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University Distinguished Professors
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Elvis' Place from Robert Alexander on Vimeo.
Elvis' Place is a Harley-Davidson parts sourcing outlet located in Northern California, specializing in FXR parts. The store is owned and operated by a single person, E, which insures the highest quality of detail and attention put into every order, every time. You can purchase his products online at:
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This video serves as a documentation of craft that this a dying bread, the small business. It is wonderful to see a man that thrives in the "small batch" business model; every product that leaves his shop goes through his hands and his hands only. Elvis lives and breaths Harley and specifically FXRs. He has given his life to creating the world that is Elvis' Place, working 24/7 (almost literally). The process which he employs of serving the public openly and honestly can remind us of the roots of what this country was founded on: Hard Work, Entrepreneurship, and Passion.
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Jeff at Hines Signs
Kirk and Lisa Taylor
Jeff Smith
Music By: Jahzzar - "Roads That Burned Our Boots", "Self Portrait", "Curtain Up", "First Rays"
Cottonwood Trail on Flickr.
Elvis' Place from Robert Alexander on Vimeo.
We sit down with E Barton, owner of Elvis' Place. This is a teaser to a full length video being released later in November.
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Opening Day 2013 — USC Upstate
On August 18th, nearly 1,000 incoming Spartan freshmen started their adventures at USC Upstate.
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Apple Pie Smoothie
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Savory Indian-style coconut rice, with onions, garlic, grated coconut, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon.
Baby Bok Choy with Cashews
Quick and easy baby bok choy recipe. Baby bok choy sauteed in olive oil with garlic, green onions and a dash of sesame oil. Then mixed with roasted, salted cashews.
Basmati Rice Salad with Peas, Mint, and Lemon
Minty, lemony rice salad made with basmati rice, peas, mint, lemon, and raisins.
Black Bean Burrito Bowl
Burrito Bowl! With black beans, rice, avocados, salsa, red cabbage, and lime.
Black Bean Salad
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Braised Marinated Artichokes
Artichokes braised in white wine and olive oil with shallots, garlic, parsley, and mint.
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Quick and easy broccoli stir fry recipe with ginger and sesame. Broccoli florets, stir-fried with minced ginger and garlic, then cooked with stock, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil
Bruschetta with tomato and basil. Chopped fresh tomatoes with garlic, basil, olive oil, and vinegar, served on toasted slices of French or Italian bread.
Cauliflower "Couscous"
Gluten-free, vegan, mock couscous made with steamed ground cauliflower, apples, nuts, and other mix-ins.
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Delicious vegan curry with cauliflower, chickpeas, onion, tomato, and cilantro.
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Japanese-style stir-fry, thin batons of celery, stir-fried with chili-infused oil and soy sauce.
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Summer fresh garden salsa with cucumbers, red bell peppers, onion, jalapeño, and mint
Cucumber Mint Quinoa Salad
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Easy Black Beans and Rice
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Eggplant Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
Turkish lentil stew recipe with eggplant and pomegranate molasses.
Festive Beet Citrus Salad with Kale and Pistachios
Color beet salad with orange slices, kale, and toasted pistachios.
Golden Beets and Brussels Sprouts
Beautiful golden beets and Brussels sprouts. Roasted or boiled golden yellow beets with parboiled Brussels sprouts, sauteed together in olive oil, shallots and thyme, and topped with toasted almonds.
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MINI's Sport Ute Finally Makes Its Debut
Emerging from underneath a giant baseball cap, the Countryman is finally unveiled to the world.
Given that details have already been released and so much has been written about the MINI Countryman, it's hard to believe that this tiny sport-ute is actually making its world debut here at the Geneva Motor Show.
The all-new platform has five doors — a first for MINI — and features the option of 'ALL4' four-wheel drive. Purists — such as they are, now that BMW owns the marque — will surely be aghast.
But we have to say the current styling adapts well to the bigger body size, and the Countryman has more than a few unique and innovative details to keep us interested. Perhaps the most significant of these is the new Center Rail, which runs right through the middle of the cabin. It's just dying to be adorned with all sorts of storage pods and adapters.
Engine choices in the Countryman are identical to the existing MINI range, though you won't find the basic 1.4-liter engine found in the MINI First. But you will have a choice of two diesels in Europe and a turbocharged Cooper S version.
The Cooper S and the Cooper D get the ALL4 option right at the start of production, with the gasoline Cooper ALL4 to follow. The most efficient model is the 90-horsepower One D, which returns 116g/km CO2 with 65.7 mpg*, speeds from zero to 62 mph in 13.2 seconds, and has a top speed of 105 mph. (Diesel (D) models currently unavailable for the U.S. market.)
The fastest is the Cooper S. It comes with a 184-horsepower 1.6-liter turbo that will propel it from zero to 62 mph in 7.4 seconds, and on to a top speed of 133 mph. CO2 remains competitive at 146g/km with 44.8 mpg*. Cost is around $31,000.
Though it won't go on sale until September 2010, we suspect the combination of more space, the MINI badge and 4-wheel-drive security will bring plenty of extra customers to the brand.
The MINI One
Minimalism is another buzzword here on the MINI stand in Geneva, symbolizing the brand's laudable lead in eking class-leading CO2 and mpg figures out of its cars.
And a new version of the One — the One Minimalist — takes this further than ever. Available with a 75- or 96-horsepower gas engine, emissions are just 119 g/km CO2, which is seriously impressive for gas power, and both will achieve 55.4 mpg*.
