so that you will not get affected if your certain passion will not give you any decent profit. Practical thinking is important here. But for sure once you develop some critical skills that can develop your passion and you can monetized it then lots of clients knows that you are good to do the job that they are seeking for then everything will be rewarded.

For now people who's seeking profit for their passion and skills should not do any rush decision so that they can settle everything and make their life more better since its hard to struggle while chasing up earnings just to pass the day and survive.

People often have hobbies that they are passionate about. Whet they dont have is the businessman mindset that allows them to monetize that hobby. A stamp collector might have many stamps but is unable to pitch them to other collectors to sell.

A game reviewer might be a great writer but does not want to make the blog to publish those reviews.

So the risk taking behavior needs to be there to start it off. Along with that if they are financially stable, there might be more chances that they can bring it fruition.

It's not only what you mentioned, but there needs to be an available audience as well. Are stamp collections still a thing? Are there still buyers out there, and if yes, what kind are they interested in, and how profitable are they? Do people still read blogs? They've gone out of fashion, and a large number of people prefer video content nowadays, which thus requires the ability to pivot when necessary. If I'm honest, turning your passion into a profitable business isn't always feasible, not to mention that there are people who don't know what they're truly passionate about and may never find one, while from what I've observed, a large number of us, including myself, do jobs that we don't like for the majority of our lifetime.

With that being said, sometimes it's best to take the risk, but that's easier said than done.

to fulfill one's own desires It can be a really fulfilling experience to turn our passion into a business. There is a sense of purpose and fulfillment that comes from doing work we love that other jobs just cannot match. Increased general happiness and wellbeing may result from this.
But no matter how hard we work to realize our goals, there will always be some risk involved. Beginning a business is dangerous, and failure is a constant possibility. We expose ourselves to risk when we turn our passion into a business, both financially and emotionally. It feels like a personal failure when a business fails.

I also think that almost everyone always does some work that can give them more income to support their lives and also feed the people they love in their lives. So you don't need to feel inferior or whatever the term is, apart from having to remain enthusiastic about your choice of work which regularly provides income to cover all your bills in life. Because now anyone will continue to experience difficulties if they are still lazy about working and still complain and say they don't know what to do to make money in life.

So are you saying you finally went into the field? Or you still have the desire to go into it? I feel like I’ve heard about cost engineering before but thinking of it right now feels different (maybe because it’s unique). Anyway, it’s a good thing you know what you want, and yet what you want is authentic to show you aren’t trying to follow anyone but yourself.

What you say is very true, everyone will of course be willing to do work to be able to provide income that can be given to their family and in my opinion this is very normal and we don't need to feel inferior about this work, just do it as long as what we do doesn't harm anyone. other things and whatever income we earn must be in accordance with the work we have done, there are some people who are lazy in doing their work and always complain about the work they have. of course they are the type of person who will find it difficult to develop in a better direction than their previous life and their life will always be looking for work and after getting it they will not work well so they have to leave their job and this will happen. continues to happen as long as they still like to complain at work.

Yes, there is a pressure because we are trying to give our best to our clients to not disappoint them, so that they will come back to use our service again. Other than earning money, it also helps you sharpen your skills and if you are not working anymore but only playing personally, you will now enjoy more dominating the game. I think our passion or interests can only come from within and it's not good anymore to force ourselves to love something.

There are instances that we think it works but trust me, this is only for temporary. If it's not possible to have both fun and profits, then we only need to sacrifice and choose the ones that can give us a profit first because money is more important. We still can enjoy later on once we end our shift in our jobs.

Everyone must have a goal in life so that each of us will know what we really want so we know in what direction we will work towards it without having to follow other people. Although most people still see the traces of people who have been successful in certain fields in order to get more money and economic freedom in their lives. But in terms of oneself, of course everyone must know what they want and how to try to get what they want because it is very impossible for someone who is still alive but doesn't want anything.

Lol, that made me chuckle.  ;D A fast food chain hiring you would see their revenue dropping pretty soon after it.

Jokes apart, it's not easy to make your passion a way for you to earn money through it, and those who manage to do that in their lives are lucky because you can't have a better source of income if you enjoy what you are doing and you are earning money with it as well.

I have always wanted to be a video gaming streamer, I love playing video games and I used to be very good at almost every game that I played, now it has been a few years since I last played games due to personal problems and reasons, and I could never make my dream come true for some reason.

Reading was my passion right from child birth till now, and it has turned me to discovered decentralized currency which I know that it will profits me in the future to establish other businesses that will make me wealthy in the future.

Since I discovered this community, my eyes has open to some opportunity that will make me profitable in this community when i grow my account to legendary which is the highest rank in the Bitcointalk.org .

