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Old 12-01-2010, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gvsulakerfan View Post
I'm not looking exclusively at becoming self-employed, but perhaps just switching careers in general.
Maybe you have a set of skills that can evolve to something that's related to your current work yet aren't exactly the same thing. Back when dirt was just invented , my first endeavor out of college was in teaching computer "stuff" - programming, operations, etc. I left that after a few years.......got a job as a business systems analyst. That went through further related evolutions (different management levels) through a couple of different types of businesses...........then I got involved in the people management side of a business systems and technology company I was currently with. My day-to-day role was no longer directly involved in the technology but it was within a technology-based company. I really like that twist on things - it worked for me! Talk about hopscotchin' around through various careers! But to me, it all made perfect sense as they were all evolutions of what I was already involved in rather than quantum leaps into something totally different.

But for some, the quantum leap thing might make perfect sense. "Got a hunch - bet a bunch" type of mentality works for a lot of people. You know yourself better than anyone - decide what kind of route you feel would work best for you.

Further to the point already made by others re: properly running your own business (if you head down the self-employment path) - My perspective is that the businesses you see fail were either: a.) underfunded and/or ill-conceived, b.) were targeted to a need or a product that was not in demand (or were improperly marketed), c.) were not fundamentally operated properly, or d.) combinations of any of a.) through c.). Again, you need to be honest with yourself about what path to take. They all have their pluses and minuses.

JMHO

Bill