Sentences with phrase «hobby than a career»

Self - publishing is generally embraced by writers who view their publishing pursuits as more of a hobby than a career.

I grew up in a really creative household, and I've always been supported in following my ambitions — my mum, in particular, is really talented in working with embroidery and textiles, but as more of a hobby than a career.

Not exact matches

In fact, I'm not entirely certain I will ever «retire», as my chosen career is so fulfilling it feels more like a hobby than work.

and than move on and do the next task, and just try to just make a decision... as procrastination has done more damage to my career prospects and my self - growth than at least trying something new probably ever would've done (assuming it's a well moderated activity with emergency nearby or a casual hobby lol).

«It «s gotten more involved than I anticipated, «he said of the hobby that claims a good portion of his free time and is slowly transforming into a second career.

«The day has 24 hours only, and the dedication to research required to [do] a postdoc in physics implies that the other activities are not much more than hobbies,» Castanheira writes in an e-mail to Science Careers.

Take up a new hobby, invite friends around, throw yourself into your career: the main thing is to work on being strong and happy by yourself, rather than trying to get that from someone new.

Rather than pursuing a hobby, or better yet, a career, your man - child consistently chooses video games, sleeping, and drinking with friends over all else.

The suit of armor — really multiple suits at various levels of upgrades — that makes him the superhero Iron Man has become more than just a supplemental hobby to his former career as the head of a defense contractor and his lifestyle as a billionaire playboy.

Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «Schools are more than capable of leading teacher training, and can provide highly relevant preparation for a career on the front - line of education.

My writing career began as a hobby rather than a career, which was interrupted by marriages, divorces, births, deaths, graduate school, and a demanding job as a global collector for multinationals.

I had a successful career as a practicing attorney, but since I worked for the federal government, once my writing became more than a hobby, I became subject to certain restrictions on outside employment.

But posting regular updates can be healthy for you as well, because it frames your passion as a career, rather than a hobby.

Author Erik Davis (also a writer for Wired, Bookforum, and The Village Voice) had remembered that in the mid-90s, «I got paid pretty good for a youngster — generally much better than I get paid now, when my career sometimes looks more and more like a hobby...» But he also noted that his career is «less driven by external measures of what a «successful» writing career looks like,» and he'd enjoyed spending his time writing about off - beat topics like mystical and counter-cultural threads in both technology and the media.

Writing is more than a hobby for me — I want to be financially successful and be read by lots of people — but at the same time I could never give up my career because I love what I do.

In fact, I'm not entirely certain I will ever «retire», as my chosen career is so fulfilling it feels more like a hobby than work.

Dogs are human partners in a variety of careers and hobbies, but none are more incredible or noteworthy than the relationships built between handicapped or ailing people and canine helpers.

However, by that particular point, the painting was reckoned to be nothing more than a hobby for Cy and not a single soul predicted he will actually pursue a career of a professional artist.

I believe that my hobby would work great for a position as a property manager.In my professional career, I have more than 18 years of experience managing properties.

They are more apt to put their time into their careers, hobbies, and activities, rather than their relationships.