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Instead of One Career, Try Having a Few Careers at Once. To give you an idea of my typical work day, let me tell you about a recent Thursday.

Instead of One Career, Try Having a Few Careers at Once

In the morning I handled a plumbing crisis in one of the New York City apartments I manage as part of my real estate business. Then I delivered a seminar on resumés for women returning to work. After lunch, I edited a chapter of my upcoming book, Act Three, coached a client about her career, and ran a two-hour meeting of the United Way committee that I chair as a volunteer. That might sound like a totally schizoid day, overloaded with disparate projects and a lot of starting and stopping. But to me, a day like that is a stimulating challenge — and exactly the way I like to work. Who Should Consider a Portfolio Career A portfolio career can be ideal if you answer "true" to one or more of the following statements: You get bored easily doing the same kind of job over and over.

But that's just me. People Who Thrive on Change When she lost her job in 2006, Steele didn’t know what to do next. Reading List: 10 Insightful Books for Career Changers. With the economy improving, you might be considering a career change.

Reading List: 10 Insightful Books for Career Changers

Maybe you'd like to quit your present profession and do something completely different, even start a business. You could be primed for a change but unsure what change to make. Whatever the motivation, here are some helpful books to guide you. One Person / Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career eBook: Marci Alboher.

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Life on Location. Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs. Graffiti Hurts. Graffiti Removal and Restoration Many graffiti removal and restoration efforts can leave surfaces looking as bad, or worse, than before the work began.

Graffiti Hurts

To ensure successful removal and protect surfaces from further graffiti: Some cities have establish removal and restoration guidelines to maintain the structural integrity of the city's architecture, especially for buildings or other structures that are old or made of material that requires special care. Be familiar with any local guidelines. 1.

Brick, stone, concrete, aluminum siding, utility boxes and poles, street signs, bus shelters, pavement, wood, and glass are just some of the materials that can be defaced with graffiti. While most graffiti is applied with spray paint, graffiti vandals also use markers, adhesives (stickers), shoe polish, lip stick, stencils, and etching products. Depending on the substance to be removed, each surface requires or responds better to a particular method. 2. 3. Paint-Out Chemical Removers Pressure Washing. Finding Your Work Sweet Spot: Genuine Interest, Skills & Opportunity. There are two types of work in this world.

Finding Your Work Sweet Spot: Genuine Interest, Skills & Opportunity

The first is the laborious kind, which I call “work with obligation.” It’s work that we do because of a contractual obligation. The second – very different – type of work that we do is “work with intention.” When we are working with intention, we toil away endlessly – often through the wee hours of the morning – on projects we care about deeply. Whether it is building an intricate replica model of an ancient ship, or pulling an all-nighter to write a song or map out an idea for a new business, you do it because you love it.If you can put “work with intention” at the center of your efforts, you’re more likely to make an impact in what matters most to you. Over the years, I have met many creative leaders and entrepreneurs that have made an impact in their respective industries.

The same thinking applies to successful creative projects. 1. What fascinates you? Seth's Blog.

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10 Personal Finance Blogs Every Penny Pincher Should Read. A Recipe For Quitting The Day Job And Working At Home. 8 Amazing Small Business Ideas - Be Your Own Boss! A growing number of Americans now want to enjoy the satisfaction of working for themselves. Increasingly flexible job markets have made people (especially young graduates) urge to start a small business of their own but fear about the wrong selection of the industry don’t let them progress.

Actually, which small business idea is legit and which one can actually fill our pockets with money, is hard to find. Below I bring you some start-up ideas to get you started and tailor to your interests. Small Business Idea # 1 - Storage Business: With 42 million people moving each year, it is a great time to start storage business. Small Business Idea # 2 - Starting an Internet Business: No one can ignore this fact that internet is one of the biggest developments in our modern world. Small Business Idea # 3 - Becoming a Graphic Designer: The new technology has shown way to talented, youngsters to use their creativity to make money. Small Business Idea # 4 - Freelance Database Administrator:

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WEb biz. Find Work, Avoid Scams, and Get Paid (on time is even better) Information Arbitrage. WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs. Los Angeless Food Truck Revolution - Politics - GOOD.