For me becoming a PPL-H had mainly two causes:
One is in the last century when the famous TV series "Airwolf" and "A-Team" showed some impressive heli action to me as a kid.
The second reason was that I survived a serious heart surgery in 2007. When I recovered from that, finally I decided that there should be more in life than just work and home. So in the end, in 2009, I took the advantage of an one hour initial flight with an experienced FI. How I managed to convince my wife of spending the money, I still can't remember. Maybe that's why she now owns a PPL-A by herself ;-)
Thracian