Passion Vs Hobby

Whenever I hear about
a writer waiting for ‘the muse’,
I know their writing is a hobby,
not a business.

Nora Roberts states it even blunter.
“Every time I hear writers talk
about ‘the muse,’
I just want to bitch-slap them.
It’s a job.
Do your job.”

Entrepreneurs don’t have
the luxury of waiting
until they ‘feel like it’
to work on their businesses.
It isn’t a hobby for them.
It is a passion.

As Mike Michalowicz shares

“Hobbies help you relax,
forget and unwind from your day.

On the other hand,
an activity fueled by passion thrills you,
charges you up and
makes it difficult to relax
because you are so chomping at the bit
to learn more, do more and
accomplish more in the pursuit of it.
You know you’re passionate
about your business idea
when you work on it all day and into the night,
and still get up at dawn
to start all over again.”

There’s nothing wrong
with having hobbies and
with having businesses
(i.e. passions).
Just don’t confuse the two.