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I've turned two hobbies into businesses, and am in the process of doing so with a third. And while some of the business-side stuff sucks (especially sales...I _HATE_ sales!) it doesn't make me enjoy the intrinsic activity any less.

But then, I've done it with the sorts of businesses that don't require a full-time commitment once they're up and running (which is why I can have three of them and still hold down a day job and a private life). The hardest part was always building up a base of customers (which is why the business where I still have to work at sales is probably going to be shut down soon, unless I get some serious improvements out of it). If I were in a line where I had to deal with people on their own timetable, instead of mine, I'd probably burn out a lot faster, because then I'd have to do it full-time, which means I'd have to push a lot harder to make it earn money more quickly. If I had to do that, it would be just like any other job...except worse than any regular job I've ever had, because in addition to work, I'd also have to do sales. Turning a hobby into _that_ would really suck.

If I as a new business owner, am starting to lose passion in the hobby which is also a business, it coule be the hobby is not my top three hobbies. Having difficulties in running a new business will not affect my passion in the hobby. In fact it is the passion that drives me to outcome those difficulties. I may not be able to turn the hobby into a successful business, but it is still my hobby.

I started out by fixing up a house I was living in, and then starting fixing up other houses and selling them on. DH and I rehabbed 6 houses in one year, using hired help, not DIY.

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