Finding Your Passion with a Hobby

Just about every individual has a hobby that they love to take part in; it's just a matter of honing in on exactly what that is. Have you ever seen someone who is absolutely in love with his or her hobby and it seems to flow effortlessly to them? Well, don't think for a minute that no planning, thinking, or trial and error went into that hobby.

If you have been thinking about finding a hobby or creating some new craft, there are a couple of ways to find that passion and make it all seem effortless and fun.

Do What You Love

While this may sound like common sense, doing what you love will almost always equate to success and fulfillment. Success is not just simply defined by how much money you make; it is also defined by doing what you love to do and never tiring of it.

We all have things we want to do on the creative side; however, have you ever noticed that the creative souls are the ones with the most self-sabotaging talk and negativity surrounding their passion? Just look at the old adage about the “starving artist.” However, it does not have to be that way.

Once you discover what you truly love and starting taking active steps toward pursuing that one thing, then the rest will fall into place that much easier.

So start by taking some time to self-explore.

* Examine what you love
* Try different angles and ways to explore what you love
* Try new things
* Be courageous, think outside the box, go where your heart leads

Find Your Passion

Once you have explored your creative side, journal how you feel when doing different types of crafts and hobbies. If you have always wanted to paint, but found it not as interesting as you thought it would be, don't worry. Keep going until you find that one thing that ignites you over and over again.

If at First You Don't Succeed

Once you find your passion and do what you love, don't stop there. Continue on this path even if you meet with failure. Many famous authors and artists met with failure many times over before they found what worked for them.

It is vitally important that you don't lose sight of your dream and that you don't let the absence of immediate success daunt you. It is almost impossible to succeed without having failed a couple of times at first.

Before you know it, you will hit the mark as so many others have before you.

Business Services

This listing displays business services that I recommend to my readers. Some of these may or may not be affiliate links. However, they are all here because I would recommend them to anyone, affiliate or not.

iContact - Email marketing solution 

ShortStack - Build social media campaigns, online contests, and more.

Elance - The world's largest workplace

Sverve - Connecting influencers and brands

PollBuzzer - Targeted consumer/customer opinions or market research

Eventbrite - Event and ticket management 

Extra Cash

This post features links to companies that pay - with either cash, gift cards, products, or points - people to take surveys, search the web, shop, or complete tasks. Please make sure you understand the payment methods used BEFORE you sign up.

*Contains affiliate links

Amazon Mechanical Turk
BigCrumbs
CDS at Columbia Business School
Clickworker
Ebates
Elance
Focus Forward
Ibotta
Jingit
Moolala
MyPoints
PaidViewpoint 
PollBuzzer
Qmee
Shopkick
Survey Savvy
Swagbucks 

Jewelry In Candles - Business Opportunity

Jewelry In Candles currently offers 100% all-natural, soy candles and wax tarts with a free jewelry surprise. This means you can give two gifts for the price of one. The candles contain the hidden surprise sealed inside of foil. With your chosen scent, you can select your ring size or type of jewelry. Current selections include a ring, necklace or earrings. Jewelry is valued at $10 and up. Jewelry ranges from silver or gold plated with stones made from cubic zirconia to titanium, to sterling silver or gold with rubies or other precious jewels. As the company continues to grow, bonus jewelry candles will be made available with electronics, gift cards, vacations and much more! Aroma beads and other products will be available in 2014.
What I love about this opportunity is the freedom they give you to run a candle business with few restrictions.  You can purchase products for your own inventory or personal sales with your discount OR sell completely online. The back office contains promotional ideas, marketing materials and other resources.

For a limited time, there are NO fees or minimum purchase to become a representative. (Updated: $49.95 kit now due at sign-up)

Your Work At Home Search

There are several resources dedicated to working from home and discussing business opportunities. Customer service and call center oriented opportunities are often the easiest to obtain from home.

When applying for a position, be sure to follow the instructions and do not contact them unless instructed to do so. Below are some of my favorite resources:

Rat Race Rebellion

WAHM.com

Work Place Like Home

Kitsy Lane - Free Business Opportunity

Kitsy Lane empowers Boutique Owners to run their own online jewelry and accessories boutique on their own time – and make money while they're at it. They offer an easy-to-use, innovative marketing platform, that allows you to customize your own online storefront, choose the pieces you want to sell, give personal shopping advice, and promote the finds across your social network profiles.

There is no requirement to purchase a starter kit, no website to build, no inventory to manage, and no trunk shows to host. Commission is up to 25% on every sale.

Here's an example of how things can add up:
5 orders/week - $75/order average = $3,500/year
5 orders/day - $75/order average = $25,000/year

PLUS, you even earn a percentage of the commission from Boutique Owners you sign up! Ready to open your own boutique? Set up your shop by entering your email address here.