Message from the Founder
COLOR YOUR LIFE means that “Put the color on your life” literary.
But what is the color of your life? Which color do you want in your life?
It does not only mean that “the color fits you”, but also it is “Color coordinate to become what you want to be”. It might be a little bit hard to elicit your natural charm and say good-bye to what you do not like because you need to face yourself in this process. The color of your life in past regret and pain might be difficult to express or dirty. The color of your life would be different each day.
Otherwise, if you look at the whole life called “ONLY YOU”, the color makes your life beautiful. We meet a lot of people who have their life.
Even it might be a rose’s color or dirty color, and I want you to find your color in “COLOR YOUR LIFE!” and enjoy your life. This is the story of COLOR YOUR LIFE. We wish that you who meet us can choose the favorite color in your daily life.
Best wishes,
Should you turn your hobby into a business?
There are many important ingredients when starting your own business. Determination, creativity, knowledge.
But in my opinion, the most vital one is passion.
It’s what gets you out of bed in the morning, what keeps you going when you face setbacks and doubt.
When the day is over, it’s what stops you from giving up and going back to the “safe” road of working for someone else.
That’s why, when people want to start their own business, they immediately go to something they’re passionate about.
Oftentimes, the most natural place they look is in their hobbies.
In theory, turning your hobby into a business makes a lot of sense.
You love your hobby, and presumably have a lot of knowledge about it.
Those two things should make for a successful business, right? Not always.
Sometimes, turning your hobby into a business is a wonderful idea, and other times, it’s disastrous.
If you’re thinking about turning your hobby into a business, there are some important things to consider before you get started.
Your hobby has to be realistic
Let’s start with the most obvious point. If you want to turn your hobby into a business you have to be realistic.
We all have hobbies that we love, but that would make terrible businesses. Like eating dessert, hiking, reading books, or watching movies.
Some people manage to find business opportunities in even the strangest hobbies, but for you to start a real and sustainable business, you have to be completely honest with yourself.
Can you monetize the hobby? Would it make sense to do so? You might be able to monetize most of your hobbies in some way, but would the gains be worth the time and effort?
Can you grow it into a business that would work without you? For example, let’s say your passion is crafting, and you want to sell your crafts on. That’s a great idea, but your business will only operate when you’re working, keeping you on the left side of the CASHFLOW quadrant as an (S) self-employed.
Remember, a real business owner (B) creates businesses that can run without them. Selling your crafts or services on the side and investing the profits is a great way to boost your passive income, but it’s not a true business until it can run without you.
Think creatively
If you’re not sure how to turn your hobby into a business, maybe it’s time to start thinking outside the box.
When you’re examining the hobbies and passions in your life, be on the lookout for opportunities. Don’t follow the traditional path, but be innovative and look for needs that must be met. If you’ve pursued this passion for a while, you should know better than anyone where the need is and how to meet it creatively.
Hobbies are fun, business isn’t
Starting a business is not relaxing, and oftentimes, it’s not fun. It can be stressful, time-consuming, exhausting, and frustrating.
A lot of people find that while they have a great idea for how to turn their hobby into a business, the reality is a lot harder because they don’t want to lose the simple pleasure they get from the hobby.
For example, if you love photography because you have an artist’s eye and it relaxes you, turning it into a business could take the magic out of creating your art. Suddenly, you’re working on a deadline, meeting your customers’ needs. You don’t have time to stop and enjoy the work you’re doing, because you have other business needs that must be met.
I’m not trying to dissuade you from pursuing your hobby as a business, but you have to be realistic about how business will change your passion. If you aren’t ready to let go of the hobby that relaxes you, it might be best to look somewhere else for a business idea.
Be serious
If you turn your hobby into a business, you have to treat it like a business. That means getting serious about your work and your plan for growth.
It requires a change in mindset. You can’t approach your business the same way you would a hobby – in your spare time, lazily, hoping to have a little fun.
You have to devote all your time and energy to it, going over the details, making plans, thinking strategically, growing it so it can run without you. Again, it might be stressful and frustrating, it might even take some of the initial passion you had for the hobby away. Which is why you should think long and hard before you start down this path.
But, it can also be wonderful, and you, like many others, could find a way to profit from doing something you love.