I’ve been reading Loral Langemeier’s “The Millionaire Maker: Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do”. One of the messages she repeats is to “learn to earn”, which basically boils down to starting your first business doing something you already know how to do, but may not necessarily love or want to do…
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Should the Economy Stop You From Starting Your Own Business? Part Two
Continuing this weeks theme, today I want to introduce you to four women who have launched their own businesses over the last eighteen month, despite the economy. But, before I do, I want to tell you that if it weren’t for Twitter I would have never met any of these women. Don’t let anyone try…
Should the Economy Stop You From Starting Your Own Business? Part One
Time and again I hear from friends and clients, “I want to start my own business, but the economy is just so bad right now I think I should just stay where I’m at and keep doing what I’m doing.” Their voices are usually tinged with sadness and resignation. Their words and their feelings upset…
Fuzzy Logic to Prove We Are Unique
When you work for yourself sometimes you fall into a comparison trap. Our ideas excite us, but when we look around it seems like lots of other people are doing the same. We begin to question our own idea and wonder to ourselves “why would anyone be interested in the same product or service from…
Small Business Saturday
I try to support small businesses locally as often as I can. When I’m in the mood for an everything bagel, Olivia’s Bagels are the best. Coffee? Casa de Coffee outshines Starbucks every time. Local, family owned restaurants, especially Italian food, are my favorites. Family owned, local bakery’s also top my favorite, small business list….
One Year Later and I Don’t Want to Ever Go Back
On November 4, 2009 I headed out the door at 6:45am for my very last day as an employee. I thought it would be a day of well-wishes and thank you’s, but it didn’t quite turn out that way. There were no parties, “no good luck, thank you for twelve years of dedicated service” luncheon….
Starting a New Profit Center for Free
If you work for yourself full-time, or even considering doing something on-the-side, part-time, to earn a little extra money it’s never been as easy to start than it is today. There are so many FREE tools available online that will help you plan, organize, collaborate, promote, and sell that it’s difficult to use the excuse,…
8 Tips to Building Your Dreams Part-Time, On-The-Side, In Your Spare Time
Eight Tips to Building Your Dreams Part-Time, On-The-Side, In Your Spare Time Use your commute to listen and learn. Listen to non-fiction books, recorded seminars and workshops. Use your lunch hour wisely. Pack your lunch, find a quiet place to read, eat, relax and take notes. Get out of the house. Attend educational workshops and…
Support Your Dreams by Supporting the Dreams of Others
Sometimes I’m amazed at the number of people who express dreams of working for themselves, but look at me like I’m crazy when I ask them who is doing what they want to do and how are they supporting them? I have found, and strongly believe, that the best way to support your own dreams…
Living an Independent Mobile Lifestyle Questions and Answers
I wrote about the many people, stories and events that have led me to consider living an independent, mobile lifestyle in today’s Dreaming Café newsletter. (If you’d like to read the whole article you can find it HERE.) I ended that article with a list of questions to consider before launching an independent, mobile lifestyle…
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