I’m pretty good at snowboarding. In fact, at this current moment, I’m much better at snowboarding than I am at stand up comedy. Last year, when I was frustrated with my day job, I thought about becoming a snowboarding instructor. I even looked into the certification process.
The snowboarding instructor idea is now dead. For my Christmas vacation, I spent 6 days snowboarding. The last 3 days of the trip, I didn’t want to get out of bed or get on the slopes. Especially the last day, when I got upset that the weather got better and we were going to go to the lifts. I learned that my maximum tolerance of snowboarding is 3 days.
Which brings us to Big Ben’s Big Law #62: Don’t consider turning a hobby into a career if you can’t do it for 10 straight days.
I’ve done comedy for 10 straight days and not been tired of it (tired of the lack of response at the open mics, yes, but not tired of comedy) so there’s hope…
Have additional questions on this or other topics? Click here to learn about my mentoring services.
Other Comedy Tips:
10 Steps to Become a Great MC
3 Tips To Planning A Successful Comedy Show
Are Any Topics Off Limits?
Barking Tips
Clayton Fletcher: Auditioning Q&A
Clayton’s 7 Tips
Clayton: When To Become A Full Time Comedian
Comedy Economics
Dealing With Hecklers
Eleven Observations About The Comedy Business
Five Basic Improv Techniques
Five Tips For Your Comedy Event To Run Smoothly
Free Comedy Content Economics
Hi-Tech Comedy Interviews
How I Got 100,000 TikTok Followers In 51 Days
How To Make Money In Comedy
How To Put Together A Great College Comedy Show
How To Record Your Own Comedy Album
How To Self Publish A Book Through Kickstarter
Interview with John Vorhaus
Intro to Improv
My Comedy Mindset
My Writing Process
Not Connecting With The Audience?
Organizing Jokes
Overcoming Stage Fright
Producing a Show: Getting Audience
Producing a Show: Running The Show
Producing a Show: The Comics
Producing a Show: The Venue
Q&A With A College Student
Road Work Tips from Danny Browning
Stealing Jokes – Ben's Thoughts
Ten Tips To Succeed During a Check Spot
The 8 Different Types of Comedy Audiences
The Pecking Order
Treat It Like a Job
Types of Shows for Beginners
Types of Spots
What To Do When Nobody Laughs
Why I Won’t Be a Pro Snowboarder
Your First Stand Up Performance
Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.
Hahahaaa. That’s brilliant. Usually me after the cinema wanting to be a racing driver or a soldier or something. Hello from the all the team here at the speedy raceway, Afghanistan.