1.) "Enjoying what I do for a living" hardly applies to the situation If find myself. As one who took an early retirement package, the term "living" should rather be "taxable income source". A good living could reflect a very meager taxable income and still be very happy with it. If my simple answer is "No", what do you offer? 2.) "Making enough income..." is also a strange question because nobody will say he/she is making enough. That is why self-employment as an entrepreneur is important to develop a plan to use as many tax deductions as legally possible. 3.) Rating my satisfaction between 1 and 10, it would be a 5. My peers, who were accomplished sales associates in there hay day, say that the right questions to ask are those that must be answered with "Yes".

Hi Rudy; I always enjoy your posts. : ) ========== If my simple answer is "No", what do you offer? .... My peers, who were accomplished sales associates in there hay day, say that the right questions to ask are those that must be answered with "Yes". ========== Like your peers - been there, done that. I've been in sales & marketing since 1978. I'm probably the hardest person on earth to sell. There's not a pitch or line I haven't written, much less heard. And they're right. If you're trying to make a sale, anyway. Get people saying yes, yes, yes - and they follow through and say yes to the sale. True. But there's the rub. I'm not trying to sell you anything. *wink* A little story for you. I think you'll enjoy it. I was once doing some consulting with a psychologist. She wants to go online, and eventually will. Anyway, after several consultations, she says to me... "I've got you figured out, you know... I'm a psychologist. It's what I do. You're really a very incredible personal coach disguised as a brilliant marketer." Did I ever laugh. Long and hard, I laughed. So I explained to her that the two simply have to be synonamous. There is no other way. I have never yet coached a business owner to success without growing that individual as a person. Why? Because it's always their own fears and weaknesses and bits of missing knowledge that impedes success. If I can find out what makes a person tick - more specifically, what their hot buttons are - I can see how to make them grow. You should see the things I ask my consulting clients. Things like what are your favorite colors? What are your favorite websites? What was the last book you read? When was the last time you read a book? What newsletters do you subscribe to? What's your greatest fear? What's your biggest dream? Who do you go to for advice? Why? What frustrates you? What are you proud of? What do you think is holding you back? Where do you want to go? And so on... Things that give me insights into the person. Once I can see that, I can see what they don't see. At the same time, I have to see if they're ready. I've had people embrace change and go on to make incredible profits. I have people making 50,000 a month and shooting for more, and others that would be on top of the moon for a tenth of that. I've also had others freak out and stop. They aren't ready on a personal level. They can't leave their comfort zone. And, I've had people whose spouses made them stop. Those are the saddest ones. One has to leave the safety of the shore to get to Treasure Island. Some people aren't ready to set sail. Back around to the beginning. If the simple answer was no, what would I tell you? I wouldn't. I'd ask. Not counting sex, getting married or the birth of a child - what are five moments in time that you were so happy you felt like you could fly without wings? : ) Linda

Do I like what I do for a living? 30% of the time when I feel like I 've helped somebody achieve a goal I feel great. 70% of the time when I'm bogged down with paperwork and due process I'm not particularly happy Yes I make enough income to be comfortable My satisfaction rating is quite high maybe a seven and that stems from life away from work - my family and other pursuits give me great satisfaction. Now if I can just leverage my on line business to make a similar income to what I'm earning off line................... then maybe my satisfaction rating would be 10

Hi Linda, Thanks for the invite. Wow! you made me stop and think. 1) Do you like what you do for a living? I do not like the actual work I do but enjoy the rewards due to the work I do.(Hope that makes sense) 2) Do you make enough income from it? I have had to cut back the hours I work due to injury. The income is not enough. 3) If there was a slider bar for "satisfaction" where would yours be? Why? Satisfaction would be 50%. The 50% comes from the satisfaction of a job well done. Keep up the good work. Need to set some goals. Have fun Bryan

Okay, here goes. Do you want some funny answers to these funny questions? :-) #1: Yes #2: No #3: 20% Satisfied. Since my primary goal is to generate some online revenue for my business and so far I generated mostly expenses I am not very satisfied. But if I can spend some money to make someone happy, what the... 8-) Seriously, just being part of this community has allowed me the pleasure to build on my knowledge base, I met some spectacular people and I've enjoyed some of the best food for thought in a long time. It makes the money component insignificant. Don't misread the 20%, I'm very happy. Just result oriented.