[bluedino]

The hard part is coming up with project. But you should have that in mind before you learn programming. Otherwise what's the point?

[ccvannorman]

If you can't come up with (and be driven by) a project on your own, find someone (a friend, a prospective cofounder, a colleague) who does have an idea, then work with them on making that idea come to life.

[mkl]

I think the project is the easy part, especially if making money isn't the goal. I have dozens or hundreds that I will never get to, and sometimes come up with multiple new ones a day.