Should I Do What I Love Or What Makes Money? Why Not Do Both!

By Lucas McCain

Why be miserable another day doing what you don't want to do while secretly dreaming of what life would be like if you could do what you want to earn a living?

In today’s busy world, people are often forced to do what pays the bills rather than what they truly enjoy doing. Sadly this can result in unhappiness in the individual who produces mediocre work for their employer, or takes their moods home to their family.

“You only live once,” as the saying goes. If you don’t follow your dreams, your life can feel incomplete and leave you full of regret. Many people feel their dreams can never be actualized and give up for all sorts of reasons such as self-doubt, lack of funds, not knowing where to start or who to ask, etc. People often self-sabotage their dreams before they even get off the ground.

The pursuit of dreams is a founding principle of many countries such as in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but can be pushed aside due to many outside pressures and responsibilities.

Therefore, the key to doing what you love is to properly analyze your dreams instead of discounting them, and setting appropriate goals to achieve them.

This book will help you:

* Determine if doing what you love for a living is a realistic endeavor

* Help provide tools to create a solid business plan

* "Prove" your new career idea BEFORE you leave your current job

* Evaluate your emotional preparation for the change

* Help you answer questions like:

* What if I Pick the Wrong Hobby for my Business?

* How Will I Provide for My Family While Getting Started?

* What if People Think I’m Crazy for Quitting My Good Job?

• Language: English
• Publisher: LaurenzanaPress
• Release date: Jun 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781937918422

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SHOULD I DO WHAT I LOVE OR WHAT MAKES MONEY? WHY NOT DO BOTH!

Lucas McCain

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Introduction

• Analyzing Your Goals

• Is This Something You Really Want to Do?

1. Evaluating Your Hobbies

• Antiques

• Photography

• Cooking

• Writing

• Recap

2. Is This Really What You Want To Do?

• Customers

• Deadlines

• Suppliers

• Competition

• Managing Employees

• Stress

• Paperwork

• Thinking Towards the Future

• Working All the Time

3. Are You Emotionally Prepared to Run a Business?

• Preparing Yourself for Difficult Customers

• Customer Service

• Find a Good Support Group

• Is Your Life Stable Enough to Own a Business?

• Getting Over Fears So You Can Pursue Your Dream

o What if I fail?

o What if I Pick the Wrong Hobby for my Business?

o How Will I Provide for My Family While Getting Started?

o What if People Think I’m Crazy?

4. Implementing a Business Plan

• Advantages and Disadvantages of an Internet-Based Business

• Financing and Timing Your Dream

o Savings

o Small Business Loan

5. Determining Your Market Demographics

• Gaining Different Demographics

• Catering to Your Demographic

o Understanding Your Customers’ Needs

• Having Many Demographics

6. The Competition

• Some Questions to Ask

o Is Your Competition a Full-time or Part-time Business?

o What Products and Services Do They Offer?

o What is the Growth Potential in Your Area of Expertise?

o Take Notes While Browsing Stores and Websites

o Find Out Prices

o Do They Seem to Enjoy Doing What They’re Doing?

o Adding it All Up

7. Online or Storefront Business: Determining the Feasibility of a Business Space

• Finding a Business Space

• Other Things to Remember

8. Determining Your Personnel Requirements

• Employee Qualifications

o Dealing With Employees

o Sourcing Personnel From Other Locations

o Don’t Budget for Too Many Employees

9. Doing What You Love Part-Time

• Hiring Help

• Set Your Work Hours

• Go For It

10. Alternate Paths to Doing What You Love

• Going Back to School

• What About Your Passion Do You Like the Most?

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