LifeControlled
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Hi All!
Just turned 36 in Los Angeles. I've been building my own businesses since I was 15. Had lots of failures until about 10 years ago I finally hit something that worked. From that idea I started a non-profit and was highly successful and an industry leader in my area of expertise. I was able to negotiate / attain a six figure operational grant from the US Government to manage one of the programs I designed. At the end of this month that grant ends and, for a variety of reasons, I'll be stepping down from the board and moving on to newer and hopefully better ventures.
I have decided I need to be in a for profit industry, and I want to work for myself. Running a non-profit was great but I don't want to be a salaried employee any longer. I want my income to be a direct product of the work I put in and I don't want it capped!
I am a tinkerer. I love website design and marketing, love playing with software & programs (often too my detriment as they can be time killers). I have at least 10 ideas right now and am working on kicking myself into gear to figure out which one to move forward with first, get a site up and get some sales coming in. I'm one of those people that doesn't like to "release" something till it is absolutely perfect, something I am actively working on getting over.
Because my personal life is filled with mostly underachievers I'm hoping to garner free advice, experience and comedic relief from the forums members.
Just turned 36 in Los Angeles. I've been building my own businesses since I was 15. Had lots of failures until about 10 years ago I finally hit something that worked. From that idea I started a non-profit and was highly successful and an industry leader in my area of expertise. I was able to negotiate / attain a six figure operational grant from the US Government to manage one of the programs I designed. At the end of this month that grant ends and, for a variety of reasons, I'll be stepping down from the board and moving on to newer and hopefully better ventures.
I have decided I need to be in a for profit industry, and I want to work for myself. Running a non-profit was great but I don't want to be a salaried employee any longer. I want my income to be a direct product of the work I put in and I don't want it capped!
I am a tinkerer. I love website design and marketing, love playing with software & programs (often too my detriment as they can be time killers). I have at least 10 ideas right now and am working on kicking myself into gear to figure out which one to move forward with first, get a site up and get some sales coming in. I'm one of those people that doesn't like to "release" something till it is absolutely perfect, something I am actively working on getting over.
Because my personal life is filled with mostly underachievers I'm hoping to garner free advice, experience and comedic relief from the forums members.
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