There are many favourable opportunity in the Internet, that will make your passion to manifest good results that will make you comfortable with your passion, and it will draw other people attention to follow your passion that is keeping you profitable all the time.

Obviously it’s great to enjoy what you do but be careful that trying to monetise your hobby doesn’t cause you to fall out of love with it. The pressures of running a business are rife & you might regret doing it. Have a thoroughly good think first if it’s something that you definitely want to do.

I am a diehard game fan. I have been playing online games ever since I was first exposed to a computer and fortunately, I had gotten pretty good at some FPS (first person shooter) games to the point that I have participated in some local tournaments held in my country.

Though the pay may be relatively low, I am still proud that I can turn what I am passionate about into something that can earn me some monetary compensation due to my own skill, techniques, and practice on that game.

While I do think that I am still far at some players that already reached international level, I am quite satisfied with my progress given that I only do this as a hobby and not as my main source of income. Still, however, this kind of opportunity is definitely a blessing that I would forever cherish.

Who doesnt want on doing the things he do like or wish for? at the same time that you are earning or making a living with it? We are all that hoping on such condition but of course not everyone would really be able to obtain or attain such condition and we do know that not all opportunities or jobs will really be that getting in line on what we do love or like. So we wont really be having any options or choices but to accept on whatever whats available even if its against or really that opposite with our interest on which this is really that simply sucks but well we dont have no choice but to bare and deal with it since we do need to earn money.
For those who do able to have such chance or condition then its good but if not then better to deal with it because not all everything that we do wish for would really be happening into us.

This is why if you are really that earning but not really that getting in line with your passion then it is really just that fine. You can still be able to engaged on things because we do need to earn and we do need
to have that money on day to day living on which we can still be able to adapt and love it as we do go ahead.  ;D. If ever you are really that be able to make money in line with your hobby or passion or interest
then its good for you. It would really be that situational because not all would really be that on such situation and we should really be cherishing it out.

If we can do what we want, of course that is very good and being careful in doing something will of course bring us success. Thinking before doing something we want, such as running a business, is of course important before starting a business, we have to really think carefully about the risks we will face and how to overcome them well. Of course, this will really help us when we encounter problems in our business and will be able to solve them well.

This varies between countries as to what the players can turn into profits or not. In the US there are these gaming groups which are paid well because of their performance and they are taking part in every tournament out there, I am sure you have heard of such groups or seen them online.

I think we can all agree on the fact that turning a passion to a profession also needs the right circumstance, otherwise it just remains a small time hobby.

Game/music/movie/even adult content reviewers do publish their blogs, if possible videos on youtube and all make a decent money out of. Of course that needs to grow and dedication, without these two traits, nothing can be achieved.

Did you mean those who play e-sports? Because you are right USA indeed has the most esports players in the world. It is followed by China playing in second and Brazil coming home in third.

Source:  https://www.statista.com/statistics/780631/esports-competition-country-number-of-players-world/ (https://www.statista.com/statistics/780631/esports-competition-country-number-of-players-world/)
Whether that passion of yours is recognized in your country or not will matter especially if you are not that rich to begin with and you need to go to other countries to be recognized.

This condition is very common when someone wants something that has the potential to produce results, and they will definitely pursue it so that what they want is achieved, thus success will definitely come to them sooner or later, of the many solutions, perhaps the best one starts with willingness and working hard the Good.

I once saw that and my friend happened to like mountain climbing so he decided to sell all his climbing needs. Now he has benefited from his previous hobby and the business he manages is growing quite rapidly in the city where I live. It could also be if you like the beach and make a video to post on social media and if the video goes viral then we will most likely get paid. Although it depends on how you manage your account because there are requirements that must be met if you want to be paid.

Now there are many hobbies that can be carried out while making money and if someone understands how to use them, it will be much easier to make money. There are lots of photos and videos that are paid for now, you just have to take advantage of all the possibilities and if you are serious you will definitely be successful.

I like music, but until now I haven't taken an opportunity in the musical instrument sales business. Even though I have always had the intention to develop a business in musical instruments, where I live it doesn't have good prospects so I am still having problems running it.

Of course, turning a hobby into a business is an advantage because we can make a hobby a source of income apart from having fun. Because most people generally choose a job or business just because of the money. In fact, choices like that will ultimately make us quickly bored with these activities so that what happens is that the business does not develop and there is no change. So turning a hobby into income is the best idea for achieving success. But to be honest, I haven't done it either, because of capital constraints. I have a hobby of playing futsal but starting a futsal business requires a lot of capital. But for now this idea is already in my head, hopefully one day I can have a business from a hobby that I like.