*Fuel economy figures are based on European measures.
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Stockton, California
Stockton is along Interstate 5, State Route 99 and State Route 4 amidst the farmland of the California Central Valley. Stockton is connected westward with San Francisco Bay by the river?s 78-mile channel, and is, with Sacramento, one of the state?s two inland sea ports. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways and rivers that make up the California Delta.
The city hosts the Asparagus Festival annually, and is the location of Haggin Museum, an art and history museum built in Victory Park in 1931. The museum displays works of art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Stockton is also a rail center and a processing and distribution point for farm products and wines from the Central Valley.
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Roughly 1,000 people attended a rally late Monday afternoon behind the Legislative Building on Halifax Mall. Hundreds of those later entered the building. General Assembly and Raleigh police had arrested more than 50 protesters. Dozens more were expected to be cited and led away in plastic hand ties.
Hundreds of people waited outside and chanted outside buses where those arrested would be transported away.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has spearheaded demonstrations nearly every Monday since April to protest GOP policies on social programs, criminal justice and taxes. The NAACP publicized this rally as the largest "Moral Mondays" event.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Reach fell, and when hope seemed lost, humanity stood face-to-face with the possible extinction of all life in the galaxy and lived to tell the tale.
But that was just one epic battle, and the war rages on . . .
The Covenant shows no mercy as they continue to assault every human world they can find, but in their way lies humanity's great champion, Spartan-117, the Master Chief. Together with his AI companion Cortana and the last remaining Spartans, the fight continues on two fronts.
One takes a crew of Spartans to the charred surface of Reach, the only planet they've ever known as home. But beneath the surface, Dr. Halsey has discovered an ancient secret…one that could alter the course of the war.
Meanwhile, Master Chief and Cortana head towards a gathering of Covenant warships because the UNSC's worst nightmare has come true: the Covenant has discovered the location of Earth and is forming a massive fleet to destroy it…and all who oppose the will of the Prophets.
0558 Hours, August 30, 2552 (Military Calendar) \
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System Near Reach Station Gamma.
SPARTAN 104, Frederic, twirled a combat knife, his fingers nimble despite the bulky MJOLNIR combat armor that encased his body. The blade traced a complicated series of graceful arcs in the air. The few remaining Naval personnel on the deck turned pale and averted their eyes—a Spartan wielding a knife was generally accompanied by the presence of several dead bodies.
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There has been a rallying cry in the wrestling community ever since the Olympic committee decided to yank the sport from the Games starting in 2020.
Since that time, wrestling has made it onto the short list to be re-added to the Olympics with a final vote coming later this year, but the supporters of the sport have learned a valuable lesson that anything less than growing is dying.
In that vain, it appears the wrestling world is looking to take the next big step in promoting the sport on a national level.
With the success of the jiu-jitsu promotion Metamoris putting on a major show just a few weeks ago that attracted a solid live audience, as well as buyers on pay-per-view, wrestling may be headed towards a similar format.
On the heels of the recent U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma, efforts are being made along with USA wrestling to potentially build a promotable event similar to Metamoris featuring the best of the best in the wrestling world competing against one another.
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UFC president Dana White has spoken out about his promotion's support of the move to save Olympic wrestling, and this could be an avenue to add more viewers and popularity to the sport.
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I love this idea!
Imagine if Zuffa puts it's full support behind this. We could see how guys like GSP do in a wrestling match much the way Schaub did at Metamoris (although I would hope that GSP would perform better than Schaub did). How about a Chris Weidman vs Phil Davis rematch? Then make Dake vs. Burroughs the main event. I am sold!
Phil Davis is already scheduled to wrestle Ed Ruth in my book lol… I'd prefer to not see a Burroughs-Dake rematch til next trials so how about Burroughs-GSP and Dake-Weidman. Daniel Cormier-Tervel Taylor-Sonnen and Ryan Mango-Might Mouse.
Burroughs – GSP would be over fast. Probably quicker than the first time Burroughs got the tech on Dake. lol
Would be fun to get Ben Askren in the mix on this too.
Actually Askren-GSP would make more sense both being welterweight champs and all. It'd be cool to have international guys come over like Goudarzi-Taylor I'd love to see how DT's offense would do against Goudarzi
id like to see jake shields wrestle some top guys, if you havent seen that video of him and askren grappling yall might want to check it out. personally i think shields got the better of the grappling, the scrambles were insane though.
There's no way Dana is going to let GSP face Askren outside the UFC in a wrestling match he might lose. Even against a non-MMA opponent the UFC would probably be worried about Georges getting injured doing it and screwing up a future match. We might see guys like Cormier on this show, but the really big names are unlikely.
i never wrestled although i did out wrestle a top 5 wrestler in my state one day after school but i didnt wrestle because f football and baseball but to take wrestling out of the olympics is about as stupid as it gets, but they have bad mitton and all these other stupid events nobody cares about over an event thats been here since the beginning? i honestly dont understand the logic, and it isnt like wrestling is just big here its big in russia, japan and many other places.
