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One suggestion I've never seen before was to have your own art gallery in a room in your home. Of course if your home looks like Martha Stewart's that's no problem. The author suggests signing the artists to contracts so that you both make money when the art sells. I think that's a wonderful idea. Of course if you're not really keen on the idea of having strangers tour your back bedroom you could rent a small office space and advertise, advertise, advertise.
Another idea I really loved was running a doggie day care center!! To those who are strictly business minded these ideas may sound far fetched but to those of us who long to break out of the mold these ideas light a fire to our creativity. One more business suggestion I thought was interesting is the laundry service. Even if you don't have a washer and dryer you could pick up people's laundry and drive it to the laundrymat. I know I've tried to bribe people to do my own laundry!!
All in all this book is a worth while read.
Many of these suggestions you will see listed online but there's something about being able to hold the book in your hands and dream about all of the wonderful things you could do. You can dream small or large. For example if you have an extra room in your home or an outside attached room you could contact artist's and sell their work on commission from your own gallery. I really like that idea.
If you've always dreamed about being your own boss while staying at home this is the book for you. Start slow and steady. Just take on what you can handle. Do you have a washing machine and dryer? You could wash people's laundry. I'd never thought of that idea but I know in India this is quite common. I don't want to give away too many ideas. I just love this book. When I first got it I thought this would be one of those books I look at and decide to auction off. Nope. This one's a keeper!
I really loved that you don't have to have advanced degrees to go into business for yourself. Don't let people discourage you from earning a decent income on your own using your own brain power.
The second part of the book is all the jobs, yes, all 101 of them, and their descriptions. She includes very useful info like start-up costs, estimated income, things needed to run the business, and where to get more information.
My only complaint with this book is that it covers a broad amount of job areas and not that well. There are jobs that she left out and those that weren't explained very well, and some that weren't even useful.
This book is not going to help you figure out what your interests are and what is the perfect home-based business. If you have a little interest in just about everything from arts and crafts to computers, and want to know what you can do with your talents, then you may want to pick this up in the library.
It's a good reference guide, and really, that's ALL it is. I don't regret that I bought the book, I just wish I knew what I was buying before I set such high expectations.
Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out
of the way.
A sense of desolation and uncertainty, of futility, of the baselessness
of aspirations, of the vanity of endeavor, and a thirst for a life giving
water which seems suddenly to have failed, are the signs in conciousness
of this necessary reorganization of our lives.
It is difficult to believe that this state of mind can be produced by the
recognition of such facts as that unsupported stones always fall to the
ground.
-- J.W.N. Sullivan
