How to turn your passion into a business

how to turn your passion into a business

how to turn your passion into a business so I’ve got an awesome question for one

so I’ve got an awesome question for one

so I’ve got an awesome question for one of my YouTube viewers love you guys

of my YouTube viewers love you guys

of my YouTube viewers love you guys susmita who wrote in the say I’ve only

susmita who wrote in the say I’ve only

susmita who wrote in the say I’ve only watched through of your videos including

watched through of your videos including

watched through of your videos including this one and I Love You Man

this one and I Love You Man

this one and I Love You Man in a completely non homosexual way I

in a completely non homosexual way I

in a completely non homosexual way I completed my undergraduate degree last

completed my undergraduate degree last

completed my undergraduate degree last year and I very recently discovered my

year and I very recently discovered my

year and I very recently discovered my passion for Latin dancing and I can’t

passion for Latin dancing and I can’t

passion for Latin dancing and I can’t seem to get enough of it I feel like

seem to get enough of it I feel like

seem to get enough of it I feel like dancing is all I want to do right now

dancing is all I want to do right now

dancing is all I want to do right now but I can’t see any way that I can turn

but I can’t see any way that I can turn

but I can’t see any way that I can turn this passion to something lucrative

this passion to something lucrative

this passion to something lucrative anytime in the near future but I know

anytime in the near future but I know

anytime in the near future but I know that if I stop dancing now for the sake

that if I stop dancing now for the sake

that if I stop dancing now for the sake of academic or professional development

of academic or professional development

of academic or professional development it would drill a hole through my heart

it would drill a hole through my heart

it would drill a hole through my heart and I will regret it forever keep making

and I will regret it forever keep making

and I will regret it forever keep making these videos very inspirational Susmita

these videos very inspirational Susmita

these videos very inspirational Susmita I love a man I’m feeling the passion and

I love a man I’m feeling the passion and

I love a man I’m feeling the passion and and as somebody who’s gotten deep into

and as somebody who’s gotten deep into

and as somebody who’s gotten deep into the salsa world I can definitely relate

the salsa world I can definitely relate

the salsa world I can definitely relate to what you’re going through I want to

to what you’re going through I want to

to what you’re going through I want to share a couple stories the first is of

share a couple stories the first is of

share a couple stories the first is of Sharon she’s the founder of Toronto

Sharon she’s the founder of Toronto

Sharon she’s the founder of Toronto dance salsa it’s a company that I’ve

dance salsa it’s a company that I’ve

dance salsa it’s a company that I’ve invested in and when she was getting

invested in and when she was getting

invested in and when she was getting into salsa she was at the Marriott hotel

into salsa she was at the Marriott hotel

into salsa she was at the Marriott hotel chain and she was she’s a go-getter

chain and she was she’s a go-getter

chain and she was she’s a go-getter she’s she’s she was rising up through

she’s she’s she was rising up through

she’s she’s she was rising up through the ranks she got four promotions in

the ranks she got four promotions in

the ranks she got four promotions in four years and was on the fast track to

four years and was on the fast track to

four years and was on the fast track to success and one day she walked into a

success and one day she walked into a

success and one day she walked into a salsa club named babalu here in in

salsa club named babalu here in in

salsa club named babalu here in in Toronto and city and she just fell in

Toronto and city and she just fell in

Toronto and city and she just fell in love with it she had no dancing

love with it she had no dancing

love with it she had no dancing background she had two left feet she

background she had two left feet she

background she had two left feet she Sarcos stepping on people but there was

Sarcos stepping on people but there was

Sarcos stepping on people but there was something about the vibe the music the

something about the vibe the music the

something about the vibe the music the energy the people she wanted to keep

energy the people she wanted to keep

energy the people she wanted to keep going and so it started off as hey this

going and so it started off as hey this

going and so it started off as hey this is fun thing we can go let’s go check it

is fun thing we can go let’s go check it

is fun thing we can go let’s go check it out and it became an obsession she

out and it became an obsession she

out and it became an obsession she started going out every night she

started going out every night she

started going out every night she started now sleeping four or five hours

started now sleeping four or five hours

started now sleeping four or five hours a night because she had to wake up early

a night because she had to wake up early

a night because she had to wake up early to go to her job at the Mary but she was