It's the Iranian National Sport! Those guys are killer on the mat.
hah i read my comment back and it seemed like i was bragging, i threw that out wrestled a top wrestler in the state part just to say i was interested in going out but didnt on account of other sports.
badminton is popular in asia and also very fun, i agree almost any sport that isnt track and field is less important than wrestling tho
Here in England there's zero wrestling anywhere and you'd never see it on tv, even as part of the Olympics. But it absolutely has to stay as part of the games, it's as traditional as you can get as an Olympic sport. The top Olympic events in terms of tradition are track, wrestling, archery, discus and javelin. All these would have been in the first Olympics and should always remain. Get rid of 25m air pistol or that gay rhythmic gymnastics stuff instead.
You can't take an original olympic sport out of the olympics
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Employee or Entrepreneur? The Pros and Cons of Self-Employment
Published on - July 10th, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
In my recent review of Pam Slim's Escape from Cubicle Nation, Chett left the following comment:
I was talking with a good friend last week who is self-employed. I told him I envied his entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to "go it alone." He told me he envied my work as a teacher and the set hours and guaranteed pay check and insurance. (I told him there was nothing "set" about the hours, so I guess we both misunderstood each others work.)
So many people dream of working for themselves and only find out the true benefits and heartaches after they make the leap. Take you for instance, what do you miss the most from the box factory in terms of security, or interaction? What bothered, (or motivated) you the most to drive you to self-employment and what have you learned about your decision over the past year and a half?
In the same thread, Caitlin wrote:
Every time I real an article like this I wonder if I'm really that unusual because I love my job. I'm a molecular biologist, and it's just not something I could do on my own…I've had a small side business for over 5 years. In that time, interesting and educational though it was, I've learned that I don't particularly want to run a business.
I am not one who believes that everyone should be an entrepreneur. I think there's a sort of continuum: Some folks should absolutely work for somebody else, others should definitely work for themselves, and many should do a little of both.
Although I tend toward entrepreneurial endeavors, I don't consider myself a die-hard entrepreneur. The best job I ever had was actually flipping burgers at McDonald's when I was in high school. I'm not kidding. I loved that job. My fellow employees were smart and fun. Together, we made serving burgers and fries a game; we tried to do the best job we could. Our manager was great, and she fostered this attitude instead of stifling it with bureaucracy.
Since then, I've had jobs I loved and jobs I hated, and many that just paid the bills. I've also tried self-employment twice: once as a computer consultant, and now as a professional blogger.
Here are my responses to Chett's specific questions:
What do I miss from the box factory?
I miss daily interaction with my family. My father began the business almost 25 years ago, and since then there have always been several family members involved with the daily operations. I also miss talking with my customers. As much as I disliked the actual sales portion of my job, I genuinely liked many of the customers I dealt with. I find myself wondering how Robert is doing, and whether Lance finished building his house.
There is almost no social aspect to the life of a professional blogger; I sit here alone in my office typing all day. While this is intellectually challenging, I miss seeing people and being a small part of their lives. This is one reason I've struggled with my restaurant spending over the past year. I often go out to lunch simply to be near other people. It's also one reason I rented office space.
What motivated me to self-employment?
There were a couple of things. First, I did not like my work at the box factory. I did not like sales. I wasn't good at it, it didn't interest me, and I found it frustrating.
Meanwhile, I wanted to write. I've always wanted to be a writer; I just never knew how to make money from this desire. When I stumbled into personal-finance blogging, I was startled to learn I could make an income from it. It seemed natural to make the leap to professional blogger once that income sustained at a level that could support me.
What have I learned about my decision over the last year-and-a-half?
There's a difference between blogging as a hobby and blogging as a job. When you're blogging as a hobby and the income is "extra" income, the process is fun. It's a lark. But when you throw the switch and it becomes your sole means of making a living, some of that fun vanishes.
I still love what I do — no question — but sometimes I feel as if I've lost the spontaneity I used to have. That's one reason I'm hoping to reduce my workload around here a little. I'd like to pursue other projects: write a book, dabble with other blogs, possibly promote financial literacy education.
There's a lot of pressure when you are required to generate your own income. Sure, there's pressure when you work for somebody else, too, but there's also a sense of freedom. You're not responsible for the daily decisions. And if you don't like the job, you can leave. Plus, the actual source of income is not your responsibility.
I often think that working for somebody else is like renting an apartment; working for yourself is like owning your home. Both have their rewards, but they each have drawbacks, too.
As Caitlin mentions, not everyone is cut out to run a business. It just doesn't interest them. My wife is a perfect example. Kris loves her job. It's challenging and fulfilling, and she enjoys the interaction with her co-workers. She has no desire to strike out on her own.
As always, I think it's important to do what works for you.
Now I'd love to hear from you. Have you ever been self-employed? Did you love it, or did you hate it? What prompted you to pursue entrepreneurship? What do you envy about those who work for somebody else? Or, if you work for somebody else, are you content with where you are, or do you envy about the self-employed? What is it that keeps you doing what you're doing?
McDonald's photo from DRB62.
Update: Erin from Unclutterer (one of my favorite blogs) has posted an article that seems related to this — at least in my mind. She explains how to have it all.
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I could not work for myself, or even at home for someone else. I need the activity and interaction of the workplace, and also the schedule and deadlines to get me out the door in the morning. Left to my own devices I never get anything done.
I expect I will always be an employee and I work to make myself a good one, so good employers will always want me. My current employer has expressed a desire to maintain the status quo and I am happy with that; I work with good people and get great benefits, including the continuing education which is so necessary to keep myself relevant and valuable.