What is clear is that we are serious about turning our hobby into a business. So we have to see this hobby as a job, so we can think about how to develop the products and services we provide.

If the business we run is in the form of a product then we must have the latest innovations, study the customer market and learn what they need, what they want, and what their purchasing power is in that market. If the business is in the form of services, then increase our abilities to be able to increase the value of our business.

I think being a gamer that I turned my passion into profit for a meantime. It was fun until it lasts, and I guess that everyone was aware of that play to earn craze that we've got last time of bull run on 2021. It was really one of the amazing moments that every gamer was happy about it including me. That's when I have invested a lot there but that happiness turned into sadness that when I have realized it too late that it was a fad, a craze that's about to be gone too soon. I've sold BTC for it and then made significant investments just for it to lose.

Well then, that's an experience that I have learned with a lot and quite heavy in my heart to remember it. But, I'll never forget the happiness that it has brought me and there's really a possibility that every hobby and passion can be turned into profit. Soon, I'll start to get into more streaming and video making of the game plays that I do with every games that I play. And that's more certain into making hobby to money but it takes time until it becomes fruitful but now, I'll focus to what I have right now and just playing as a passion and to relieve stress.

In business terms, emotions have no value here because emotions will not run your life or you will not be able to do business properly with emotions. Emotions are necessary in life, but these cannot be associated with one's employment or business at all. As a businessman, we have to make decisions with our own brain and that decision must be taken with a cool head so that our business does not get damaged due to our wrong decisions. The more emotional you are and the more emotion you put into making decisions, the more decisions will go against you. Decisions should never be taken thinking that what is on the forehead will be seen later, rather the decision should be taken in such a way that the decision is guaranteed.

Why not? There is nothing better in the world. I like playing games and trying out new games. I am currently playing SHANHAI gamefi, which is pretty good. I have become a top player and made a lot of money from this game.

From the first time I joined Krypto, I already had a goal for the future, by building this account from Jr.Member to where it is now and wanting to become a Legendary in the future, that is the desire that I want most, and I want to make it happen, so all of that is necessary. process and where each process has its own obstacles, these obstacles and challenges make us learn and continue to learn to correct where there are mistakes in ourselves, we still have to be optimistic to pursue an advantage that in the future will be essential for us.

That is the key there, as long as you are happy and having fun then why not? And if you read what other successful entrepreneur says, that is passion, the love to what they are doing and in turn making them a lot of money as well.

I'm not into business though, but during the pandemic, I sold some items online and it was really good and I felt happy. But I quit it because I have to prioritized certain things after the pandemic and then our government are taxing everyone, even small entrepreneur like us.

I think for someone who aims to turn his passion into profits, that is still quite a lot of working. You are not doing it only for yourself but this time the whole crowd is already involved, so yes, you need a lot of dedication and patience for you to make it work and grow. If you lack that, your hobby will always be a hobby, nothing more than that.

However, there’s nothing wrong if you chose to remain it as a hobby, the fact that you find joy and satisfaction from it, that’s what matters the most. Also, there wouldn’t be any pressure even if it doesn’t works, that’s another advantage of it.

But there are times that people cannot stand to pursue what they like to do in life since there are certain obligation that need to take care on. That's why they sacrifice their passion and find something that can give them fast income because they can't afford to have delays since they have stomach to feed. That's why lots of people suffer from poverty because they have no choice but to work on the job that they didn't like.

That's why young adults doesn't have obligation its better for them to  think about their future then work with their passion since its hard to do it when the reality strike into their face and they can't do something so act early before its to late and regret later on your decision that you take life so easy that's why now you suffer so much from poverty.

You do know that you can still record your games and put them on somewhere like TikTok, right?

You don't have to spend a huge amount of time making a Youtube setup, when all you have to do is turn on your screen recorder and play as you normally do.

I said Tiktok instead of Youtube because it is much easier to monetize your account over there, there are no bureaucratic partner program applications, and of course it's got a larger viewership.

Obviously you'll have to trim your games to fit the 1 minute mark but that will make even more videos for you.

Much easier than trying to be a streamer on Youtube or Twitch.

Having a goal in life is of course very important in order to be able to choose the direction of life that we will live and to be able to achieve it of course we have to be able to try to get what we want and it would be better for us to stick to our own choices and not follow other people who are not necessarily suitable.

Indeed, there is no harm in following in the footsteps of those who have been successful and we try to follow them, but we must first understand well whether this is appropriate for us to imitate or not and we also have to look at the abilities we have so that we can only follow half of them. and not being able to finish what we have started will certainly be very detrimental to ourselves.

What you say is very true, it is impossible for someone who still has life to not want anything, of course they have a desire that they really want to achieve and of course they will try their best to achieve it.