Pet Sitting Business

"Small is beautiful" is a novel concept of running a business.. What I discovered in my journey of business creation was that I was creating a lifestyle rather than a living. If you've been sitting on the fence, with those dreams of self-employment floating by just out of reach, here are 7 strategies to consider if you'd like to create a lifestyle, rather than a living, for your life:

In the past week or so, I've had three distinct occasions to speak with others about the joy of being self-employed and working from home. The first came about as a result of being interviewed by a newspaper reporter from Berkshire (MA) Eagle. One of the questions he asked was about the earning potential of people in the Virtual Assistant industry (the interview was about the side of my business where I'm an Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant). I gave him the upper tier of earning potential of the busiest VA, and when he asked if I earned that much, I told him, "No, I don't. That would require me to work way too hard." However, he seemed to be most impressed by my intangible benefits of self-employment, in which I said: "What's cool about my business is that I don't have to commute to work. I work the hours I want and with the clients I want. I save money and time on traveling and gas. And I can work in my bathrobe."

The "working in your bathrobe" theme appeared again in a conversation with a client this week, who was lamenting her early 6 AM departure to a business appointment. She said, "This (early hour) is tough, but I know people do this every day to get to work. I'm never up this early. I finally walk into my office at .