I Need a New Business Idea - Minipreneurship

I certainly am not one to complain about my income. I love my job and I feel like I am compensated fairly for it. But, there's always room for more, am I right?

Actually, simply wanting more money is not my motivation for pursuing potential business ventures. Sure, more money would be great, but my real goal is financial independence. That is, not being dependent on that paycheck to provide for myself and my family. The goal is to create multiple streams of income, such that the paycheck becomes the source of funding for investments and other ventures, rather than the sole source of income. My problem at this point is not one of desire to achieve my goals, it is a lack of creativity in terms of coming up with ideas for new income streams.

I read an article this morning (I can't remember what the point was or what website I saw it on), but I do remember it talking about the growing number of "minipreneurs" in the United States. These are people who are, in increasing numbers, starting up small side ventures as a way to augment their incomes or ease the transition into a new line of work. The obvious benefit of this "micro-startup" strategy is one of decreased risk. A person can continue to maintain their day job while also generating income at night.

Anyway, back to my lack of ideas. I need to come up with 2 or 3 really good ideas for sideline ventures I can work towards in some of the limited time I have at night and on the weekends. As soon as I come up with something, I'll be sure to write about my success (or lack thereof). Wish me luck.

Lame Blogger

I realized just now that I haven't written anything new on here in a while... Lame blogger, that's me. I guess I have just been busy with work and family commitments. Or maybe that's just an excuse. Mostly I think it's just that putting my thoughts down into words is not a task that comes naturally to me. I have to really work at it. Which makes blogging seem like a chore most of the time. So, I just wait until I feel inspired to write something, which seems to happen infrequently, at best.

Well, I am going (once again) to challenge myself to get on here and post something new every day for an entire week, in an attempt to spark some new creative energy. I have taken on this challenge before, each time ending in a handful of posts at best. Maybe this time will be different.