17 years ago when it came time for my college decision there were two things I was "passionate" about. Architecture and cars. Both involved designing and creating someones dream. But one required a degree and the other could be played as a "hobby". So thats the direction I went.
My day job pays the bills and allowed me to build cars for myself over the years. After a few were built and sold, I began to get a rep for building "cool cars". More and more people would ask me to build them one and i refused quite a bit before I decided to do one. I established a business name, applied for a state license and opened a checking account in the businesses name. One turned into two, then three and so on untill I slowly outgrew the small 2 car garage I was working in. After a few cars I found that I had established a fine collection of tools and equipment. Today we are 4 strong, have a nice shop and are ALL part-timers. We all still have day jobs and work nights and weekends building our clients dreams. I am greatfull for the 3 guys I have and that they are just as eager to come to work as I am. This IMO allows us to be more passionate than ever because its almost a daily stress reliever. I have been very fortunete to have some loyal customers as well as new ones all by way of mouth. I rarely advertise yet maintain a comfortable work load. Honesty is one of the best policies. I dont promise the world and dont over book if I cant keep up. No hook line and sinker deals here.