@Nina — sorry my relative success offends you, but the reason that these sorts of companies offer these sorts of perks is that finding good software engineers is *hard*, and when they find people they know can do useful work, they'll do a lot to try and make them happy so that they stick around.
Could the economy go to shit and destroy my company? Sure. That could happen to any company, at any time. I bet a lot of GM employees thought they were perfectly safe at such a large, well-established company. But sometimes bad things happen that you didn't expect. We seem OK for now though — we're growing, I think we expect to do over a billion dollars in business this year, and we're the leader in our field.
Are all my "eggs in one basket"? I don't really know what you mean. I've invested a lot of time and energy into being good at my profession, so yes, my eggs are all in the "software engineering" basket, and if computers go out of use tomorrow, then I'm going to have some problems, but that seems unlikely. I'm not particularly dependent on my current employer, though. I could quit today and have another job tomorrow if I wanted to, but that isn't real appealing right now.
If you think I don't do any work, I can send you my code for review. It should be trivial for you to look over, since apparently I haven't actually written any code here. The software we ship obviously comes into existence via divine intervention.
I'm not laughing at anyone who's working hard, I'm just saying that I enjoy being part of a larger organization, and that I don't see much appeal in trying to start over from scratch, despite the emphasis it's been given by the personal-finance/personal-development blogging community.
This is an excellent and timely post. There is an emotional side to personal finance and work that is often overlooked. I am happy that you bring it out into the open.
I am beginning to build a music studio for voice lessons in Las Cruces, NM. Thanks to some of the advice I received on this blog I saved up enough during graduate studies to survive on while I transition to self-employment.
However, while I do my budget I do sometimes have a real sense of fear about what the next few months will hold.
@Monica #48 : I feel you on that. It is always awkward to reach the end of a friendly music lesson and then say "So that's going to be $x." And yet we must. So far it doesn't seem to have affected any relationships, but I can see how it might.
I am currently self employed. It is certainly a love hate relationship until you and your business are a complete success. Then after that there is always the "next step."
The reason I chose to be self-employed is the draw of unlimited income. Everything that comes in is mine and I am compensated based on how hard I work. Another reason is I believe only the truly elite careers and people that own their own business can become wealthy.
With that being said their is the flip side of the coin. Being self employed you are solely responsbile for the success of you business. A lot of people can not handle that pressure. With the attraction of unlimited income comes the possibility of income decreases or no income at all. Another draw back is that there is a lot of "unbillable" time when you are self employed. Marketing, accounting etc. However, that time is necessary in order for you to succeed.
In summary self employment certainly is not for everyone, but you will never know until you give it a try. Nobody ever made money, became wealthy or successful without taking a calculated risk.
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Yeah, the loneliness is uber bad.
For the past 9 months, I've been living as a self-employed individual. "Living" from contract to contract, I would anyday change my contracts for a steady job. First factor in hand: social interaction. The bad part is that you need to self-motivate yourself, and when you're all alone, for me, it's extremely difficult. You have all the ingredients for procrastination, yet, you don't have the bonus, both positive (cheers) and negative (judgemental looks) that co-workers can provide.
Hence, I wish I could go in a cube farm at any time (sigh)
@52 Tyler
Wow, that sounds nice. I am glad there are companies that value the employee as your company does. Just curious, is it Google?
JD–Very thoughtful analysis of employment vs. self-employment. You did an excellent job of presenting the pros and cons of each from the perspective on one who's done both.
It may be that most people who are employed dream about being self-employed, and many who are self-employed think glowingly about the predictability and steady paycheck of a full time job. Human nature I suppose.
But one barometer that might make it easier to determine which one you fit into is to figure out if you're the kind of person who needs to self-actualize through work, or one who is driven primarily by non-work activities and uses work to support those activities.
The person who self actualizes through work is probably an entrepreneur at heart, feeling the need to go beyond the limits of traditional employment and to have absolute control over the final product. This sort of person usually can't be contained in a traditional job situation anyway.
If you aren't particularly passionate about your work, but find true happiness in doing sculpture, playing golf, working out, maintaining an active social life, etc, you might be better off on a steady paycheck. The predictability of a job tends to better support outside activities. When you're self employed your mind is never very far from work no matter where you are or what you're doing.
Nothing hard and fast here, I suspect most of us have a little of both in our personalities, so it's really a matter of how deep we are in one direction or the other. Some honest soul searching might help sort this out.
@Nina — Generally I've found positions that come with lots of freedom like Tyler's also come with a tremendous amount of responsibility and work, and are the result of an employer looking to attract people who want some of the benefits of entrepreneurship (pride of ownership, setting your own schedule, full responsibility for something) with the benefits of a full time job (steady paycheck, no hustling up new projects, benefits and other drudgery taken care of). Look at the flip side of some of his statements:
no set work hours — in the software business, this translates as "take it easy during non-crunch time, but during crunch time, you won't see daylight until the ship date. Plan accordingly"
unlimited vacation policy — similar to the above. Feel free to take time off. But keep in mind when the ship date is. Also, if you have deliverables that need to be delivered, get them in on time.
fantastic health insurance — well, no one who does software development wants to dicker with this stuff, so make sure you keep em healthy.
I'm sure Tyler's management isn't a bunch of draconian jerks, but instead they are trusting the employees to work in a manner which suits them best, and as long as their code comes in on time, bug-free and meeting the spec, what's wrong with that? It's actually putting the words "self-managed" to work.
