Comments on: Working…or not

By: Neville

Neville — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:43:26 +0000

John,

I had 12 minutes to write the post….so I’m guessing I just wrote that title and forgot about it :-)

By: hmetcalf27

hmetcalf27 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:43:05 +0000

hey but wait, no one is talking about the title. working… or not.

nev, does that mean you are considering getting a job. or you’ve thought about it? i would be interested to know your thoughts on that as i’m in the same boat as you: never had a real job.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:39:54 +0000

You sound as if you are made of the great stuff that every solid businessman should have. Just sensing your dedication to make anything that you are involved in work, I doubt if you will be homeless in the next ten years. In fact, I bet that we will be reading some great things about. Twelve minutes to write the blog and get it done! To me that shows your discipline, motivation, organizational skils and dedication to make anything happen.

By: Mick

Mick — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:39:36 +0000

Good on you. I would so though that a good thing about having a job is experience in the sense of working with others, as a team.

By: Bill Tusker

Bill Tusker — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:39:18 +0000

Blogging in the last 12 minutes before the library closes. I have to say, I admire your dedication. There are some interesting ideas on here. I’m glad I found it.

By: Scardy Cat

Scardy Cat — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:38:51 +0000

Being scared has to do with the repercussions. An example is that in your experiment you know you’re using their name and frames when you shouldn’t. How are you protected if they find out you made tons of cash (if you continued the same way you are now) and sue you? Same with being fined or put jailed for not having proper licenses. Maybe it’s over-thinking the situation?

By: Ryan Blau

Ryan Blau — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:38:35 +0000

nev, do you do delicious?

By: Neville

Neville — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:38:00 +0000

SC,

The inspiration comes from many, many places. I constantly read stories from books/magazines/newspaper/internet about people starting small and getting big.

I’m not sure why people feel scared, I’ve never fully understood that. Most of my businesses were started with extremely small budgets….usually less than $100 usually got them started…what’s to be scared about?

I know people who start more expensive businesses, but they do their due diligence upfront and eliminate a lot of the unnecessary risk by not driving into the business blind.

If you read my House of Rave story, you’ll see I didn’t know much about business when I started it. I knew some web design and computer stuff, but applying it to eCommerce was a learning process I just stumbled through:
http://www.nevblog.com/2007/12/house-of-rave-com-story-part-1.html

By: Scardy Cat

Scardy Cat — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:37:36 +0000

I would really like to see a post of things that inspire you. I’ve read most books on your recommended reading, but I like it when you add blog sites such as Dave Pit. I’m working on getting into business myself, but I never feel secure enough. How many streams of income/businesses do you have running? What helps you feel secure to run your own businesses? Okay, I’m asking too much. Anyway, keep up with the blog posts!