to go to her job at the Mary but she was

to go to her job at the Mary but she was she was ugly

she was ugly

she was ugly the last night before going salsa

the last night before going salsa

the last night before going salsa dancing and it was taking a toll on her

dancing and it was taking a toll on her

dancing and it was taking a toll on her but but she got through because she

but but she got through because she

but but she got through because she loved the day insane so much and because

loved the day insane so much and because

loved the day insane so much and because of that passion and led to her becoming

of that passion and led to her becoming

of that passion and led to her becoming better right joint she went out every

better right joint she went out every

better right joint she went out every night she sucked at the start she was

night she sucked at the start she was

night she sucked at the start she was the worst of her friends she picked up

the worst of her friends she picked up

the worst of her friends she picked up so slowly but because she kept at it she

so slowly but because she kept at it she

so slowly but because she kept at it she got better and that

got better and that

got better and that and better and eventually she joined a

and better and eventually she joined a

and better and eventually she joined a performance team and she got better

performance team and she got better

performance team and she got better through the performance team then she

through the performance team then she

through the performance team then she started teaching a few classes with the

started teaching a few classes with the

started teaching a few classes with the school that offered the performance

school that offered the performance

school that offered the performance class and I don’t know if she got paid

class and I don’t know if she got paid

class and I don’t know if she got paid if she did it wasn’t very much for

if she did it wasn’t very much for

if she did it wasn’t very much for teaching those classes still nowhere

teaching those classes still nowhere

teaching those classes still nowhere near compared to what she was making at

near compared to what she was making at

near compared to what she was making at the Marion then from there competing

the Marion then from there competing

the Marion then from there competing school well that was in ballroom wanted

school well that was in ballroom wanted

school well that was in ballroom wanted to launch a salsa division and they

to launch a salsa division and they

to launch a salsa division and they recruited her to go and join and she

recruited her to go and join and she

recruited her to go and join and she started teaching classes there and they

started teaching classes there and they

started teaching classes there and they wanted her to jump on and become

wanted her to jump on and become

wanted her to jump on and become full-time teaching salsa and that was a

full-time teaching salsa and that was a

full-time teaching salsa and that was a difficult decision for her because here

difficult decision for her because here

difficult decision for her because here she was on the fast track to success

she was on the fast track to success

she was on the fast track to success making really good money at the Marion

making really good money at the Marion

making really good money at the Marion and she felt like if I go and do this

and she felt like if I go and do this

and she felt like if I go and do this teaching salsa thing I’m gonna make

teaching salsa thing I’m gonna make

teaching salsa thing I’m gonna make twenty twenty-five thousand dollars a

twenty twenty-five thousand dollars a

twenty twenty-five thousand dollars a year so I have a white balance that she

year so I have a white balance that she

year so I have a white balance that she went through the same thing you’re going

went through the same thing you’re going

went through the same thing you’re going through right now because she felt like

through right now because she felt like

through right now because she felt like it would roll up drill a hole in her

it would roll up drill a hole in her

it would roll up drill a hole in her heart and she would live with regret if

heart and she would live with regret if

heart and she would live with regret if she didn’t take that job didn’t take

she didn’t take that job didn’t take

she didn’t take that job didn’t take that opportunity so she quit her job at

that opportunity so she quit her job at

that opportunity so she quit her job at the Marriott went to go do the salsa

the Marriott went to go do the salsa

the Marriott went to go do the salsa thing and turned into a full-time career

thing and turned into a full-time career

thing and turned into a full-time career and it turned out well for her right now

