The richest man on the earth recently said that to become successful one has to do that with something he loves.
Because a sane person would never continue doing something he doesn't love, thus not putting his full effort in or just giving up. In other words, do something that is your hobby.
A lot of people, who are not the richest person on the world, often say that you shouldn't make your hobby your work, because of the risk your hobby becomes less fun.
I guess these people don't have much fun doing their job if they are that afraid.
But I guess they are making a pretty easy mathematical equation:
Work = bad.
Hobby = good.
bad+good=mediocre
Taking in the equation that work takes up a lot more time, and mediocre becomes bad pretty quickly over time it's not that great of a result of the equation.
Yet, their equation is broken. When work = hobby then work = good.
Okay, now we got that out of the way it's time to explain the title a bit.
We just have found out that being good at something, what you like, it's a hobby. But when you start making a living with it, it's a job. You have to take granted that a job probably takes some extra responsibilities but you get something nice for it back which is always being busy with your hobby.
So, let no one tell you, you can't make a living with your hobby.
Everyone can make a living with his hobby.
So, when your mom is telling you to get a job at your 30th because the only thing you have been doing is sit on the couch.
Don't see this as a bad thing.
This is your opportunity to shine!
Your skill and hobby is apparently sit on a couch, all you need to do now is find out a way to make money out of it.
Which is actually not so hard.
Think of someone who sits on a couch and makes money while doing so.
Noooo, don't think about porno actresses, or presenters, they actually do a lot more then just sit, they talk...or...well...
Okay, clear your mind, change of tracks.
What is so special about you sitting on a couch, nothing much right?
So, how about doing a little extra to gain attention. Put on a funny sweater...
Okay, now your mom is just looking at you in a weird way.
You gotta get out of that livingroom, drag that dusty old sofa to the street.
There you go, now the people can see you. The whole village is talking about you. At the local bakery they already called you insane.
note, this is a good sign
Okay, now the village finally knows you, it's time to move on to bigger things.
Put your couch in the centre of a big city. There also people are starting to talk about you, but in the big city, your little couch is too small. Time to open up your scope.
You rent a crane and lift your couch up to a building, and start sitting on the roof of a building.
Soon enough the camera crews are pulling up far below you and starting to talk about you all over the city news.
Okay, just use the above, go higher, or go further and you'll expand.
At this point you are a poor fuck on top of a building sitting on a couch. You are not making much money yet.
Now see if marketing is your hobby, if not, go to a friend whose it is and share the cut a little bit. He also needs to make some money so share the love.
Okay, think of a fancy name for your couch sitting, start printing t-shirts, writing a book (or find someone who would like to write one about it). Sell the license for a movie from the book.
Link yourself to a good fund, "Sitting on the couch for world peace" and open a bank account where people can send the cash too.
Remember, 1 person, on one couch and the world media can reach a lot of people so it's pretty cheap advertisement.
So, there you go, sitting on a couch for dummies.
Every hobby can be turned into money.