domingo 28 de septiembre de 2008

Breaking free from a job

Have you seen how men almost always only deal with their jobs because the rest of their lives is already resolved by us women?

Let's face it: we women have several full-time jobs. Our jobs are our career, being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a girlfriend. With a little luck we get paid for least one of those jobs and often not very good.

All these take a tremendous amount of time and we end up forgetting our dreams. What happens is that, when we forget about ourselves, we also forget about our purpose on this planet, about all people who could help by sharing our gifts and our experience.

The good news is that we can make money and have time and be willing to do what we want by doing what we love.

How is this done? By building your own business.

I do not mean that you will transform yourself into a giant corporation, but turn your experience into profits.

You could tell me you're too tired to save the world. Maybe, but ... wouldn't it be great not having to get up to go to work every day? Wouldn't it be great to be your own boss? Wouldn't it be great to make good money? And wouldn't it be great to have time for your family when you want it?

You can have it all. It will take effort and sacrifice, don't be fooled, but the rewards far exceed that first effort.

Having a side business can give you the safety net you need to not be afraid of losing your job, especially in this shivering economy. Think about it as a plan B.

Being employed has advantages. Combine them with being the creator of your own work, doing something you really like and getting paid for it you you get almost the best of both worlds.

Then, the day you want to leave Cubicle Nation, you will have a business running and waiting for you to take it to the highest places. Like having a passport, visa, place ticket and paid hotel reservations at your destination.

Breaking free from Cubicle Nation is possible. Are you ready to jump?