Several months ago, I began to see lists of 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me popping up on blogs and on Facebook. Everyone I read was intriguing in its own way, but I hadn’t considered doing one…

As I was busily rearranging the hotel ballroom where my seminar was to be held, a man arrived, marched to the front seat, sat down, folded his arms over his chest and said in a demanding voice, “This…

Before I started my first business in 1974, I went looking for all the information I could find. I haunted my local library trying to find something that could help me start the kind of business I envisioned:…

On February 29, 1992, I woke up in my New York hotel room scared to death. I was about to teach Making a Living Without a Job to 125 students at the Learning Annex. Although I’d taught the class dozens…

The more people who own little businesses of their own, the safer our country will be because…for the people who have a stake in their country and their community are its best citizens. ~ John Hancock

A common trait shared by the successfully self-employed is their willingness to mobilize the resources at hand. You won’t find them stalling, making excuses about not being able to move ahead for lack of funds, equipment, experience. It’s…

 A successful employee talks about going out on her own in Marci Alboher’s A Career in Transition: 5 Questions for Gina Trapani

One of my favorite books of recent times is The Art of Possibility by…

This week I’ve been reading the galleys for the new Making a Living Without a Job. I came across this story (which you’ve seen if you’ve read the book) and knew it was worth another look.

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Even  if you knew nothing about my sister Nancy, you wouldn’t need the detective skills of Miss Marple to discover her passion. A visit to her charming apartment in Rome has all the clues you’d need. From the…

Anyone who’s visited Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece of a home, has a favorite memory. While the gardens are spectacular and the house filled with clever inventions, I’m partial to Jefferson’s office which was situated so he could roll…