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    Escape the Cubicle

    By Mark Germanos

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    A job it is! Create your dream job working from home. You will find that self-employment is the answer to happiness. Escape the Cubicle is your trusty guide to self-employment.

    I was a cubicle dweller too. My last cubicle-dwelling job was that of a webmaster at a downtown Chicago bank. We were the 36th largest financial institution in the United States at the time. We had a server room larger than a tennis court. Entering the server room and building $90,000 servers was fun.

    Times were good: I lived 26 floors above downtown Chicago. I paid off my student loans three years early. I took scuba diving vacations to Caribbean islands I could not find on the map. The paycheck was a sure thing. All I had to do was play the political games.

    That was the tough part. The political climate was venomous; my boss’s boss had a very open disagreement with his boss and was reassigned. This drama dragged on for months and was the primary topic of discussion at our staff meetings. I thought that I could not get myself fired. Instead, I feared my boss’s boss would get his entire team fired. Looking back, I cannot recall why these bosses disagreed.

    Maybe you have a similar culture at your cubicle job. Someone you have never met may read a report tomorrow and fire your team because it would be a good “business decision.” Stockholders and money managers want profits. If that means firing people in the U.S. and hiring people in Malaysia for 1/6 the cost, most companies would do it. Your employer has to reduce staff; your name is on a short list.

    Maybe you’re already unemployed. Great! This is a blessing in disguise. You are free to read all the job-hunting and self-help books you can find. Tell the world you are free. Interview and network at will. There is no shame in being unemployed or self-employed. Make building your new career your primary activity. You are so free and fortunate. Rejoice.

    Everybody should be self-employed. Anything else is a sacrifice of the soul. Welcome to Escape the Cubicle.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Germanos
    Release dateApr 23, 2011
    ISBN9781458089458
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    Escape the Cubicle
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    Mark Germanos

    I am a trusted adviser. I help you run your business smarter, attract business by using social media and stay in business by keeping your computers and networks working. That is what I do...I’ve been doing this since 1992. I have a life, a wife and a dog. I am a public speaker. You can find me presenting: Use Social Media to Improve Business: Your competitors do...so should you Make Better Decisions with a SWOT Analysis Use QR Codes...When the Page is not Big Enough Use Outlook Rules to Run Your Business and Life Better, and Internet Freebies to Help You Save Money. I also help clients use social media to attract business. This includes creating and maintaining a vibrant presence at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, WordPress (blog) and YouTube. These services are big magnets where potential customers congregate. You need to use these services. Your competitors and customers probably do. I have been President of Cameron Park Computer Services since 2002 and a computer networking professional since 1992. I help clients use computers, networks and Internet access to run their businesses. People go to work and find their computers work, their Internet access works and their printing works. People are happy, bosses are happy, customers are happy. People get their jobs done and the business prospers. With this unique package, I am able to go into a business, talk with staff and within 30 minutes, tell you if the business is successful. I can also show you how to find the bad habits and replace them with habits that successful companies embrace. I’m at 530-677-8864 or mark@ cameronparkcomputer.com

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      Many books have been written about ditching your boring and unfulfilling corporate job to follow your passion. This one takes the reader through the process practically step-by-step.Find, and join, a group of like-minded individuals, like other self-employed people. Start with your local Chamber of Commerce. The support system will help you through the rough times, and the networking possibilities could lead to customers for you. Put together a business plan, and be willing to change it as circumstances dictate. If you plan to take on investors or partners, they will want to see it.Set a definite mission for yourself. It can be more than just one thing, but make them specific and achievable. For instance, instead of saying "Learn about computers," say "Get Microsoft A Certification" or "Purchase (specific software) and take a continuing education class to learn it."No matter how unpleasant your job is, when you are at work, you owe your boss eight hours of effort. Don't give your boss a reason to fire you before you are ready to leave. Start researching the costs and availability of health insurance (group insurance, if necessary) sooner rather than later. The same goes for business liability insurance. The book also talks about things to consider if you plan on having employees, and about setting up a federal tax ID number.A person comes up to you at some business conference and asks you what you do for a living. Do you stammer and impersonate a deer in the headlights, or do you confidently give them a one to two-minute description of your business? It's called an elevator speech. Practice it, and have it ready; you never know when you will need it. If you are one of those who lacks self-confidence when speaking in front of a group, join a group like Toastmasters International, that specializes in helping people get that self-confidence.The author spends a lot of time talking about social media. Sign up for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and strongly consider a blog and/or website. Get help if necessary. Have some company that hosts websites take care of yours. It's much cheaper, and involves fewer headaches, than hosting it yourself. Also, strongly consider having your information automatically backed up offsite. Again, it's easier than doing it yourself, especially when something crashes. The book also talks about password security; there is a program to help you remember all your various passwords.This book belongs on the reference shelf of every would-be entrepreneur in America. It contains a lot of information, and will make the process of starting a small business much less difficult than normal. Yes, it's worth reading (and making notes in the margins and highlighting).