I made a business out of my hobby and passion.





























I don't like my job most days..

Food for thought.

 

I've asked a lot of people who turned their hobbies and interests into jobs. Most agreed that it eventually becomes like any other "work" out there and slowly becomes less of a hobby and more of a grueling work day. My advice is, separate your hobby and your work, it'll probably work out a lot better on the long run. There are VERY few people who actually LOVE what they do. Think about it this way, at the end of a good day's work, you can come back home and let loose at whatever you want to do. (I.E Go on s2ki or go out on drives, modding, etc.) Just my 2 cents.

 

[QUOTE=CKit,Aug 25 2009, 09:24 AM] Just because you want something, doesn't mean that you can realistically get it.

I think that is one positive thing coming out of this current economy.

 

^^Joey: do you have to post the same pictures every time this subject comes up??

 

[QUOTE=GateCrasher,Aug 28 2009, 06:17 PM] ^^Joey: do you have to post the same pictures every time this subject comes up??

 

Body shop and tuning cars is a NOW thinking mindset.

Finishing that degree is a LONG-TERM investment. You will have something to fall back on. And make sure you know your shit to get the most out of your field.

 

i'm a mechanical engineer, and i like my field really well.

the reason i like the field is because i learn all the time and i'm challenged in ways that i think are interesting. i would NOT want a career where my job was very easy/effortless or even just not mentally challenging. that's just selling my time or my hands, not exercising my mind. i like to be challenged every day and needing to be creative to solve new problems.

i think you're doing a great thing for yourself by finishing a technical degree that has a lot of job opportunities. (as long as you like the field and the work that got you interested in the first place.) you'll be able to afford to have cars as a hobby. and you CAN always quit, but once you start having a decent income you probably won't mind the work as much, given that they pay you for it.

and for the record, i did get sick of engineering towards the end of my BS. i was just spending too many hours on school and ended up burnt out for a while. now, 2-3 years later, i'm back in school for a master's while working. i like it!

 

IMO... stay in school, get the rest of your Computer Science degree. After school, think about what you want to do. The decision is all up to you. If you feel the need to get into automotive industry, take a shot at it. If all else fails, you have your degree to fall back on.

If you do go on ahead to the automovtive industry, i would give you some tips; EFI101 and EFI advance for tuning. Then take some welding classes, it will help you alot.

Please finish off school. Your computer science skill will come in handy.

 

we have one of those already, it's called ask unkie trunkie: i'm not saying he gives bad advice, but i'm not saying he's abby winters either

back to topic:
i was going to buy a tire, oil change, and tune up shop a while back, i decided it wasn't a good idea, because it was really a slippery slope for three reasons
1.) if i would have failed i would have fell in a hole financially

2.) it was way to much overhead for me to be comfortable with

3.) good mechanics are hard to find, and bad ones are everywere

i'm glad i didn't buy it, the guy that did pretty much turned a thriving business into a place where no one wanted to go and eventually closed it

 

Just graduate first. you wont regreat it! You are getting an itch from school right now