Do you love what you do?

 

 

STP Serve Teach Prosper - Making A Difference Why do people start their own business? 40% Want to love what they do. 24% Want to be their own boss. 21% Want to have a more flexible schedule 15% Want to spend more time with family. I agree with all of them, but am most passionate about the 40%. Life is too short to not love what you do every single day.

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  Janet Callaway Very interesting statistics, Connie. Thx so much for posting. I with you on the 40%!
  
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  Gidget Giardino Being in the 40% myself, I cannot say enough about the importance of loving what you do for a living. It sure makes the days happier, and the people around you notice.
  

Velocity- The Metric to Watch

Velocity- The Metric to Watch

3 Reasons To Own A Home-Based Business by Gidget Giardino

How people make a living has drastically changed in the last few decades and the future will continue to push jobs out of our American market place.  Because if this more and more people are trying new ways to earn money. Maybe it's time you took control.

ONE. Job Security Is Declining
It used to be that working for a large corporation you had health insurance and a nice pension if you stayed with them your entire career. (Maybe even a gold watch when you retired.) Frequent layoffs and downsizing have hit government and state jobs, too. No longer are these jobs considered secure. Budget cuts and lack of decent paying traditional jobs have forced many to consider other opportunities.

TWO. Technology Is Taking Over
Where your office is located has little to do with the way we communicate today. Glorious computer technology, Smart Phones and the Internet allow small-business owners to reach far beyond their geographic boundaries. You can now be global almost overnight. Millions start their business right out of their homes.

THREE. You Want More
Living paycheck to paycheck has become a way of life for many Americans. Creating a better life for yourself and your family is on your mind. It may seem like the economic black cloud that has been looming over our heads will not go away. The truth is: A new generation of entrepreneurial-minded people are fanning the clouds away and starting their own business.

It's time you took control of your financial destiny. Stop struggling. Stop worrying. Take control.

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You Are Not Dead Yet. by Gidget Giardino

Remember being a little kid. It was Saturday morning that thrilled us. We'd jump out of bed and run to the television (they were HUGE back then) and put on cartoons. Saturday was the only day of the week they were on and it was only on in the morning. We would not miss them for the world!

Now, jump ahead in time to present day and think about how different it is. You can literally find cartoons on any hour of the day or night with cable, satellite or Internet. We are in an age of instant gratification. It is exciting! No longer do you have to wait to watch cartoons. In that same sense most people can have what ever they want because technology, innovation and willpower have given us so much freedom.

The question of the day is: What have you done with your freedom?

Today you can decide to go out and watch a movie, or visit with friends, or stay in bed, or just about anything else you could think of. But did you? Today you can decide to become a millionaire, or end world hunger, or change a persons life for the better. But will you?

When you were a kid you had big dreams. Did you make your dreams come true? You know, the dreams you had when you were a kid running for the TV on Saturday morning? The majority of you will answer this question with a big fat NO. The thing about it is, it doesn't matter if you didn't make your dreams come true. Because you are not dead. You just haven't made your dreams come true. YET!