{"id":1101,"date":"2009-04-13T15:06:17","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T19:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2009-04-13T16:23:17","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T20:23:17","slug":"joyfully-jobless-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/joyfully-jobless-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyfully Jobless in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years I was a hotel-hopper with every visit to London. In my quest to find a reasonably priced hotel, I ended up staying in plenty of shabby (but not chic) hotels that were well past their sell by date. That frustration came to an end four years ago when I decided to sample the offerings of At Home in London.<\/a><\/p>\n

Although I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d feel comfortable staying in a private home, my apprehensions were dispelled on my first stay. Owner Maggie Dobson has gathered a pool of homeowners, many of them empty-nesters who have cleverly turned a spare room into a profit center. Since Maggie vets every home she represents, there\u2019s not much chance of an unpleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

On my recent trip, I stayed in two different homes and enjoyed them both. The first weekend was a return visit to the home of Angela and David Inman. Angela is a woman who understands multiple profit centers. In addition to her affliation with At Home in London she also has a business marketing wellness products. Her primary business, however, is as a decorative artist. She showed me photos of a 7-story house she and four other artists spent 14 months covering in extraordinary murals. During my stay, she spent a night doing repair work on the Mama Mia! <\/em>set. The next day she was off to begin a botanical painting class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When I returned from Rome, I headed to the charming and lively suburb of Chiswick \u00a0where I moved into Valerie & David Yates-Green\u2019s Wellness Home<\/a>. I had been warned that shoes were not allowed in the house so I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to expect. I was greeted by my hosts at the front door and invited to have a cup of tea with them. \u201cSo where do you live in Las Vegas?\u201d David asked me. When I said I was out on the west side in Summerlin, he broke into a grin and said, \u201cThat\u2019s where my daughter lives.\u201d Then he added, \u201cValerie\u2019s aunt lived there so she\u2019s made three trips to Las Vegas.\u201d We bonded on the spot.<\/p>\n

When I studied the bookcases that were located throughout the house, I saw many favorite and familiar titles. I knew I was in the right place\u2014even though I’d left my shoes at the front door.<\/p>\n

The next morning I was heading out to my What Would an Entrepreneur Do?<\/em> seminar. Valerie asked me about the seminar and then said she\u2019d love to tell me her story about how she went from years of being an unhappy corporate employee to being an enthusiastic entrepreneur. I couldn’t wait to hear.<\/p>\n

That evening, I joined her in the tv lounge and she shared her journey which began with a diagnosis of breast cancer a decade ago. That led her to wonder why she had gotten ill and she began exploring the subject of wellness. Along the way, she had the vision of creating a wellness bed and breakfast somewhere in a countryside. One day her sister pointed out that she could open such a business right in the city. The tranquil Welness Home has been welcoming guests from all over the world for the past four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since connecting with Joyfully Jobless strangers is one of my favorite travel rewards, I came home with plenty of evidence that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well almost everywhere. I\u2019ll be sharing more of those stories in upcoming posts.<\/p>\n

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Opportunity knocking? Here\u2019s an invitation for you to share your expertise and expand your market at the same time. This new start-up is looking for talent. Here\u2019s their recent Twitter post: @LiveCounseling Are you a qualified expert? Sign up at http:\/\/www.livecounseling.com <\/a>Our customers need you.<\/p>\n

You would do well to fail frequently so you can learn a great deal more than someone who is afraid to fail and therefore takes little risk. If you have passion for what you are doing and aim high, good things will happen even if it takes a lot of failing to accomplish them.~ Bernie Siegel<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years I was a hotel-hopper with every visit to London. In my quest to find a reasonably priced hotel, I ended up staying in plenty of shabby (but not chic) hotels that were well past their sell by date. That frustration came to an end four years ago when I decided to sample the…<\/p>\n

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