Leo Babauta – Do it because you love it, not just to make money

Another heads-up folks. Our latest interview is with Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net

Do it because you love it!

Straight up – ZenHabits.net is an awesome site – full of inspiration and advice on how to live a happier, more fullfilling life – so getting to interview Leo is for me a huge buzz. You will find the Leo Babauta Interview here

My favorite reply this time – was Leo’s reply to the question: “What advice would you give a young entrepreneur starting up there first business?”

Make sure it’s something you’re passionate about — do it because you love it, not just to make money. If you do it for the money, you’ll eventually get tired of it and then you’ll be doing something you hate … and you can only do that for so long. If you love doing it, you’ll be more likely to sustain your energy and really work to make it a
success, because if you succeed, then you can keep doing something you love for long.

Also, a word about fear: what stops us from pursuing our dreams is fear … fear of failure, fear that people will laugh at us, fear that we won’t be good enough. But if we let fear stop us, then we will never be able to pursue our dreams and make them a reality, never be able to do what we love doing for a living. You have to learn to overcome the fear and pursue your passion.