How Many Careers Do You Currently Manage?

[David Sandusky]

Are you part of the "slash" career culture? Marketing yourself in multiple revenue stream opportunities as well as civic leadership/education/blogging, etc.
How many careers do you have going right now? (take the poll)
How are you managing? Post in this thread.

[Rudolph]

I wonder how many people that have something cooking on the side (like me) are finding a way to monetize a hobby or part time love? Of those people, would you quit your traditional job? when?

[David Sandusky]

I wonder how many people that have something cooking on the side (like me) are finding a way to monetize a hobby or part time love? Of those people, would you quit your traditional job? when?

Situational. There is a good post (and I commented) on Startup Story radio about start-up inspiration. What do you think?

[Unregistered]

Your poll got me thinking. Most my friends and family and business contact do or plan to have something cooking on the side from MLMs to websites they run to some skill sold on th side.

[johnthanhricher]

The most important thing to becoming rich is for you to own a 1)mindset to want to become rich. The reason I say that is because I wanted to become rich when I played 2)Monopoly, that was. The greatest formula for wealth is found on that board game. When I was nine years old my poor dad, the schoolteacher says, Ah put the game away. Study, study, study! You're wasting your time playing Monopoly.

And my rich dad said the formula, You must open your mind and see the formula right on Monopoly.He said, It's right in front of you. And I went, What's the formula? And finally I knew the formula is, four green houses, red hotel, four green houses, red hotel. Today I'm a rich man because all I ever did since the time I was 24 years old was buy four green houses, sell them all buy a red hotel, four green houses, red hotel. It is not, you do not have to go to school to become rich. Just play Monopoly; four green houses, red hotel. That is it.

You must look at how people before you have become rich. Do not talk to poor people. Poor people will tell you, Oh it's too risky. Don't do that. Don't take risk. Save your money. Play it safe.That is a poor person's mindset. You must have open mindset, open. And if you have an open mindset you will learn from everything.If you have a closed mindset you will learn from nothing. So I think that is the most importanting.

No, I don't have a salary. I only had a job four years in my life. I don't want a salary. The middle class and poor, what they want is high income. They think they want money. But they have no wealth because they have no 3)assets. You must know the difference between money and wealth but they're not the same things. Money will never make you rich. This makes you rich. I have large companies. I have lots of stocks. I trade options. I have real estate, that's what makes me rich so the money just comes in whether I work or not.

Bill Gates only makes $500,000 a year. That's all. I make more than him. That's all he makes but he's worth $20 billion. I'm trying to tell you there is a very big difference between income, money and wealth. So I have spent my life buying assets, businesses, stocks, real estate, that's what makes you rich, not a job. The reason the rich in America get richer is they pass this on to their kids. My poor dad always said, High paying job, high paying job, high paying job. And my rich dad said, Assets, assets, assets. That's the difference...

[thincNish]

People have always been muti-talented and enjoy mutiple interests but never have I heard of so many people venturing into side projets.

I agree this is a positive trend for people who can manage expectations well. An important note is not confusing matters; we must have a personal brand that is recognizable across projects.

[Affinaisori]

I went back to school (online MBA) - that is one
I continue with my sales manager job - that is two
I am highly considering buying a franchise and hiring a manager - that is three

We should always be learning to the point of considering it a career - I think I will always have two to three careers to manage.

[missy]

multi-tasking is not a problem as long as you can handle them. it's not a hindrance to one's success. all you need is a time management.

[Robert Forto]

way too many pokers in the fire... I try so hard to stay at one thing that is working well but I have too short of an attention span to stick with it so I usually farm it out. David has taught me so much about staying focused and my eye on the goal. I am trying but it is still a struggle.

Robert Forto, PhD
Host, Dog Doctor Radio

[David Sandusky]

way too many pokers in the fire... I try so hard to stay at one thing that is working well but I have too short of an attention span to stick with it so I usually farm it out. David has taught me so much about staying focused and my eye on the goal. I am trying but it is still a struggle.

Common talented entrepreneur distracted by prospect and optimism. We all need to remember CORE. Core values, Core competencies, Core offering. For the serial entrepreneur, those can cross many businesses but not without a team. For instance, some only like to launch a business or project then get bored. Those people need professional business managers around them. Fun stuff!