What is the idea behind your small business?

For so many people, they start a small business based around their passion. They take that one activity or hobby that they love above all else and create a business around it.

But is this a good or bad idea? Is a business stronger or weaker because of this?

Sarah and Brian begin this week’s episode discussing turning your passion into a business.

Sarah reveals: 

-      Why she has made a successful business that is not her passion

-      The things to avoid when turning your passion into a business

-      How burn out can occur with a passion business and how to avoid it.

Sarah is then joined by the epitome of passion business owners, Kelly Tishler

Kelly is a daughter, wife, mother, community minded person and THE Opal queen. She is a 4th generation opal miner from Lightning Ridge and mining opals is her passion and she has turned it into her business.

Kelly joins Sarah to explain:

-      How it feels to have a passion so strong you can’t not turn it into a business

-      What it’s like to follow the family industry

-      The easy way to get started on selling the produce of your passion.

Key quotes

“But if you’re miserable and you hate it. You’re not a f***ing tree. You haven’t got your roots down. Move.”

“So for me, when I wake up every day, I’m filled with this sense of yoo hoo! Like I don’t care if I find nothing. It’s the fact that I’m out and I’m free.”

If you would like to find out more about Kelly, or buy her products you can find her at @Kellytishleropalqueen on facebook and Instagram.

Or head to her website kellytishleropals.com

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You can also head to our website for tips and check out our business coaching page https://www.westofthewaves.com/pages/coax-australia-podcast

If you’re interested in some jewellery or clothing why not follow Sarah’s business @west_of_the_waves