I wouldn't start a business, lol. I'd hate that. I guess I don't really have a boss and that's awesome. But otherwise I'd be a writer. That's my dream job even though I don't think I can write very well.
I kind of am my own boss, I'm a Realtor. We're independent contractors that run our own business under the umbrella of a company. I like the flexibility but being on commission can suck sometimes. It's hard for one person to have all of the strengths to run every aspect of a business (marketing, customer service, admin, accounting etc). Overall I really am glad I made the decision to go for it!
I would open a store that sold baked goods and coffee/lattes, as well as local art, antiques, and home goods. Basically all of my favorite things in one place.
Is this, like, a perfect world scenario? Dream big?
I'd run a bookstore / coffee shop.
Definitely!
I once told my friend who is a total music junkie that he should find a handful of big money clients and serve as their personal music concierge. Someone who uncovers little known bands and singers that are exactly their style and present touring experiences/concerts/meet&greets to them so that there always on the cutting edge of their own personal musical experience. LOL, if anything that living in metro NYC has taught me is that you would not believe what people will pay someone else to do. You could do the same thing but as a personal literary concierge.
Post by JamaicanPineapple on Mar 16, 2016 15:06:47 GMT -5
If I had any business sense I'd open up a drop-in day care for kids who are sick but their parents have to go to work and have no back up child care options.
Is this, like, a perfect world scenario? Dream big?
I'd run a bookstore / coffee shop.
Definitely!
I once told my friend who is a total music junkie that he should find a handful of big money clients and serve as their personal music concierge. Someone who uncovers little known bands and singers that are exactly their style and present touring experiences/concerts/meet&greets to them so that there always on the cutting edge of their own personal musical experience. LOL, if anything that living in metro NYC has taught me is that you would not believe what people will pay someone else to do. You could do the same thing but as a personal literary concierge.
I love this idea. I have two different friends who do this with art. They love it and they both make a killing!
Travel planner or event planner. I also think I'd be really good at helping people organize their homes, but I'd be afraid all my clients would be hoarders.
Post by sallywalker on Mar 16, 2016 15:19:30 GMT -5
Hair and makeup for special events. I've done hair and makeup for a couple of friend's weddings and I love making people feel extra beautiful on their special days.
I'd love to do party planning. I love putting together special touches and coordinating the fine details to make guests feel like "we thought of everything". I also like the behind-the-scenes aspect of party planning where I wouldn't interact with all the guests, but take care of final details to make everything go off without a hitch.
I've thought before that it would be fun to run a lunch cart/truck in our small downtown area. It would be a lot of hours/work, though, and I'm too happy with employer provided benefits to take the risk. I am the breadwinner in our family.
Comedy writer - though you really aren't your own boss...you still have to answer to producers, head-writers, studios, blah blah blah...but if there was a magic genie allowing me to just wake up and be where I want in my career...I'd be the writer where people want to work with you so you can pick and choose projects.
Post by MrsPotatohead on Mar 16, 2016 15:52:38 GMT -5
My sister and I joke/daydream about it all the time - English tea house, crepe shop or wedding DOC team. Neither have anything to do with our current professions
A friend and I were just talking yesterday about opening a quaint little bakery with pastries, cupcakes, specialty cakes and fancy cookies. Something to satisfy our need for creativity.
I was a wedding and event planner before I had kids. Hate to burst some bubbles in here but it's not what you see in the movies. Like, AT ALL. It's hard and stressful work. Wedding days I was on my feet for 15+ hours and you don't just answer to the bride and groom all day either. Lots of personalities and demands coming at you at once. You have to be firm with the hired vendors, a great negotiator and ready to put out fires with a snap of your finger. All of that comes WAY far and above being good with design.
But I LOVED it. I loved creating those "once in a lifetime" experiences. I loved walking a bride and groom into the reception room before ANYONE laid a finger on it. It made all the blood sweat and tears worth it but with kids, you couldn't pay me enough to go back into that world.
Since I feel like I did my dream job, I dont really have one. Matter of fact, I would LOVE to just raise my kids & organize my home. I would love to NOT need a job at all but my kids would have to be in school full time for that to be a happy place for me. Love those rugrats but yeah.