Comments on: How to Take That Dream Trip While Boosting Your Career http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career Personal development meets professional aspiration Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 By: tapeworms http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-6373 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:15:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-6373 Hey this is a great post . Can I use a portion of it on my site ? I would obviously link back to your page so people could view the complete post if they wanted to. Thanks either way.
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]]> By: Greg Miliates http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-5496 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:25:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-5496 One of the keys to being able to travel and earn an income is to find work you can do from anywhere. Freelancing/consulting is a great option for many people, because a freelance/consulting business has:
   –>low start-up costs,
   –>flexible hours,
   –>a high hourly pay rate,
–>you can do the work anywhere, and
   –>you likely already have the expertise to get started.

I started my own consulting business in January 2007 while working full-time and with 2 kids. I gradually built up a list of a few dozen clients, so that I have a steady workload and income.  It can take a while to get things rolling–as with any business–but the hard work can definitely pay off.

Since I started my consulting business, I’ve QUADRUPLED my former day-job salary, work less, and have a lot more flexibility.

Granted, for me, having 2 kids makes traveling a lot more challenging, but I can truly work anywhere–so long as I have an internet connection; you can even work without a wifi connection if you have a smartphone that gives you internet connectivity.

I’ve seen 2 things sidetrack and/or stymie aspiring freelancers/consultants:  fear and finding clients.  I talk about both those issues on my blog, and recently posted a couple of articles on ways to find clients (http://www.startmyconsultingbusiness.com/tired-of-scrambling-for-business-surprising-and-proven-ways-to-get-new-clients-part-1/). My blog also gives specific tips, tricks, techniques, and tools for starting and running a successful freelance/consulting business on the cheap.  

Greg Miliates
http://www.StartMyConsultingBusiness.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-5441 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:25:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-5441 Congrats on your eguide launch!

]]> By: Lday http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:13:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-5434 Love this article! So relevant, thank you!

]]> By: Patrick Furlong http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:19:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-5428 This was great- really helpful. I’ve often thought about how I could sneak in an around the world trip- this inspires me a bit more! Thanks!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2011/10/17/how-to-take-that-dream-trip-and-boost-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-5415 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:17:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=3771#comment-5415 Great post! If it’s planned out in advance, this is totally doable. Some friends of mine just managed to swing a year-long, around-the-world trip AND they had jobs waiting for them when they got back.

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