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You have to wonder sometimes: do you think the guy who tests rides at Disney World wakes up and says, “Crap… It’s Monday… I have to ride the friggin’ roller coaster.”?

Does the staff photographer at Playboy say, “Stupid 8 a.m. photo shoots,” when his alarm clock rings?

Wonder if the buyer for Macy’s gets up on Monday and thinks to herself, “I can’t believe I have to buy all those purses.”

It wouldn’t surprise me.

The bureaucracy and office politics of the workplace can suck the fun out of the most creative, most meaningful work, turning it into… a job. And jobs are full of micromanagers, non-existent managers, backstabbers, risk averters, and the ilk who seek to commoditize inspiration and who turn the thing you were born to do into the thing you are bored to do.

Fortunately, technology and new business models offer us radical options. The world can be your workplace. You can even keep your current job while you experiment with some of the following options, designed to refresh your inspiration and give you an opportunity to transform your job back into your passion.

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There are more than 6 million people looking for work. The rest are looking at work and seeking signs that their job is safe.

The truth is that no job is safe. Jobs will become less safe because the confidence in the economy has crumbled and business leaders have become business leaners, hanging back and trying to predict the next move instead of driving that move.

That attitude is a  business disaster-in-the-making as the winds of creative destruction begin to turn into a hurricane-force gale, tossing non-performing companies into the dustbin of economic history.

Your job leaders will never tell you that they’re worried about the future and warn you to begin looking at other employment options. But you can tell it’s going to happen.

It’s called organizational panic. In the individual, you can see signs of panic. Sweat. Fingernail chewing. Shaking. Screaming. An organization is different. You have to look for other signs.

Here are some signs that panic has set in at your place of work.

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You can list a dozen reasons why you’re working at your current job. It might be 0ut of desperation–you need the job.

Maybe it was the first job you got. And you never left.

You may have considered it a stepping stone in your career, but somehow got stuck. You may have been pushed into it.

And, there’s always the chance that you like your job, or that you liked (past tense) the work, but the job or environment has changed.

Whatever the reason, you’ve stayed and it’s become a bit of a rut. Now this job is robbing you of time and motivation. In a strange way, you’re losing money by working.

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Do you hate your job?

As you commute to work, do thoughts of a few thousand things you would rather be doing with your time race through your mind, only to be followed by an ache disappointment?

Do those feelings continue as you watch the seconds, minutes, hours, and days pass by? Or, are you so stressed out that you always feel exhausted and unfulfilled?

Do you hate Sunday evening almost as much as Monday morning?

These are all signs that you hate your job. Well, it seems that your job hates you, too.

Unhealthy stress is your job’s way of saying: I hate you. You should start listening.

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First of all..

What’s an instant entrepreneur? In the first time in history, a person can instantly become an entrepreneur, all it takes is an internet connection. Back in the day, you needed suppliers and delivery people, or you needed a factory, or sales people. You needed to take out an advertisement and wait a few days before it would show up in the paper.

The power of online technology has brought down barriers to billions of people and, hence, millions of different markets.

With just an internet connection, you can make money by creating a web site, an application, or a blog. You can easily and cheaply make money running an affiliate site, or earning pay-per-click revenue. You can earn cash by freelancing your writing, design, or web development skills.

Instantly.

Note that I didn’t say Instant Successful Entrepreneur. This category may exist, but more than likely, you’ll need some help to become an ISE.

Here are ten blogs that will help you not only realize the power of becoming an instant entrepreneur, but will also guide you along the process.

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Do you know where the term freelance came from?

It’s an early version of a “hired gun.” Freelancers were hired by the King–or one of those other noble big shots–to fight for them.

Free didn’t mean they volunteered, though. It meant they were free to leave when they finished the job, unlike the downtrodden sods in the King’s own army, who probably spent peace time cleaning up the King’s pig pens.

Nowadays, freelancers are more apt to be yielding a pen (or at least a keyboard) than swinging a sword. You can find gigs as a freelance writer, a freelance web developer, photographer, etc. The list is pretty much as extensive as the list of nine-to-five occupations are.

Most people mention the negative aspects of freelancing. The work is irregular. There might not be any benefits. And there are some scammers.

But, if you’re looking to chicken step your way to a new career or start your own business, freelancing offers lots of advantages.

You can pick up skills. You can network. You can establish a track record and add clients. You can make money. You learn how to run a business.

All of this serves as an introduction to building your own business, or stepping out as a solo entrepreneur.

If you’re interested in freelancing, here are some places to start:

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I admire people who have settled into jobs that naturally fit them. They go to work happy. They spend their day pleased and fulfilled. And, when night comes, they don’t toss and turn, dreading the morning light.

It’s great to be in this position and I know people like this. Honestly, I don’t make it a practice to rain on parades, but, after a chat with a friend, I recognize that some dream jobs can turn into nightmares.

What do you do when the dream job becomes the job from hell? Most think they’ll cross that bridge when they come to it, but you should start building your bridge before you come to it. As in most cases, preparation is the key. Here are a few things you can do RIGHT NOW to make sure you can wake up instantly if your job becomes a nightmare.

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