Not many people get to do what they love and still make a living from it. And if we're not one of them, we have to find something — anything — to hold onto, just to keep going, to endure. I've always struggled with this. I get bored easily. I chase things — sometimes good, sometimes not — and some days I feel completely lost, unsure what I'm even looking for.

That's why I started this project. I've spent time interviewing dozens of people across Gloucestershire, asking them one simple question: why do you love what you do? Every answer surprised me — not because they were complicated, but because they were so simple. Simple enough that I started to wonder if I'd been overcomplicating the search all along.