Posts Tagged ‘self-employment’

Building a Hothouse for Your Dreams

Posted on July 23rd, 2010 by by Barbara

Dreams are extremely fragile—especially in their early days. Dreams need to be nurtured and surrounded by support. Unfortunately, there aren’t many parenting manuals for dreambuilding.

Here are a handful of easy  ways to get your dreams…

What Are You Working For?

Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by by Barbara

It’s easy to identify the folks on Facebook who aren’t joyfully jobless. They’re the ones who post things like, “Hooray! It’s Friday!”

They’re not alone, of course.

Have you seen the clever ad campaign…

A Short Field Trip

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by by Barbara

All creative folks have their favorite ways of re-lighting their imagination. On those days when I need a little jolt, but don’t have a lot of time to devote to it, a swing through my neighborhood branch library…

Running Your Own Laboratory

Posted on October 25th, 2009 by by Barbara

 

Every time my UPS driver delivers another case of Making a Living Without a Job books, I am reminded…

Six Ways To Be More Resourceful

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by by Barbara

 

Hardly a week passes without some study or article about what it takes to be an

7 Simple Ways to Make it Easier for Someone Else

Posted on October 7th, 2009 by by Barbara

 

 

One of the major reasons

What’s Your Sign?

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by by Barbara

Orders for Making a Living Without a Job were piling up and my shipment was more than a week overdue. I called my publisher to see if they could

Play It Again, Sam

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by by Barbara

One of the things Malcolm Gladwell discovered after researching outstanding achievers for his book Outliers is, “What we call talent is really the desire to practice.” He’s not the first person to point that out.

Three years ago, Tiger Woods told…

Play: Frivolous or Fundamental?

Posted on August 11th, 2009 by by Barbara

 

 Like many cities, Las Vegas has an annual Housekeeping Olympics with teams from different hotels competing in…

Can’t Be Bothered? It Might Cost You

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by by Barbara

This is the tale of Ken and Barbie. The stories are true, although the names are not. It’s a cautionary tale. Let’s start with Ken.

A talented cartoonist, Ken created a popular Website that drew thousands of visitors every week.…