Saturday, February 9, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Making money without a job
While many if not most people work for someone else, not everyone wanting to make money has to have a job. There are many ways to make money.
Many years ago I taught a workshop for single adults with disabilities and single mothers. Some had never had a job. Part way through the workshop the group would brainstorm, come up with all kinds of crazy ideas on how they could make $50.00 in a week. I would then give them an assignment. They had to find a way to make $50.00 in a week and bring in proof and I would match it. It had to be legal, moral, and ethical, but most were able to do it. For many, it was an eye opening experience that they had the power to make money.
You may want to try something similar with some friends. Talk about ways you can make money. Make if fun. Come up with silly ideas. Any idea is OK during the brainstorming. Usually during the brainstorming part of the activity, many people came up with illegal, immoral, and unethical, ideas. That was OK, we wrote them all down and laughed about them. However; when they did the challenge, it had to be legal, moral, and ethical.
It doesn't have to be $50.00. Make is something small that people think they can do but which will stretch them and make them work for it.
Some people who took the challenge found themselves self-employed and immediately left the group because they were too busy working and making money... that was fine. That was our objective.
I remember one woman who started a profitable candle business. Others did other things.
The point is you do not have to have a job to make money. You can provide a service and be paid. You can produce a product and sell it. You can make or grow something. You can purchase an idem one place and take it to another place where it's needed and sell it for more than you paid.
There are many resources on this page that may help.
Good luck. Please make comments on what you try and what works to help others.
Many years ago I taught a workshop for single adults with disabilities and single mothers. Some had never had a job. Part way through the workshop the group would brainstorm, come up with all kinds of crazy ideas on how they could make $50.00 in a week. I would then give them an assignment. They had to find a way to make $50.00 in a week and bring in proof and I would match it. It had to be legal, moral, and ethical, but most were able to do it. For many, it was an eye opening experience that they had the power to make money.
You may want to try something similar with some friends. Talk about ways you can make money. Make if fun. Come up with silly ideas. Any idea is OK during the brainstorming. Usually during the brainstorming part of the activity, many people came up with illegal, immoral, and unethical, ideas. That was OK, we wrote them all down and laughed about them. However; when they did the challenge, it had to be legal, moral, and ethical.
It doesn't have to be $50.00. Make is something small that people think they can do but which will stretch them and make them work for it.
Some people who took the challenge found themselves self-employed and immediately left the group because they were too busy working and making money... that was fine. That was our objective.
I remember one woman who started a profitable candle business. Others did other things.
The point is you do not have to have a job to make money. You can provide a service and be paid. You can produce a product and sell it. You can make or grow something. You can purchase an idem one place and take it to another place where it's needed and sell it for more than you paid.
There are many resources on this page that may help.
Good luck. Please make comments on what you try and what works to help others.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Top 5 Soft Skills for Job Hunters - Flex Jobs
"You’ve revamped your resume. You’ve coordinated a killer interview outfit. You’ve studied up on the company and even scoped out the interviewer’s LinkedIn profile so you can feel your most prepared. In short, you’ve done everything necessary in order to have a successful job interview. But what about your soft skills?
Did you know that when you’re sitting in the interview chair your potential employer is judging you on a whole set of skills that you may not even be aware of? These “soft skills” have nothing to do with that multi-million dollar merger you helped orchestrate—they are all personality-based. Here are five of the most popular soft skills your hiring manager is grading you on—and here’s how to score an A."
Click here for the rest of the article.
Did you know that when you’re sitting in the interview chair your potential employer is judging you on a whole set of skills that you may not even be aware of? These “soft skills” have nothing to do with that multi-million dollar merger you helped orchestrate—they are all personality-based. Here are five of the most popular soft skills your hiring manager is grading you on—and here’s how to score an A."
Click here for the rest of the article.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search Confidence - FlexJobs
5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search Confidence - FlexJobs: When you’re job searching, you want to make sure you do everything as close to perfect as possible. But did you know that using certain words can weaken your standing as a job candidate? Below we’ll discuss five big, easy changes for more job search confidence by eliminating the five words you should avoid at all costs.
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