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Inspiration, tips, and advice for the home-based entrepreneur and those aspiring to be one – all served up with humor and cartoons.

Category: Soul Searching

How to Know When to Quit Your Day Job and Work from Home Full Time

This is a big one. Maybe the big one. When I asked what you wanted to know about being a home-based entrepreneur, this one came up a few times. I’m not surprised. It’s one of the most common questions I’m asked. I like the way Chris put it in his comment: “How do you know… Continue reading How to Know When to Quit Your Day Job and Work from Home Full Time

Published April 4, 2007
Categorized as Planning, Soul Searching

The Path of the Entrepreneur Is a Toll Road

Sometimes it’s worth paying to take the toll road. It’s often faster, less crowded, has nicer rest stops, and smooth, wide roads. The value it adds is worth the price. The reason it’s less crowded is more people prefer to take the free road — even if it is bumpier, more congested, and less luxurious.… Continue reading The Path of the Entrepreneur Is a Toll Road

Published March 14, 2007
Categorized as Motivation, Soul Searching

Is Your Story Worth Reading?

Imagine this… Sometime in the future, they have the technology to peer back in time to more accurately record biographies. The person assigned to you has chosen this moment as being the start of the next section of your biography. Can this be a seminal moment in your life? Going forward, can you look back… Continue reading Is Your Story Worth Reading?

Published March 12, 2007
Categorized as Motivation, Soul Searching

Finding Your Passion Amid the Hate

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” ~ Drew Carey “I Hate My Job…” That’s one of the most common answers I receive when I ask “why do you want to start a home-based business.” “Hate” is… Continue reading Finding Your Passion Amid the Hate

Published February 26, 2007
Categorized as Soul Searching

It’s Not a Fear of Flying – It’s a Fear of Crashing

Did you ever make paper airplanes as a kid? I remember one year where a group of friends and I spent weeks making planes and having competitions. We found a book on making paper airplanes in the class library, and for the next few weeks tried every version in the book. We’d make them during… Continue reading It’s Not a Fear of Flying – It’s a Fear of Crashing

Published February 21, 2007
Categorized as Motivation, Soul Searching

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