I'm also pretty sure it's an environment where you "get it" or you don't, as well. I work in software development, myself, and I can tell you that it is indeed work to ship out a quality product on time and keep up with customer demands.
I owned a successful business for 5 years, but I went back to an employer because of the isolation/social issues. I just need that social interaction with co-workers. Interacting with customers was just not the same for me. I was in my 30′s too which played a role for me.
Now in my early 40′s I like working for someone else as long as I still have autonomy, but 40-45 hours a week is just too much time to spend in one place!
Not sure who invented the 40 hour work week, but I stopped buying into it 3-4 years ago. Luckily I was able to set myself up so I can now work 32 hours a week which is great. I'm much happier. I will never work 40+ hours again. I would like to get it down 25-28 hours eventually.
I see so many co-workers dragging in the morning and again from 3-5. I really think productivity could go up if everyone worked from 9-3 (and really worked).
@ Kevin #58 I think you nailed it. I am 100% in the 2nd category. I love that I can leave my job at the office at 5pm and go do my life. The job will be there Monday morning and I'll be ready for it.
Barring something drastic of course.
Like Jason says, this isn't a case of "we'll pay you to do nothing" but a case of "as long as you get things done in a timely fashion, we'll leave the details up to you."
Here's how netflix tries to recruit good people:
I do not work for Netflix (nor for Google like Brent asked), but I work at a place with similar values to both those companies.
All these companies build real products and make money, even with permissive rules about when their employees should be where. Because we can choose to come in at 8:00am or 11:00am doesn't mean we don't do anything useful once we're in.
Likewise, I'm currently sitting on my couch, responding to this message, but I've been working on testing a new feature of our software from here, and I currently have a few minutes as I wait for a script I wrote to push out a test build of that software to the network so that I can run it.
Once I've verified the new feature is working properly, I'll have finished everything I had scheduled for this week, so I can stop working and go pack up my kitchen.
I worked for a distributed web startup company for a while. As long as 4 or so of my hours each day were during US business hours, I could work whenever I wanted.
I loved the freedom to work all night long or whenever I wanted, but I was surprised to find how lonely it got. I never really had a job where I was best friends with my co-workers, but it turns out that those interactions were still important to me.
Now I have a desk job with a schedule that pays less and is less interesting, but I do get human interaction.
Everything's got tradeoffs.
Hi Tyler (#42): I had a job like yours for almost 5 years about 10 years ago, before the company was acquired. I knew at the time that it might be the best job I'll ever have. Enjoy it and don't take it the least bit for granted. I've settled in less happy circumstances for family reasons since then, but at least I'll recognize a good thing when I see it again.
As for entrepreneur vs. wage slave: I am reading Escape from Cubicle Nation, and kept laughing out loud during the first chapter. I resolve to keep "hating your job is not a business plan" (probably paraphrased) in the front of my mind during any future thinking about entrepreneurship.
As to trying to start a business: I live in a very risk-averse area (midwest rustbelt), and anyone who would prefer to start something new to working a safe (?) 9-5 job with benefits is considered crazy. I think my biggest difficulty will be finding like-minded, competent grownups (my coworkers described the work model Tyler describes as the "distributed grownup model") willing to take a risk. Lots of experienced, conscientious people here without jobs right now, though, so who knows? Perhaps working for a promising startup looks better than no job at all? My jobs at two startups have been far less isolating than my remote corporate job.
One last thought: I work 2000 miles remotely from my coworkers, so I get the isolation thing too. I have a few outside activities that give me regular human contact, as well as DH and the kids during parts of the day. I do miss seeing coworkers in person for meetings a few days a week, but I don't miss driving to sit alone in a cubicle doing the same individual work, instead of alone at home in my shorts with no makeup and loud music.
I haven't been a fulltime entrepreneur previously but I do have the writing bug, and am a bit concerned that I've read several bloggers express some disappointment at going fulltime. It is a lonely quest.
I took a month off in November 2006 to write a book and I remember crawling out of my skin by week 2. I guess you develop your routines, and have to make special effort to be social and reach out to people.
I haven't read the rest of the comments, sorry if this is redundant, but there are several "co-working" office situations in Portland for entrepreneurs who still want to work around other people. Here's one: http://ford-building.com/ , and here's an article about the concept: http://www.komonews.com/economy/jobs/43252072.html
It seems like a really great mix of quiet office time and the bustle of coworkers, plus you'd interact with a lot of really interesting creative/techy types.
I've got one foot in and one foot out, I work part-time for someone else and part-time for myself, and I'm still not sure which will get me what I want – more time to write fiction/make art.
J.D., Do you have any time to write non-blog stuff? If you did have time, do you think you'd have the gumption or is all your writing mojo done by the end of the day?
The difference, IMO, of working for a company like Travis', and one like, say, Bank of America, is that Travis' company absolutely values their employees and treats them like the lifeblood of the company (which they are). More traditional, corporate organizations treat employees like interchangeable cogs in the machine, not valuable (or even human). That's what the majority of workers are used to, so something like Travis' situation sounds unreal… but really, all employers should look at employees the way Travis' does, and a decent number of them do.
The need for health insurance is what me back FT work – my employer pays over $22,000 a year to cover my family's health, dental, vision…..
I wonder if the lonliness thing is something that we take with us, even into jobs with lots of other people. I was so grateful to retire from a job where I didn't have close friends as colleagues; I see fewer people now, but my social interactions are more satisfying.
