by Nicolette Montano

Created on: February 05, 2007   Last Updated: April 17, 2007

Life comes in steps and what a misconception it is to tell yourself to follow the rules. You get your high school equivalency diploma or graduate from high school. What's next? You go to college or trade school. What comes after that? You enter the job market that relates to your diploma. Would you say that you're happy with your job, though? Some may say 'yes' while others may say 'no'. For the latter, it's essential to look into your passion and how to make a career out of your interests!

1) What are your hobbies? Do you enjoy writing? Critiquing? Traveling? Singing? Dancing? Modeling? Writing/Performing Music? You see where I'm getting at. First, find your passion.

2) How can you make a career out of this hobby? The internet contains tons of information if you search through your interests in job sites such as monster.com or even going to an agency which will perfect your talent. It will polish up your skills so you can be a number one candidate when applying for your dream career.

3) Don't flake! Nothing is too good to be true...unless you're being told how lucky you are from a Publisher's Clearinghouse representative. So you're at an agency and your agent has told you that the perfect client wants to hire you. Great! You finally found a client who wants you to work in something you've never dreamed of making money in! Take the offer because life comes at you fast and you don't want to miss out on an opportunity.

4) You've landed a dream job doing something you love. Mission accomplished.

Those short four steps may have seemed short for you but it really is just that. Countless times I've come across people who expect someone to stumble upon their work or knock on their door proclaiming their fame to glory. Any hard-working person knows it doesn't come that easily. The truth is there are many talented people out there who have the same hobbies and interests as you do and they are making money at it. You know you're good at what you do. You know your strengths and you know your weaknesses. Money doesn't grow on trees but money grows for people who exercise their ambitions.

With that in mind, don't go to college for a general topic you know absolutely nothing about just because society tells you to do so. College is very expensive and with all that money you put into books and room & board, wouldn't making that money be just as good? Invest in your talent not in liberal studies.

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