“As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live, “ observed the German philosopher Goethe. Apparently, that’s easier said than done.
I frequently receive calls from people who have attended my seminars. The opening query…
There’s an article making the rounds on the Internet with the come-hither title 9 Businesses You Can Start in Your Pajamas. Apparently, a lot of folks think Nirvana means never having to wear real clothes.
For…
After years of struggling with the Single Lifetime Occupation career path that everyone else seemed to accept with more ease than I could muster, I gradually came to realize that if I stopped looking for a job and, instead, created my…
Like Rick Steves, when I have to fill in the occupation line on a form, I write, “teacher.” Even though I do other things, I’ve always thought of myself that way. I even have credentials to prove it,…
A reader sent me a message today asking if I’d write about dealing with—and I quote— the heartbreak of starting a business. Would I! And I’d start by dumping the word heartbreak. Let’s tone it down a bit…
Leigh was a single mother with a stressful job and two young children. After attending Making a Living Without a Job, she knew that self-employment was the answer for her. She quit her job, purchased a vending machine route and…
Some people become giddy when working with numbers. I am not one of them. However, that doesn’t mean I ignore them.
You don’t have to be a math whiz to put numbers to work for you.…
There’s no big trick to managing time when the instructions are, “Show up at 9, stay until 5 and do what I say in between.” It’s a different matter when you’re running the show.
The first…
For half a century, Andy Rooney has been an outspoken and opinionated journalist. For most of that time, his stories were written on his beloved manual typewriter. It is only in the past few years that he’s relented…
tool (tool) n. 1. a thing (usually something held in the hand) for working on something. 2. a simple machine. 3. anything used in an occupation or pursuit, a dictionary is a useful tool. 4. a person used as a…