A friend who is a life-long free-lance writer found it increasingly difficult as he got older. The constant efforts needed to keep jobs coming in was very wearing on him, and he did want health insurance… I wonder if the new health care plans that congress is discussing will result in something that will help those who want to work outside of large companies.
Interesting article. As a guy, this has always been a struggle. Should I do what I want, or what I should do? I started with a family early on, but was able to finish college and start teaching, which I love! But, it doesn't pay that well. I'm completely motivated and at the top of my profession with a Masters and Board Certification, but, it's not enough. My wife stays at home but is thinking about joining the workforce this fall. I'm starting an online editing/proofreading business but who's to say it will work? I've spent hours and hours on it already but it takes time. It's a struggle, but as a teacher, I have a lot of freedom of expression and exploration, personally and professionally. I won't give that up.
I am an employee (nonprofit organization) working on setting out on my own as a translator. It is scary but exciting. I love my coworkers, but I am bored of the actual work I do from day to day. I have had the amazing opportunity to work in an area that I love while gaining a lot of varied experience, but as soon as I started seriously working toward freelancing as a translator I knew I had to work on my own. I am passionate about the work and look forward to the control it will give me, even if I know it also brings the day-to-day chores involved with running a business (which I do some of anyway, in my current job!). I do have to give thanks to all of the resources that have helped me with the research and planning—although I know it will take time to see a return on my investment, I am looking forward to the ways in which I and my business will grow!
I know you've mentioned starting local GRS "communities". As a local Portlander, I would fully support that effort and help spearhead the project. Might help with some of that isolation and give you a greater sense of direction and ideas. Best of Luck, J.D., thanks for all you do.
I've been self-employed with a business partner for two years now. I was self-employed on my own twice before, but was not able to sustain it. Having a partner is helpful, because there is someone to be accountable to, but it's also a hassle. It's like being married in a way, especially when you have different ideas about how things should be than the other person does. Those conversations can be challenging, to say the least, and of all the things I do, those conversations cause me the most stress of all (and they're not even that frequent). I do worry about future conflicts, and how we'll resolve them equitably.
The work I do is great, and I really enjoy it. I like being self-employed because I'm not good at early morning hours. I can work until 2am if I like, and no one hassles me about it. Overall, I'd much rather be working for myself in this situation than working for someone else. Our opportunities are really growing, and it is so exciting to be part of something like that.
When I was 22, I joined a prestigious investment bank and after my first full year of work, I made $104,000 gross. That was 3X more than what I thought I'd make m y first year out of school when I was looking for a job as a sophomore and junior.
At 24.5, I was offered a promotion and a guaranteed $200,000 income if I moved to another firm. I took it. When I was 27, I was promoted again, and got paid $350,000 all in, and when I was 30, I made $600,000. Last year, despite the downturn I still made $420,000 all in.
I would love to be my own boss and entrepreneur. However it is very difficult to walk away after making so much steady regular money, with great health care and a relatively exciting profession. Even in the biggest downturn of my career, I'm still able to make more than i ever dreamed. Hence, I think i will try and work as hard as possible at my job until they no longer want me.
If i was only making $50-100,000/yr after 10 years of working, I'd seriously think about being my own boss. The opportunity cost is not as great. But, for now very happy to just sock all the money away in savings until I get let go.
Wow – this really resonated with me. I had my own nonprofit (the intentionally broke version of owning my own business). I really miss the freedom and entrepreneurial spirit, but I just couldn't take the loneliness of working alone any more. Now I'm struggling with working for someone else – it's really hard after 5 years of being your own boss. However, on the plus side I have actual *colleagues* who I laugh with and support me (and ok, who cause stress of their own sometimes). I've been clear I'd like to pursue my own projects within my new nonprofit job – so I'm creating essentially my own business within an existing one.
If I ever went it alone again (which I might), I would definitely look at co-working situations, or maybe just try to rent space from a business/ nonprofit doing similar work.
I'm a chemist and I agree with Caitlin — as much as my employer might be silly and my coworkers sometimes annoying, I love my job and what I do. It's a blast — science rocks!
You enjoyed flipping burgers at McDonald's? That was the worst job I ever had. The boss was thoughtless and rigid, we weren't allowed to interact much on the job, and no one took pride in the work.
I like this post. Both of my parents have been self-employed and employed for others, so I certainly got to see both sides of the coin growing up.
Colleen's comment made me wonder if people find it easier or harder start your own business if you're married. I'm a staff writer (though my duties include much more than writing), and this week happened to see the figure that my company wants to pay free-lance writers. It was a bit of a wake-up call when I started doing the math. I could make more money as a freelance writer and be more in control of life too.
One thing that's stopped me from making the leap in the past is that I'm single. I like having a steady pay cheque, health benefits and being able to make regular contributions to my retirement savings. It seems I already "go it alone" in to many areas of my life, but I'm tired of waiting to pursue something I want to do. I like the idea of taking on work on the side to help transition, but I worry about becoming even more isolated by putting in the extra hours.
Any single, self-employed people out there have any advice?
A lot too depends on the work that you do. If you can take what you do in your job and translate it into self employment, there's a lot less risk in making the move. If the job you have can't easily be converted into a business the stakes are a good bit higher.
If you're an IT consultant or an architect working for a company, and you want to make the jump to self employment, there's a ready market for your skills.
