{"id":3777,"date":"2010-09-06T14:53:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T18:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2010-09-06T14:53:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T18:53:18","slug":"the-neglected-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/the-neglected-option\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neglected Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although it\u2019s been years since I bought a copy of Woman\u2019s Day<\/em> magazine, when I was whizzing through the market express line with my muffin, the bold headline on the cover caught my eye. The attention-grabber read 12 Ways to Make Money at Home.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just the information that had me snapping up \u00a0the issue. Even though I live, breathe and dream about self-employment, the conventional career advice has often treated working for yourself as a last resort, a stop gap, perhaps, between real<\/strong> jobs.<\/p>\n

When I see mainstream media giving the joyfully jobless path some attention, I am both curious and supportive.<\/p>\n

On the same day I bought the magazine, I received a message from Kristina Rupert who was busily exploring Making a Living Without a Job<\/em><\/strong>. She didn\u2019t just write a nice fan message, however. She had a personal experience to share.<\/p>\n

Kristina wrote, \u201cI graduated from college\u00a03 years ago with a B.S.\u00a0in Entrepreneurship and\u00a0when I chose the major my advisor\u00a0said, \u2018I don’t know if that is a good idea, what kind of business are you going to start?\u00a0 This major is more for people that are getting into a family business.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201c I proceeded to ask him, \u2018Do you ask theater majors what Broadway hit they are going to star in?\u2019\u00a0 He didn’t answer the question, but then, he didn’t have to.\u00a0 I knew the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I went against that terrible advice and stuck with it because I knew it was right for me.\u00a0 Your book has validated that decision for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the wake up call I needed to get out there and start making a life for myself, on my terms.\u00a0 I just had to stop reading\u00a0to write\u00a0and tell you how utterly wonderful this book is!\u201d<\/p>\n

So hooray to Kristina for listening to her heart and hooray to\u00a0Woman\u2019s Day<\/em> for flaunting alternatives to getting a job.<\/p>\n

(My favorite idea in the magazine article is the woman from Newport Beach, California who writes people’s messages in the sand at the beach and takes a picture that she then e-mails to them. Who knew there was a market for this?)<\/p>\n

Of course, the same issue also has plenty of traditional career advice, and their work at home advice is limited to online opportunities. Still, I\u2019m optimistic that they may be getting the attention of more readers who have been diverted from the joyfully jobless path by uninformed sources.<\/p>\n

After all, making a living without a job is about much more than just paying the bills. Sadly, Kristina\u2019s advisor, many career counselors and amateur advisors haven\u2019t discovered our secret.<\/p>\n

They do remind us, however, that if we\u2019re going to blaze new trails, turn our passions into profits, create things that have never been seen before, we need to stick together\u2014 and encourage entrepreneurial spirit wherever we can find it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although it\u2019s been years since I bought a copy of Woman\u2019s Day magazine, when I was whizzing through the market express line with my muffin, the bold headline on the cover caught my eye. The attention-grabber read 12 Ways to Make Money at Home. It wasn\u2019t just the information that had me snapping up \u00a0the…<\/p>\n

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