Entrepreneurs R Us: The Future of Biz

Back in 2002, Daniel H. Pink wrote the book, "Free Agent Nation" (www.amazon.com). No, its not about pro athletes or those that get them the lucrative deals and movie star lifestyles. It has to do with a subtle shift in the workforce, a definition of "employment" that goes beyond the traditional corporate culture to one of "working for yourself."

A "free agent" according to Pink includes entrepreneurs, consultants, contract/1099 individuals, temps or basically anyone who approaches work as their own microbusiness. Many authors such as Robert Kiyosaki in his Rich Dad-Poor Dad book series in his E/B/S/I model hint at this type of individual, which has only recently become much more prevalent in society.

Just look around you. A lot of people I know in the corporate world are involved in a side venture, or something they do in their spare time for either fun or money or both.

In the blog from Success Magazine entitled "What will the business of the future look like? Like YOU" by Andrea Mondello found at http://www.successmagazine.com/blogs.php , the author outlines several interesting small biz trends, culled from a study released last week from Intuit and the Institute For the Future. To summarize: Entrepreneurship goes mainstream.

Check out the article. Then, challenge yourself to think of what you love to do and how you could turn your hobby into a sideline biz that generates income. And who knows where it could go from there--the sky's the limit!