PPf#1 Sounds like you are getting hyped up over another persons perspective.
I have to agree with PPF1. For a professional pilot to make comments like those that prompted PPF1's post, sends shivers down my spine - it stinks of complacency. The moment you stop working when you are flying is the moment you open yourself up to disaster.
I hope that Goaround's post was misinturpretted. It might not seem like work, but being a professional pilot is no walk in the park.
For those of you starting out in a career in helo's, the most important attribute is attitude. Just about anyone can learn to fly a helicopter. Many will have the grit to pass the CPL exams. But it takes a professional attitude to get a job (in the UK at least).