Secrets of Self-Employment (Working from Home) | 
|  | | | Title: | Secrets of Self-Employment (Working from Home) | | Author: | Paul Edwards
Sarah Edwards | | Publisher: | Tarcher | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 09 September, 1996 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0874778379 / 9780874778373 | | List Price: | $15.95 | | You Save: | $5.10 | | Amazon Price: | $10.85 | |
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The authors of the Working From Home series explain how self-employed people survive the ups and downs of running a business and how to overcome uncertainties and doubts, and include a resource guide on where to find money, loans, and additional advice. Original.
Amazon.com Review
Being your own boss, as anyone who's tried it can attest, is not as easy as it looks. The rewards can be great, but hurdles abound--and many fledgling entrepreneurs never manage to get beyond the latter in order to enjoy the former. Well-known experts Sarah and Paul Edwards believe it can be done, though, and present solid tips for thriving as well as surviving in Secrets of Self-Employment, an expanded version of one of their popular early works.
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Customer Reviews:
• Are We Reviewing The Same Book? 21 April, 2003
I am intending to start my own little business but have no idea how to, and bought this book. to my dissappointment, this book is so general and not touching the point. it tells me how great it is to start your own business...etc which i knew already, and left me unchanged about how to start my business and wondering where the hell the secrets are?!! If I want to know how to build a house, I don't need to know how great it is having my own house.. instead, I need to know that first i need to find the perfect land and other important steps. The book can save much paper in cutting off all the repetition of unnecessary sentences.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AFJ48N1XT2DNO
• Like A Beacon In The Dark 02 September, 2003
People who look to this book for a how-to manual on financing, marketing, incorporating, etc. will be disappointed. And that's OK, because it offers something much more precious - peace of mind. That's not to say there isn't general advice about some of these issues and even some real targeted suggestions to solve certain problems, but the focus is more on the mindset of being your own boss, at start-up and beyond. A step-by-step, "put Tab A in Slot B" book almost seems like putting the cart before the horse after reading this. If the mind isn't ready or is struggling, everything that comes after will be a struggle too despite the best instruction manual. I am in the process of opening my own business after being "downsized" for the last time. Some days have been up and some days have been down. Some days I thought I should throw in the towel and go live in a hut somewhere far, far away. This book has shown me that all of this is normal and has shown me how to use the up moments and push past the down ones to get what I want. It's amazing the way the authors almost seem to step inside your head. They are supportive, clear and offer real, usable advice to keep on track mentally, exult in your victories and deal with the difficulties as they arise. The format is conversational, friendly, uplifting and confidence-building.This book will be part of my "business bible" collection - those books I will refer to again and again as I grow my business.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A21U4DR8M6I9QN
• Book Is Also Good For Job Hunters, People Down On Their Luck, And Other People In Bad Spots 25 October, 2008
I would like to take this opportunity to recommend the book not only for people who want to become self-employed, but also for job hunters and people who just plain feel that they are at the end of their rope.
I'd like to express great gratitude to Sarah and Paul Edwards for a book that was like a shining beacon during a very dark period of my life. I still have my copy and re-read it every few years.
I encountered this book soon after it was published in 1996. I was seriously ill, had been downsized from my job -- along with almost all of my co-workers -- and was starting a home-based business to support me. I was also looking for part-time work in my field, as I was bankrupt, and in debt.
This book was instrumental in helping me set up a tiny home-based business that helped me survive, financially and psychologically, for several years until I was able to find a full-time job in my field again.
The book is basically a psychological guide to working on your own -- while it has practical details on starting your own business, the largest portion of the book deals with positive ways to keep yourself focused, motivated, energized, and efficient on a day-to-day basis when you are working for yourself.
Much of its advice can be useful to job hunters -- job hunting is actually like a job in which you are the employer, marketing yourself -- and for people who are depressed and/or in terrible life situations, the book is full of advice on maintaining an optimistic and realistic outlook in your planning and activities amd how to find creative solutions to situations that look hopeless.
Among the most helpful sections of the book are how to keep motivated and keep moving when bad incidents or catastrophes occur. Sarah and Paul Edwards examine regular difficulties -- you created a product, but your client didn't pay for it -- to Xtreme problems:
"Tricia Holderman actually tried unsuccessfully to pull out the cord on her life-support system when doctors told her they didn't know what more they could do for her." The Edwardses discuss how Ms. Holderman got through this situation, and eventually rebuilt her business.
I am about to change careers, into two new careers -- one working for other people, and another one for after my "retirement", in which I will be working full-time for myself -- and this book is back on my desk!
There are plenty of books out there about the practical aspects of setting up your own business -- including some by the Edwardses -- but this book will give you the psychological coaching and support you need, whether you are starting your own business, job hunting, or just trying to get through a very long, dark tunnel period of your life.
If I could give it more than five stars, I would.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3JSJUGQ3WI8MY
• This Book Made Me Money 17 December, 2002
My daughter bought this book for me and it made me tenfold over the price of the book within one week by using one of the tips. The Edwards' format is easy to read and they go through all the possible setbacks of self-employment and how to avoid them. I've been a freelance writer for two years, but anyone - whether starting to work on their own or in the business for 10 years - can learn from this book. It's well worth the price.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3BKXOZ9HUSU9B
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