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Turning a Passion into a Job

Factual: Health & Wellbeing

13/02/2017

BBC Radio Scotland - Personal Best, Turning a Passion into a Job

Gillian Russell explores the pros and cons of turning a hobby into a career.

Gillian Russell explores the health benefits of doing favourite activities and asks what the pros and cons are of turning hobbies into work.

Do you love what you do? Have you made your passion your job? Gillian Russell explores the mental and physical health benefits of turning your hobby into your work.

Life coach and writer Jackee Holder and consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters explain what's going on in mind and body when we do something we enjoy and discuss the pros and cons of turning your passion into your work. And if you cannot change jobs, what can you do to find the positives in the job you're currently in?

Emily Chappell talks about how she turned her passion for cycling into work when she got a job as a London bike courier.

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