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Date Posted: 22:22:57 09/02/03 Tue
Author: Kyla
Author Host/IP: 12-220-128-217.client.insightBB.com / 12.220.128.217
Subject: Well...
In reply to: Alice 's message, "Re: Hey Kyla!!! How are you? What'cha been up to? (EOM)" on 20:38:39 09/02/03 Tue

Well, I'm not actually self-employed. I work for a wellness company that owes a gym along with some rather large corporate contracts (not one of those chain gyms)...I get a nice percentage of what I charge and I love the company that I work for, could not ask for a better boss. At this point in the game, I would not try to go on my own yet, I'm rather "green in the business"...I get "free" adverstisng through my bosses established reputation, insurance coverage (liability), the demographics of the area is perfect in terms of attracting clients, etc. I still have to make the effort to get my clients, but I have also benefitted from circumstance as well. So, I have the best of both worlds, I still have to take the initiative. But maybe one day I'll go on my own. besides, I have a nice ole student loan coming due!

Oh wow, I totally wish you lived near me, I could use
>a personal trainer!! I recently ran about 1/5th of a
>mile with the dog though, and I just felt SO proud of
>myself ;)
>
>That's so cool that you're self-employed ... I admire
>that and I'm leaning in that direction (baby steps...).
>It seems scary at first, not having a regular
>paycheck. But then I think about jobs out there and
>how they lay people off without compunction, and
>think, "wow there's false security for you", PLUS it's
>usually something you hate! I mean, who really grows
>up thinking they want to be a Customer Service Rep or
>a Manager of Widgets for Big Bad Greedy Corp, Inc. I
>think it's far more fulfilling to be doing what you
>love, even if it doesn't feel as "secure".
>
>You and Isabelle are my role models :)

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