A great way to earn money is to use your talents or interests to create side businesses, which are able to turn something you enjoy doing into additional income streams.
More often than not, full-time working individuals have side businesses, which help fund extra purchases or travel that cannot be afforded with their basic salary. People have turned their passions into projects, which has proved to be greatly profitable with very little effort. A friend of mine started a cake business, where she provides custom-made decorative cakes to a large clientele. She has always had a passion for baking and art, and turned those two hobbies into a successful business.
Well-known television personalities have created empires from their passions, starting small and gradually creating a brand for themselves. Gillian Michaels, host of The Biggest Loser, became one of the most well-known personal trainers in the world, purely because of her passion for fitness. Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsey, began their culinary careers in their own kitchens. With time, practice and, albeit, a lucky break, they have become some of the world’s most esteemed chefs.
Talents do not necessarily have to be something extravagant like singing or dancing, it can be your problem solving skills, your leadership skills or your creative skills. The wealthiest people in the world began their businesses with a simple idea, which was matured using their entrepreneurial skills. Everyone has an untapped talent that is the bridge between mediocre and extraordinary. Try to figure out which one is the most dominant for you, cultivate that skill, and use it to be the richest tycoon the world is yet to see.
Sayushka Naidoo
