I started just answering phones, sweeping floors and changing oils at a small shop nearly 12 years ago. Along the way I figured out I was pretty good at fixing cars and really good at getting people to pay for it. It's not a calling but I'm really good at it. Went and got a BA in business so I better understand the finance and business side of it. Fast foward a decade and I make a really good living running a decent size shop.

My point is my passions and my work are two different things. I fix cars to earn a living sure I'm invested in it after a decade in the industry but im not a gear head that eats lives and dreams cars. My passion is self sufficient living. I spend my free time working towards that. My wife and I want a property that runs completely free of any dependency for food water power ect....

Don't confuse your passion with your work. It's great when the two line up but it's also rare.

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