Successful Unemployment

Many of you reading this are contemplating becoming self-employed. I wrote this post specifically for professional women, starting their at-home businesses. Most of the concepts here apply to men working form home, as well.  At the very least, show this post to your wife.  She’ll appreciate it, trust me.

How to Feel Like a Powerful Entrepreneur While Wearing a Bathrobe

The truth is you can’t. Or maybe you can, but it is very hard. I tried feeding a baby while writing a PhD thesis and felt much more like a cow than an engineering professional.

There is a wonderful show on TLC called “What Not to Wear.” The two sassy TV show hosts, Stacy and Clinton, in one magical hour transform their frumpy subjects with some nice clothes, a new haircut, and make up. By the end of the makeover almost every one of those poor shlumpy souls is standing up straighter and has a noticeable twinkle in their eye. Did they win a lottery? Closed a huge sale? Got a promotion? Nope. They simply put on some nice clothes and got out of their bathrobe …sort of speak.

Have you ever felt like the last thing you ever wanted to do was go to the gym? Except you just bought a new workout outfit and as soon as you put it on you actually felt like all of a sudden you were in better shape and could not wait to walk into that step class?

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