and it turned out well for her right now

and it turned out well for her right now she’s making way more money than she

she’s making way more money than she

she’s making way more money than she ever was making at the Marriott she

ever was making at the Marriott she

ever was making at the Marriott she turned that opportunity into eventually

turned that opportunity into eventually

turned that opportunity into eventually breaking away from the school having her

breaking away from the school having her

breaking away from the school having her own school launching it up to being one

own school launching it up to being one

own school launching it up to being one of the biggest Latin dancing schools in

of the biggest Latin dancing schools in

of the biggest Latin dancing schools in North America and it all came because

North America and it all came because

North America and it all came because she started from trusting her passion

she started from trusting her passion

she started from trusting her passion right wouldn’t you were following your

right wouldn’t you were following your

right wouldn’t you were following your passion you don’t know how it’s gonna

passion you don’t know how it’s gonna

passion you don’t know how it’s gonna work out and that’s the big problem like

work out and that’s the big problem like

work out and that’s the big problem like you’re looking at this saying I love

you’re looking at this saying I love

you’re looking at this saying I love dancing I love Latin dancing but I don’t

dancing I love Latin dancing but I don’t

dancing I love Latin dancing but I don’t know how it’s gonna work out and a lot

know how it’s gonna work out and a lot

know how it’s gonna work out and a lot of people did let that hold them back

of people did let that hold them back

of people did let that hold them back from starting because you don’t know how

from starting because you don’t know how

from starting because you don’t know how it’s gonna work out you don’t see the

it’s gonna work out you don’t see the

it’s gonna work out you don’t see the end goal that prevents you from starting

end goal that prevents you from starting

end goal that prevents you from starting where a lot of times with this the

where a lot of times with this the

where a lot of times with this the staircase appears as you take each step

staircase appears as you take each step

staircase appears as you take each step you don’t know what that last step looks

you don’t know what that last step looks

you don’t know what that last step looks like but you’ll get there because as you

like but you’ll get there because as you

like but you’ll get there because as you take a step the next step becomes

take a step the next step becomes

take a step the next step becomes visible and the next step becomes

visible and the next step becomes

visible and the next step becomes visible and so on this is the difference

visible and so on this is the difference

visible and so on this is the difference between making decisions with your heart

between making decisions with your heart

between making decisions with your heart I’m making it with your head the biggest

I’m making it with your head the biggest

I’m making it with your head the biggest decisions in life

decisions in life

decisions in life you have to make with your heart and

you have to make with your heart and

you have to make with your heart and trust that it’s going to work out and it

trust that it’s going to work out and it

trust that it’s going to work out and it will work out if you love dancing your

will work out if you love dancing your

will work out if you love dancing your everything you have into it it may be

everything you have into it it may be

everything you have into it it may be you become a DJ or you become a teacher

you become a DJ or you become a teacher

you become a DJ or you become a teacher or you become you start doing DVDs or

or you become you start doing DVDs or

or you become you start doing DVDs or you start our website whatever it is

you start our website whatever it is

you start our website whatever it is there’s so many opportunities and you

there’s so many opportunities and you

there’s so many opportunities and you can’t figure that all out right now but

can’t figure that all out right now but

can’t figure that all out right now but by following your passion and listen to

by following your passion and listen to

by following your passion and listen to your heart it will work out let me share

your heart it will work out let me share

your heart it will work out let me share my example my story with you I first

my example my story with you I first

my example my story with you I first went to salsa dancing on a date and then

went to salsa dancing on a date and then

went to salsa dancing on a date and then I took up another class at the same time

