"Do what you love, love what you do." Most people have two separate parts of their lives: their careers and their hobbies. I am fortunate to be able merge these two areas and do what I love doing as my career. Design is my passion, it's what fuels me, it's constantly running through my mind, and even keeps me up at night. For me the line between work and hobby has been completely blurred and I often forget whether I'm "working" or just doing what I love. People often ask me how many hours a week I work now that I'm doing this full-time, but honestly I'm not really sure, I just put in as much effort as I can. I can say that I'm working far more now than a typical 9-5 job, but the upside is I'm never counting down to the end of the day or dreaming about the weekend. Don't get me wrong, designing and running an independent brand is a crazy amount of work, but at the same time it's so rewarding to see everything come together as Ugmonk continues to grow.
I encourage you to really figure out what you are passionate about and pursue that one thing. For me it's design, but it could be anything: photography, cooking, sports, technology, or whatever else that drives you. It's that thing you just can't wait to do after work and on the weekends, the thing that you can't stop talking about to your friends.
I didn't start Ugmonk with the goal for it to become my full-time job, I started it because I just really enjoy designing, and launching my own line was a great creative outlet for me to pursue this. In my opinion far too many people have it all backwards, they start businesses with the intent to make a quick buck but end up doing something that have no real interest in and don't enjoy doing. While not everyone has the opportunity to do exactly the type of work they want, I encourage everyone to launch the side project you have been talking about or the blog that you've thought about starting. Yes, the risk of failure is always there, but you'll never know unless you try.