Creative Income From Your HobbyWritten by Jonathan R Taylor
"Work and Play are words used to describe same thing under different circumstances." - Mark TwainOur work really should be an outworking of something we enjoy. You have probably thought this many times as you struggle to get up on Monday morning dreading thought of another week at office. "If only I could be fishing or shopping or reading or... you fill in blank. We all have different interests and passions - different things that get us going. There are ways to make money doing something that you love, but there are a couple of things you have to do first. 1. You have to stretch your thinking - You have to move past current work model of a 9-5 job with benefits and paid vacation. There are so many other possibilities out there, but you have to open your mind to see them. I would read everything I could get my hands on about people who have turned their hobby into money. The stories are out there and they will inspire you. Eventually, you will need to narrow your search to people who have successfully turned your hobby or passion into money. Learn from them. Find out what made them successful and what mistakes they made. You'll find three stories at end of this article to get you started. Or listen to an audio by Dan Miller to inspire you. 2. You have to become more creative in general - Creativity breeds more creativity. So start working on yours now. Gather resources to foster creativity...I have found a great website to get you started. Also, practice thinking outside box. When you are faced with a problem in your job, family, church, etc. sit down for a brainstorming session to find a creative way to reach a solution. Exercise your powers of problem solving with puzzles and brainteasers here or try Free-The-Genie cards. 3. You have to create a plan to make your dream a reality - It is not optional to grow your creativity and problem solving skills, but you also have to have a plan to get where you want to go. You will find everything you need to get started here. Jim Miller enjoyed planning celebration events, so he came up with idea of putting corporate picnics together for companies. He earns $1,500 to $7,000 net profit per picnic after all expenses and has also written a 355 page manual How to Start and Operate a Corporate Picnic Business which retails for $49.95. He also puts together kid’s entertainment parties as well.
| | The Top 10 Reasons Your Staff Wants to QuitWritten by Jeff Altman, CPC, MSW
From an employee’s perspective, management often conducts itself in ways that make no sense. When economy is slow, jobs are few and far in between or people are fearful, staff will tolerate management behaviors and policies that are nonsensical (in their eyes) or they judge are harmful.But when staff gets together for lunch and they start critiquing management, these are Top 10 Reasons Why Staff Quit. 10. “My boss is arrogant and believes his own press clippings.” As a result, staff feels taken advantage of.. 9. “My manager micromanages rather than trusting staff to perform.” Staff hates boss and looks for ways to resist being over controlled. 8. “My manager is crushing my drive and desire.” Hired because they were smart and energetic, manager is afraid that she will not be seen as shining light (the reason for success) and crushes very qualities that made new employee attractive to hire (and desirous of joining). 7. “My boss guesses what is needed without resorting to data or facts.” Maybe he has facts, but they sure aren’t being communicated leaving impression of “It’s my way or highway.” There are a lot of new roads being built in this country and staff will leave rather than be abused. 6. “I’m treated like a child.” Look, there are often generational differences between how managers and employees work. Younger workers may have “know-it-all” attitudes and unfamiliar techniques using technology to accomplish tasks. Staff feels misunderstood and resent their boss. 5. “Manager promotes someone from a different function who does understand job and how to be successful.” Staff does not believe they can learn from this person, judges her to be an anchor around their department and resents that they were passed over for promotion.
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