I took up another class at the same time

I took up another class at the same time to learn more moves her can impress the

to learn more moves her can impress the

to learn more moves her can impress the girl that I was on the date with and I

girl that I was on the date with and I

girl that I was on the date with and I just fell in love with it you know I

just fell in love with it you know I

just fell in love with it you know I didn’t know salsa growing up I didn’t

didn’t know salsa growing up I didn’t

didn’t know salsa growing up I didn’t know the music I didn’t I didn’t

know the music I didn’t I didn’t

know the music I didn’t I didn’t understand the counts I don’t speak

understand the counts I don’t speak

understand the counts I don’t speak Spanish I’m tall which counted against

Spanish I’m tall which counted against

Spanish I’m tall which counted against me because my steps were too big at the

me because my steps were too big at the

me because my steps were too big at the start and so if I was looking at it from

start and so if I was looking at it from

start and so if I was looking at it from a business opportunity right I thought

a business opportunity right I thought

a business opportunity right I thought you just sold my company and now here’s

you just sold my company and now here’s

you just sold my company and now here’s my chance to launch a new company a

my chance to launch a new company a

my chance to launch a new company a business opportunity you’re gonna plan

business opportunity you’re gonna plan

business opportunity you’re gonna plan it out here’s what I’m gonna do it

it out here’s what I’m gonna do it

it out here’s what I’m gonna do it wouldn’t make any sense

wouldn’t make any sense

wouldn’t make any sense salsa didn’t make any sense at all as an

salsa didn’t make any sense at all as an

salsa didn’t make any sense at all as an opportunity for me to get involved with

opportunity for me to get involved with

opportunity for me to get involved with because I didn’t have any of the track

because I didn’t have any of the track

because I didn’t have any of the track record or experience or history or music

record or experience or history or music

record or experience or history or music musicality nothing I sucked but I loved

musicality nothing I sucked but I loved

musicality nothing I sucked but I loved it and I didn’t worry so much about it

it and I didn’t worry so much about it

it and I didn’t worry so much about it making it into a business right now I

making it into a business right now I

making it into a business right now I just followed that love that eventually

just followed that love that eventually

just followed that love that eventually led me to meet Sharon get connected

led me to meet Sharon get connected

led me to meet Sharon get connected Toronto dance salsa I’m now an investor

Toronto dance salsa I’m now an investor

Toronto dance salsa I’m now an investor in the school i DJ most of the events at

in the school i DJ most of the events at

in the school i DJ most of the events at the school I’ve got a whole bunch of

the school I’ve got a whole bunch of

the school I’ve got a whole bunch of YouTube videos on dance and you can find

YouTube videos on dance and you can find

YouTube videos on dance and you can find online I teach one of the classes the

online I teach one of the classes the

online I teach one of the classes the highest level class level six at the

highest level class level six at the

highest level class level six at the school so I’m actively involved in it

school so I’m actively involved in it

school so I’m actively involved in it because I love it like I’m still out

because I love it like I’m still out

because I love it like I’m still out dancing 20 25 hours a week because it it

dancing 20 25 hours a week because it it

dancing 20 25 hours a week because it it fills me up here I love the people I

fills me up here I love the people I

fills me up here I love the people I love the community I love the music I

love the community I love the music I

love the community I love the music I love the dancing if I didn’t have it I

love the dancing if I didn’t have it I

love the dancing if I didn’t have it I would feel like somebody drilled a hole

would feel like somebody drilled a hole

would feel like somebody drilled a hole through my heart still like this is

through my heart still like this is

through my heart still like this is maybe I don’t know ten years ten years

maybe I don’t know ten years ten years

maybe I don’t know ten years ten years since it’s been a long time and so I

since it’s been a long time and so I

since it’s been a long time and so I would never have figured out from

would never have figured out from

would never have figured out from walking in that first day that this is

walking in that first day that this is

walking in that first day that this is how I would make a career out of salsa

how I would make a career out of salsa

how I would make a career out of salsa cher would never figure it out walking

cher would never figure it out walking

cher would never figure it out walking into that first club how she would ever

into that first club how she would ever

into that first club how she would ever make money out of salsa but we both

make money out of salsa but we both

make money out of salsa but we both continued on and you have to continue

continued on and you have to continue

continued on and you have to continue one because you

one because you

one because you what you’re doing always listen to your

what you’re doing always listen to your

what you’re doing always listen to your heart and those big decisions and trust

heart and those big decisions and trust

heart and those big decisions and trust that the staircase will appear as you

that the staircase will appear as you

that the staircase will appear as you start climbing believe those you’re

start climbing believe those you’re

start climbing believe those you’re watching you like the video you can

watching you like the video you can

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