But for a banker or a research scientist, it would be a lot harder, if it's even doable. It might require either approaching your career/industry from an entirely different angle (thinking out of the box and coming up with something entirely new) or taking a plunge into an entirely different business, both of which are high risk ventures. No statistics here, but I'd be willing to bet this is where most business failures are concentrated.
If you're in the second group, where you're job doesn't translate easily into self-employment, you're probably better off trying what ever business you intend to pursue as a sideline, at least until there's a reasonable indication of long term success.
Pros and cons for both. If you aren't making a healthy amount of money, and feel stuck and hate your job. Go the entrepreneurship route, but know that you could end up broke and broken. If you like stability, and are happy with your paycheck, and can stand your job, then by all means, work for someone else.
The younger you are, the better it is to go the entrepreneurship route. Less to lose, and a lot more time to implement what you've learned.
I spent 12 years as an entrepreneur, and like you, J.D., I liked the challenge and creativity but missed having daily social contact. Two of the most popular pieces on my blog are the advice I've written for entrepreneurs (the tips I wish someone had given me). Hope they're helpful to the many good folks considering self-employment: http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-entrepeneurs-part-i/
and http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-entrepreneurs-part-ii/
I think everyone should think of themselves as self-employed. You are a company of one employee, yourself, and your service is to contract that employee's labor out to others. Your employer is your customer. More detail courtesy of Steve Pavlina:
Two thoughts on the loneliness:
1) For all society tries to treat us like we have some horrific mental illness, this is just more evidence for my belief that introverts are the lucky ones. Well, having the upsides of both would be ideal, but I wouldn't want to be more at peace around others if it meant I couldn't be at peace alone.
2) Extroverts are probably better off in a different business than professional blogger. Not saying you should quit your blog job though :p
Cyllya–Crap that is deep…
Tyler (#42, #52, #62)
I don't think anyone is saying that if you have a wonderful job that you love, you should give it up to be an entrepreneur. If I had access to a situation like that, I absolutely would keep it as long as they'd let me! However, the sad fact is that jobs like yours are the rare exception rather than the rule — even among software engineers. There are many reasons, but it's rarely a matter of skill or dedication; I know plenty of bright, hard-working people in hellish jobs.
The reason you'll see so much coverage of entrepreneurship among the personal finance and personal development community is not because anyone thinks it's the morally superior choice, but because the 'day jobs' are a source of anguish for many more people than they are a source of support. Obviously this doesn't apply to you, and no reason why it should.
You have the best of both worlds, it sounds like, and I am glad for you even as I envy it. Be kind to those of us who must make a harder choice.
I'm in an odd position — I'm a telecommuter. I don't have the control over my life that I would if I was self-employed, and I don't have the socialization and participation I would if I was in an office. (There isn't room for me to work there).
I've learned what works for me and what doesn't, but the economy is making it very hard to make a switch. I'm hoping to use this time now to gear up for my next big step so I'll be ready when the time comes.
Entrepreneurship does not necessarily equate to working alone. When I first started out, I more or less did freelance work. That was pretty lonely, and I became spacey and disorganized without any interaction. But then I figured out how to expand what I did into a real business, and hired employees to help. That woke my head up and motivated me. It's really fun to work with smart people and still get to make the big decisions and steer the course for everyone.
Maybe you should be thinking of new ways to grow and exploit your blogging business, JD. Create a community of like-minded employees to assist? Less sole ditch digging (i.e. writing) and more time as a manager/visionary/enabler helping others produce and disseminate your educational material? In short, can you leverage the talents of others to help grow what you've started? You have got a brand now…why not run with it?
If you don't subscribe to Inc magazine, you should. On page 33 of this month's issue there is a section where people can write in and ask seasoned professionals questions about running a business and life. The advice given to a 17 year old who recently sold a website for $100,000, but felt like he had missed out on and given up so much of what he loved. He said in the article, "I'm not a happy kid," and asked if he was stupid to walk away from the projects that helped him net so much money at such a young age, and just focus on college and the recreation activities that brought him fulfillment.
The advice given by Norm from Inc magazine seemed fitting for this discussion. His reply in closing was, "Think about the kind of life that will really make you happy. Business should help create a happy life, not be a substitute for it."
LOL! One of my editors used to say that the beauty of freelancing is that you can choose the hours you work: any 18 hours of the day!
I've been running my graphic design studio for 17 or so years, in several different setups. I started working from my apartment with a biz partner, which we quickly outgrew, then got an office in NYC, which was great for many years, but as rents rose higher and commuting became an added expense, we pulled back and got a small office space in the burbs, which worked fine, but was a bit too much isolated time with the partner. Finally, he left (after taking some liberties with our corporate card that I won't get into right now) and I've found myself working from home for the past 2 years…
And I love it. It's the perfect setup for me as I hated workin' for the man and now have so much more time with my kids and my wife handles the financial end of the business (i think i can trust her).
Working from home isn't for everyone, as the isolation for some can be deafening for some….but I like it. I certainly don't miss office politics, commuting, missing the train, expensive office rentals, etc.
Getting out during the day is essential, no matter how busy I am. whether it's a "business" lunch with the mrs. or just going out for coffee and dropping checks at the bank, it definitely helps to see other humans.
I've also found the whole blogging thing and facebook and that sort of thing at least helps keep contact with people which is essential….but, when you can (if you have time) meet with clients in person. Too much is done these days in the name of convenience with email and the internet, and it's nice to discuss a project in person over lunch or wherever. The occasional trip into the city really helps inspire and break up the week.
