brandon burchard does a great job of sharing his story and outlining a strategy of how just about anyone, given they have the will and stamina, can go from rags to riches by becoming an expert. i personally fell in to this filed of ‘expert’ after about 5 years in the search engine optimization field and found that i loved to teach and talk on stage. sometimes we find our path despite ourselves.
the millionaire messenger was a fantastic and easy read to help open your eyes to yet another way to either create a career outside of a j-o-b or to augment your current business income. brandon starts out with the inspiration, as most authors do, of an accident that almost took his life and made him realize there was more to living than going from one job to another. although it took him quite a few more years to fully grasp what he experienced in that accident he learned how to take the skills he had acquired in the immediate years that followed and become an expert.
then after years of becoming an expert in various fields he discovered a system and began to share it through writing, seminars and of course on line training. this book is a great start, and if your a real go getter there really is enough information in the book to make this happen for you. but if you are completely new to these skills it may require some of his additional training to achieve your goal. either way, it is cheaper and easier than going back to college with an even higher opprtunity for success!
I think I am genetically unemployable but I’d like to learn to make money.
how do i make money when i have little money?
Mike, becoming resourceful is your answer to this fantastic question. You are not a unique position, from all the people I have talked to over the years about this very subject it is clear that most of us start out with very little capital. In fact I was a single mother and was still able to make this lifestyle work. I took an inventory of my skills, as well as what I knew I could learn quickly that was needed in the world at that time. I immediately started networking, there is no better way to get started than by making relationships built on trust and honesty. You might enjoy this article I wrote on getting started and replacing your employee income: http://geneticallyunemployable.com/entrepreneurship/replacing-your-j-o-b-income/
Over the next few weeks I will be adding some resources to help you with this piece of the puzzle as well as adding in a podcast of others that have made the switch from employment.
Keep in touch Mike, I would love to hear how you progress.
Emily, Great post, and I’m enjoying your site. I used to think I needed a degree to be an expert at something, but those days are long gone. And now I see so many others who believe they must be somehow ordained an expert before they can monetize their knowledge or skills.
Your post “Replacing your J-O-B Income” makes the transition seem so completely simple, which is great, because it is cut and dry. This is a lesson I need reminding of often, since I often tend to make things more complicated than they really are.
Cheers, and looking forward to your All Content Matters presentation!