making money

Wow! I like your advice. I will try charging commissions rather than a direct fee or an hourly/daily rate. My problem is what to base my commissions on. In addition I do not know how to ensure that my commision will actually be paid. Here people are not trusted. This is a real problem to me because I have been cheated in the past.

Start working as a consultant, and boy.. you will do wonders... lol.. :)

Thanks Pal. I will try your suggestion. Consultancy business could be really good.I wonder if I need to consult on a specific line or or all the lines that I do. In fact, come to think about it, I have no specific line...I do every thing that comes my way.

I'm just kidding when I said, I'll take you with me...Seriously. lol And I'm not a seer or magician or psychic (I still wonder why but people just seem to ask me that whenever I chat with them...^^;) Okay, those things aside, being ears to people in trouble is not such a bad thing, according to my point of view. But I can also understand that more often than not, being ears, you also in some point share their burden. You also somehow carry their problems by thinking of ways on how to help that person. Most problems that people are faced with can only be solved by the person who was plagued with it. According to what you shared, that is true. But they couldn't have reached the conclusion that can solve their problem if they always think "how heavy my problem is". By lending them your ears, you're lending them some of your strength by carrying some of their burden; You also freed them enough that they can think properly and find the solution to their problems themselves. My advice, take a break from listening sometimes. And use the time for recreational activities or try telling others of your "problems" as well. It would not do well if you only take in other people's problems without freeing some. Just like how you can't fill in a full cup. I'd go crazy in that situation. Sometimes, if I find myself in a dilemma and I have nobody to talk to, I talk to my subconsciousness. (Yep, I'm really going crazy...talking to myself and stuff). But I found that talking to my subconsciousness okay than nothing. I also try to do it privately or people will think that I'm losing it.lol. If I can't talk, I write down my problems in a paper and I'll think that the problems I wrote down is written by another person. Try not to think about the problem, but focus on how the person can actually solve his/her problem. You'll be surprised how you can easily solve your own problem just by doing this. Remember to never over exert yourself too much. You can have a diary. Build a blog and write down your thoughts, your problems, their problems, experiences and others. Maybe just by blogging you can get an income yourself, without charging other people a dime...I know I'd write down those things and try to get something from it aside from headaches. Hope this helps a bit. And Enjoy MyLotting!

Hi Friend...Are you a seer or something to that effect...may be a prophet of some kind? I am actually surrounded by the poor...sometimes the poorest of the poor...those who have not had a proper meal for days...sometimes I have nothing to offer them but my ears...I listen ...and listen...and listen..and.. wonderfuly ...some how...after lending them my ears for hours...sometimes for days...They find their own solutions to their problems. This is my major problem...its my major weakness..I am always there for others... and most of them need more help than me...frankly speaking I can't charge them a dime...but nobody is there for me...not even me.

By the way, jokes aside, do you really want to take me with you? be serious!!

Thanks Lifeafterdeath...be my friend...not that I am in a hurry to see the life anyway. Hey, jokes aside, thanks for the offer. I will be most obliged to receive the leads.

Frankly, starting my own business would be the best option. But capital availability in the third world is a real limiting factor. I have very many business ideas but people hunt for me to get them for peanuts. This is very frustrating.

I see your point, honeypals. Consider starting a small business with small capital. I am talking based on my personal experience. I started selling bond papers to our neighboring offices. The profit was too minimal. When I had enough capital, I venture on other business. Loading business also does not require huge capital. Another option is to become an agent. Real Estate Agent offers big commissions.

Thanks Pal. Your advice is not only timely but also very sound. I will definitely try it. Plant one seed, water it, and there you are, you have a basket full of seeds. Aren't these farmers faithful. I think I should gather courage and be like a farmer. Frankly speaking, I wish I had the faith of a farmer.

Thanks friend. I will follow your advice. I am in the process of making new year resolutions. I hope these will help me find out what I want in life.

Thanks my friend. I will make short term resolutions. They will actually be for one year but I will keep revieing them every three months. One year is too long and any resolutions I make in January are either done or forgoten by march.

I am glad that I could be of some help. I am also trying to make some new year resolutions. I hope I can follow them! Best of luck dear!

Hahahaha...hahahahaaa...Trying friend...just trying...you know what! somebody, 2000 years ago, Said birds of the air neither plant nor reap but somebody feeds them...and daily for that matter...and morning after morning they wake up to chant their praises and thanks for they are certain of one thing...they will not skip a meal. Trust me, I am that bird of the air. No career! and yet I feed...one day at a time. Yes, I roll and roll and roll...but unfortunately I gather no moss.

Thanks friend. You were my first friend in Mylot and you have always been there for me. I take your advice very seriously.

Thanks a million for letting me know what my trait is. Kindly tell me more about Midas Touch. May be the knowledge will help me unravel my problem. Thanks mate.

Thanks alotfor the suggestion. Come to think about, nobody has made alot of money by doing things by himself. The art of making money is to make money even while sleeping...meaning obviously, others are doing it for you. Eureka...Eureka...business it is business then! Capital.. Capital...this keeps ringing in my head but I have the faith and I know I will make it.

Thanks friend. I have no intention to give up. With your encouragement and help I know I will make it. I believe I will make it.

Thanks friend. Your response is wonderful. I will try to identify my strengths and weakenesses. I wonder if there is a particular formulae that can make this task easy for me. I must also admit that I am scared of learning my weakenesses. I think knowing them will drag me deeper into what I fear most....FAILURE.

You are right. I have odd jobs..sometimes five jobs in one day. What I do not have is a career. I count myself lucky because there are those who cannot put a meal on their table in the evening but I am lucky food is not an issue.

Thanks for your kind words. I wonder if you know any trusted sites that pay well that I can try.

Thanks friend. Fixed income is the answer - that is what I really need. But unemployment here in Kenya is very high. Most companies are retrenching.

Thanks for your kind advice. I think career counsellors in Kenya, my country, are mostly teachers and they are too theoritical. I wonder if you know of a correspondence counsellor who can help me.

Thank you for your kind advice. I would really like to start a business but businesses require alot of capital. How to raise the capital is my greatest problem. Unemployment rate in Kenya is also vey high. Therefore finding an employer to pay me my true value is a problem.

Thank you for this wonderful revelation. I think I have been thinking of others more than myself. I have been there for everybody, my family, my relatives, my neibhours, my friends, but never for myself. I feel hapy and fulfiled when helping but I finally end up frustrated and regretting. I actually feel used. This is very frustrating.