Work as Adventure?
August 14th, 2008
Most of my jobs have not been exciting. But sometimes the process of getting them has been pretty interesting.
I once stopped by the HR office of an airplane manufacturer just so I could tell my mother I’d applied - and they hired me. That job lasted fourteen years.
I was surfing a “legitimate home based businesses” site and found a job answering phones for infomercials. I filled out a couple of online forms and, before I knew it, was reading scripts on my computer while taking orders for products - often at 5 a.m.
While walking through the local airport I applied to work in one of the shops and got that job, too. It was part-time, lasted ten years, and I saw more celebrities go through Palm Beach International Airport than I’ve seen on T.V.
Work may not always be exciting, but it has provided me with a few surprises.
It seems like everyone I’ve known who succeeded at anything took a chance.
But I’m not like that and tend to hang back when others go forward. I am skeptical about business opportunities in general and need a lot of pushing to try anything different.
But my cousin, who has no reservations about exploring new frontiers, decided to start an at- home business, and just jumped in and did the work. She researched legitimate home based businesses, found one that fit her personality, and went after it.
I noticed recently that I’m trudging off to an office each day and she’s usually still happily in her pajamas at 11 a.m., drinking coffee and working on a project.
It’s possible she’s on to something. I’ll have to look into that - after checking it out carefully, of course.
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