As badly as I want to work from home full time, I still have to work outside my home for now. I have some benefits from my job that I'm not ready to turn loose of just yet. I'm not at retirement age, and I can't cover the cost of those benefits right now.
When I look around at the crew members I manage, though, I start thinking that if they just would "work" instead of lallygagging around, they could get more hours, earn more, and be better able to meet their own personal expenses.
One in particular comes to mind. I won't mention names, but all too often I find this young man leaning up against a piece of equipment, doing nothing. When I find him with "nothing to do" and unwilling to do secondary duties, I send him home. I don't need him there if he's just going to be lazy. So, as a result, he wound up with a minuscule paycheck this last time, and wasn't at all happy about it.
I told him he has to actually work when he's at work. If he wants a bigger paycheck, then he must make himself a valuable employee. Not only that, but he must follow the directions of all other managers while he's there and not take an attitude with them. (I had to call him on this just yesterday when he smarted off at one of the assistant managers.)
The problem is, he's not the only one who behaves and reacts this way. I respond the same way with them all. I'm not a mean person, but if I or another manager is working circles around someone because they won't complete their own tasks, then they can go home. Don't need 'em.
So, the key to earning more money, besides winning the lottery or inheriting some rich uncle's fortune, is actually applying yourself where you work. You may also find you have chances for advancement if you put out extra effort in your outside job. This can lead to more earnings and actually less physical work for you, which can help you in the long run to attain your dreams of self-employment. You'll have more energy to devote to developing a home based business, and you'll have more income to use for start-up costs.
