Do What You Love For a Living

A couple of years back, I was unhappy in my job and was searching for a sense of purpose in life. I longed to do something that was more meaningful and fulfilling. One day, whilst online, I discovered some of Wayne Dyer's audio material. He was talking about living with 'a sense of purpose, a sense of mission', and I was very taken with what he was saying. Over the course of the next year or so, I listened to a lot of his material, and he managed to convince me that doing what you love and making a living at it was not only possible but it would an insult to the universe not to do so!. Hopefully I can convince you to do the same in this article.

I have always loved music and I started to play the guitar when I was sixteen. I had a reputation for being the best guitarist in town. I just loved sitting and working out songs on the guitar and I had a real talent for it. However, I had never really thought about playing the guitar for a living. I ended up taking the 'sensible' and 'realisitic' route into a job that, despite paying well, left me empty and frustrated. We are often told that our passions are alright 'as a hobby' but that they won't pay the bills. Wayne Dyer really helped me to undo a lot of this societal brainwashing and I got to thinking about how I could get paid to sit and play the guitar all day instead of working for the man. After a period of reflection, I hit on the idea of making videos to teach the stuff I enjoyed working out so much on the guitar and selling them online.

So, I set to work. It wasn't easy. I came up against a lot of skepticism and discouragement from family and friends. I didn't know the first thing about setting up a website and I had no capital whatsover. In fact, I was in quite a lot of debt. Nonetheless, I was determined to succeed and I just started putting one foot in front of the other and finding out how it was all done. I started making the video lessons in my spare time, got a website going all by myself and although I have had a million and one hurdles along the way, the site is now making enough money to live from and I get so much encouragement from my students that I know I am following the right path. Now, I can get up when I want and spend the day doing what I love. Moreover, I believe you can too.

If you really want to do something, then with enough determination, hard-work and persistence, you're going to make things happen. There is no other way it can be. If you can believe in yourself, even during times when you seem to be getting absolutely nowhere, and keep the dream alive, you can do what you love for a living. If you can ignore the skepticism and discouragement of family and friends who sit around making excuses all day and trying to sully your plans, you are going to succeed.

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