Now what?

[cjsmith]

What's worth doing?

Need physical fitness goal. Maybe another run or a good long hike.

Also need something useful to do with the rest of my time. Having no job is getting old. Might look for one just to save my sanity.

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[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Also need something useful to do with the rest of my time. Having no job is getting old.

*smiles brightly*
I could loan you my daughter for a while. THAT should keep you busy!

(But seriously, I get it about wishing for a job. Even with having Allegra to keep me occupied much of the time, I'd prefer to be out somewhere ELSE sometimes. I'm sure you understand.)

[yoak.livejournal.com]

I missed a step. What happened? How did you end up without a job?

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

When I was in the same situation a number of years ago, I started a business brokering aircraft. My late husband T and I pioneered the concept of buyer's broker -- in 1984 no one had ever heard of the concept. We'd talk to buyers about what they wanted, find just the right airplane for each individual, take them to see it, help them evaluate it, negotiate the price for them, and arrange the paperwork for the sale. We charged a commission of 10% of the price of the airplane (which was practically always covered by our negotiating the price for the buyer, so ultimately they got our services virtually for free, which was a great marketing tool).

As a buyer's broker, we didn't need a ramp to display a stock of aircraft -- we'd simply take the client to wherever the airplane was, and had a home office (also ahead of its time).

It was my business -- T had a full-time job, but he helped by flying with the clients (he was a CFII) and at the beginning by helping me evaluate the prospective purchase aircraft (until I got good at it myself).

It was originally supposed to be a part-time business -- I was at home with a 2-year-old, which can make anyone stir crazy -- just something to keep me busy and feeling productive. But it really took off, and I found myself working almost full-time. I had a policy of making sure the client was happy, and although it cost me a commission once or twice, we got a lot of word-of-mouth referrals which really built our client base up fast. I loved it, and couldn't believe I was making money for having fun!

Just something for you to consider.....

[(Anonymous)]

I definitely get the "wanting to do something" - a good part of the reason I got lured into my latest startup was that it meant I had coworkers again (which I'll admit is as much "ooh, an audience!" as anything else, but that counts :-)

You might try the old standby - make a list! Actually write out everything you'd be interested in doing. It's mostly a focussing trick, but if nothing else you can throw darts at it to figure out what you'll try today... _Mark_