Only big problem for me is no being able to stop working. When dinnertime rolls around, you gotta step back, eat with the family and enjoy the reasons you work at home…for yourself!
I don't know what it is with my family but there is some gene, handed down by my father, that compels each one of us to seek a more entrepenuerial vocation. I have 4 siblings and not a one of them works for someone else. I myself am desperately trying to accomplish that again.
Yes, I have had my own business before. Two in fact. I ran both out of my house, and I agree that the hardest part was that I am a very social person and didn't have the interraction that the workplace offers. In the first business I was golfing every day by one in the afternoon just to meet people.
I also want to write for a living but the point of it is to attain the freedom to be able to 'work' from wherever I choose to live, or vacation. Then… the balancing act begins… I can now drive 200+ yards… and for a 45 year old women that aint too bad!
I agree their is a spectrum– pure entrepreneurs on one end and non-entrepreneurs/employees on the other. Most of us fall somewhere inbetween.
You need to figure out where you fall and act accordingly.
Entrepreneurship also gives flexibility and excitement in the everyday work that sometimes one can find to be mundane when working for someone else. However, with that excitement, also comes the stress of high cost self paid health insurance, roller coaster paychecks, and the timely filing of IRS forms.
I'm half self employed. I have a part time office job in the mornings, then go home, make myself a lovely lunch, and launch in to blogging, writing patterns, coordinating classes and my students, marketing my classes and blog! I teach knitting and crochet classes, write patterns, etc. I love every second of it. I get out of working for myself as much as I put into it, and I put in a ton of work. I wouldn't want to be doing anything else.
I've been self employed most of my life.
High cost health insurance? I have to laugh when I hear that. Compared to other expenses, that's pretty minor. Even for a family plan, it shouldn't cost more than what you'll earn in 2-3 hours per week. Why people think otherwise baffles me.
Roller coaster paychecks? That usually comes from bad business models. If you design a boom and bust business, you'll have boom and bust paychecks. Design a smart business plan and you'll have stable and dependable income – maybe not in the very first year, but soon after. If you don't have stability five years out, you are doing something wrong. Visit my website and read the "Retainers" article.
No, self employment isn't for everyone. Some people need structure, some people need teams and just aren't fit to be leaders. But a lot more COULD be self employed and should be.
Thanks for highlighting my comment, J.D.! ^_^
@Chemjobber – High fives for science!
As the molecular biologist in question, I do find myself agreeing with "Someone" (comment 16) about the language. "Not cut out for" does often imply a shortcoming. The general populace often seems to see "Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur" as a fine thing to say, but "Not everyone is cut out to be a quantum physicist" as elitist and derogatory to the average person.
I don't work for someone else because I like working for someone else, or because I'm not fit to be a leader, I work for someone else because it's generally not practical to do the work I love on your own. Aside from the astronomical start-up costs of a lab, how many people would trust a woman working out of her home to do their paternity test, or to run the tests to tell them if they or a loved one have cancer or not, or the tests to see if the donor heart that just came available is a match for their ailing father?
I love how the tone of the article, and the tone of the comments is very neutral. People here are passionate about whichever side they are on (or want to be on), but they recognize that both types of people exist, and need to exist. The grass is always greener, as they say, but it's good to see so many commenters working toward the one they feel is right for them.
My ideal Financial Independence is having enough money to retire super early – but instead of retiring, I'd like to keep doing what I love. My life goal is not to amass enough money to stop working, my life goal is to amass enough money to work on what I please and fund cutting-edge scientific research while I'm at it.
Hey JD!
Sorry to jump in so late to this great discussion.
I think we all cause ourselves a lot of grief by idealizing one form of employment or another. I don't think there is any perfect work configuration, since there are so many variables in both being an employee or an entrepreneur.
If the focus is instead on what work you are doing (content) with whom (clients, co-workers, managers, partners), how (over Internet, live interaction), why you do it (meaning, purpose) and where (at home, in office, location independent), then you can tweak different variables when one thing isn't working.
In your example, it sounds like the "what" is going pretty well, but the "who" (great readers of course, but you work mainly by yourself) and how (working from home without a lot of social interaction) is getting you down.
I also see it as a natural stage of business growth, when your part-time gig matures into full-time, and the nature of the biz changes.
In my own case, after 13 years, I cannot imagine working for someone else. The thought grips my heart with terror for some reason. But that is just me – there are plenty of others who float between employee and business owner/freelancer status and are perfectly happy.
NO work configuration can make you totally happy in the end. You make yourself happy, then choose work that will keep you in that state.
If I could work for myself, I would. But, it's too risky to leave. This is probably the most common response on earth.
A good balance is probably to work in an establishment for a while… say 10-15 years, save up some money, and then go strike it out on your own.
Or, you can try it first right out of school and get it out of your system.
Either way, if you never try either, you'll always be wondering. Hence, I will try it out one day!
I agree with how something you love as a happy loses some of its luster when it becomes a job. As someone who strives to put the professional life behind to run a business such as professional blogging or some other business I have experienced similar feelings. I also agree that everyone is not meant to be self-employed but I do feel it is truely the only way to achieve sustainable wealth. There are very few professions that pay enough to retire with significant wealth. I suppose if you are just looking to be comfortable then you may be able to do so but the cost of living and health care has even made that difficult to impossible now. Either way, keep the good stuff coming.
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