Lead a life of adventure meaning and purpose-and earn a good living. Thoughtful funny and
compulsively readable this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings with
independence and purpose on their own terms.-Gretchen Rubin author of the #1 New York Times
bestseller The Happiness Project Still in his early thirties Chris Guillebeau completed a tour
of every country on earth and yet he's never held a real job or earned a regular paycheck.
Rather he has a special genius for turning ideas into income and he uses what he earns both
to support his life of adventure and to give back. Chris identified 1 500 individuals who have
built businesses earning $50 000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases $100 or less)
and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases people with no special
skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized and were able to
restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment. Here finally
distilled into one easy-to-use guide are the most valuable lessons from those who've learned
how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It's all about finding the
intersection between your expertise-even if you don't consider it such-and what other people
will pay for. You don't need an MBA a business plan or even employees. All you need is a
product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway people willing to pay and a
way to get paid. Not content to talk in generalities Chris tells you exactly how many dollars
his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running what these
individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash some of the key
mistakes they made along the way and the crucial insights that made the business stick. Among
Chris's key principles: If you're good at one thing you're probably good at something else
never teach a man to fish-sell him the fish instead and in the battle between planning and
action action wins. In ancient times people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of
finding magic lamps buried treasure or streets paved with gold. Today we know that it's up
to us to change our lives. And the best part is if we change our own life we can help others
change theirs. This remarkable book will start you on your way.
