Not that long ago (*coughs* a month ago *coughs*) a new Work It, Mom friend (wave hello, Kate!) pointed me towards an interesting article by Steve Pavlina.

I have been an off and on reader of Steve’s for just about a year now.  I like much of what he has to say but unfortunately, Steve is VERBOSE.  Really, really verbose.  And me?  I have the attention span of a gnat.  You could write PURE! GENIUS! CONTENT! and while I would appreciate its first paragraph or so, I’d most likely find myself skimming through the bulk of the content.

I, my friends, am a fan of the bulleted list.

That said, this article that Kate pointed me towards, well, I confess that I read it in full.

*mostly* 

The article is on the subject of self-employment.  So many people feel like that is a path that they simply could not go down.  Perhaps the discipline required would be too great or maybe it is the risk of not being financially rewarded for your work.  Whatever the reason, a great many people feel like they could absolutely positively never pursue being self-employed.

Well guess what?

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