I have an interesting dilemma that I deal with on a daily basis. I love what I do. Most of the time, anyway. But it's not the sum total of what I'm passionate about. A couple of items about my background: I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but I've actually never done any mechanical engineering work. I'm also a low time private pilot.
One of the comments about being successful that I tend to hear from successful people is "Do what you love". But my dilemma then is this: How do you go about combining engineering work, .Net development, and aviation? At present, I work as a .Net consultant on what amounts to medical software. In the past, I've been involved in quite a few engineering projects from a control systems aspect, but not so much with .Net, with a few exceptions. And I only get the occasional time to spend with my hobby/passion, that of flying.
So how does one combine these? I'm stumped on that one. I have a project in mind that might combine a little bit of software development with my interest in general aviation, but I'm not completely sure of the chances for success, nor whether that project could in any way provide any measurable income.
Basically, then, I'm throwing this out there to see if there might be any feedback as to how to make this approach. Any ideas?