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Could Your Hobby be Your Job? |
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Roberta
Chinsky Matuson |
Do you spend
a good portion of your workday waiting to get home so
you can work at your hobby? Donald Sentner, president of
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania-based Design Specialties, has
successfully turned his hobby into a full-time job.
Sentner's been interested in kit models since he was a
child. "My high school guidance counselor suggested that
I do this for a living," says Sentner. "I didn't know
this was a possibility." He started working as a
model-making apprentice and then spent a number of years
working for others until venturing out on his own.
Wouldn't life be grand if you could turn your hobby into
a paying job? It can be, but there are a few factors to
consider. Use these tips to find out if your pastime can
become your livelihood.
Is Your Hobby Marketable?
Your first step in attempting to make a job of your
favorite activity is to "reSearch your hobby to see if
it's a business," Sentner advises. "Make sure your hobby
is marketable. Being passionate about something is one
thing; being passionate about something marketable is
another." Start by using keywords in the Monster Job
Search to find out if there are jobs that correlate to
your field of interest. Think It Through
If you are lucky enough to have a hobby with a market,
your next step is to consider whether you would be happy
working in it -- serving whatever role is in demand --
rather than merely enjoying it. Nancy Hayes Bevington,
vice president-client services at the Burlington,
Massachusetts, office of Right Management Consultants,
says it's important to consider how this type of job
shift may change your feelings about your hobby.
"When your hobby becomes your work, it may not be the
same," says Bevington. "This change can take the fun out
of what you are doing. In addition to making the product
or providing the service, you now have to think about
pricing, deadlines, doing it someone else's way, etc."
Kiersten Peterson, manager of retail human resources
support for Boston-based Winston Flowers, agrees with
Bevington. Peterson recalls when a departing employee
told her that she had discovered that an avocation isn't
always a great vocation. "It's not all glitz and
glamour," says Peterson. "As a florist, you are cutting
flowers, lugging buckets of water and spending a lot of
time in refrigeration units."
From the Ground Floor Up -- Again
Bevington also points out that your personal experience
won't necessarily be acknowledged professionally. "The
workplace will look at you as someone who comes in with
no professional experience, even if you have done this
for years" on a personal level, she says. Can you really
afford to start at the bottom again?
If you are determined to work in the field, you can gain
experience by working in a small shop. For instance,
"Walk into your local florist right before a major
holiday like Valentine's Day," says Peterson. "If you
need to, offer to volunteer your time. Do what it takes
to get the experience."
Ease Your Way In
Don't quit your day job, yet. Curt Rosengren of
Seattle-based Passion Catalyst, a career consulting
organization, suggests you "continue to do what you are
doing to bring in revenue, while taking a parallel path
to help make the transition" to your hobby job.
In other words, get the knowledge or experience you need
while you still have money coming in. For example, that
may mean getting a part-time job during off-hours or
earning any necessary certifications. "Give yourself
time to succeed," says Rosengren. "It could take five
years to completely make the transition."
Keep Your Options Open
Don't burn your bridges with your current employer,
Bevington advises. Refrain from giving your boss a piece
of your mind -- because one day you might decide to go
back to your day job and spend your evenings enjoying
your hobby. |
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This article originally appeared on Monster.com. |
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