When you do something as a hobby you can do it anytime you want, there are no schedules to keep, no deadlines to meet, and no one is grading you on it. It's absolutly free. It's something you enjoy doing and you decide I'll make a living at this. It's a good idea, but now you don't have a hobby anymore, you have a job. Now you have to put out a certain amount of effort, even if you don't feel like it. See now it isn't free anymore. So was it something you did because it was fun and thought I could have fun forever, awesome. Or was it something you did because it truly moved you and you were passionate about it? If it's the latter then you can keep doing it no matter what happens or how hard it gets. If it was just fun, you can see the problem when the fun stops.
I'd get myself another hobby, you need some down time, something that is simply fun preferably something that is different from your job.
Then I would set myself a schedule, if you go to work each day that's how life would be. Working for yourself isn't much different. You'll hit spots where it isn't fun, see these times as challenges and not something you hate to do. Think back on how much fun you had doing it before and where it became a chore. At times you can change a few things to get back to where you were when you started. Set some challenges for yourself, if you meet them give yourself a reward. Oh and pat yourself on the back, you already achieved more than most people, you work for yourself-and it's actually making money for you and at something you like to do. Congrats! |