Steve Pavlina (who is the man) wrote an article called “How To Earn Your First Love Dollar“. In it, he poses the question,
“If you really commit yourself to the idea, can you earn $1 from doing something you love?”
He then goes on to say,
“Very often people who are stuck in the pattern of doing work they dislike will shun simple opportunities to earn small amounts of money doing something they love.”
Hm. Stuck in a pattern of doing work I dislike? Check. Shun simple opportunities to earn small amounts of money doing something I love? Well…I don’t know about shun, but - no - I haven’t actually presented the opportunity. Um. Check, I guess.
I give myself plenty of opportunities to get paid for work I am pretty good at, but don’t care about. And because I don’t care, I never push for more. I don’t care if I do it again or not, and I simply move on to the next ‘opportunity’.
What do I love? What do I care about? I love writing; I love helping people; I love this blog.
Steve Pavlina, you have thrown down the gauntlet, and I will meet your challenge, sir! The goal? Make a dollar doing something I love. This is where you come in. If you enjoy the awesomeness of My Visual Arts Studio, please donate a lil’ somethin’ somethin’.
If 100 people would donate a penny, or 10 people donate a dime, if 4 people donate a quarter, or if 1 person donates a dollar - I will have met my goal…making a dollar doing something I love.
And since I would never leave my beloved readers high and dry, after I make my love dollar I will post a video of me dancing. That’s right. Me. Dancing. This way I get paid a dollar for doing two things I love! Because efficiency is awesome.
Even if you don’t donate, I think this would be amazing to try in your own life. A dollar. For doing something you love. Can’t be that hard…right? I would lovelovelove to know how you earned your ‘love dollar’. Please come back and share what is sure to be a pretty interesting story!
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