The short but powerful guide to finding your passion

Following your passion can be a tough thing. But figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
I’m lucky — I’ve found my passion, and I’m living it. I can testify that it’s the most wonderful thing, to be able to make a living doing what you love.

And so, in this little guide, I’d like to help you get started figuring out what you’d love doing.

Looking for a business idea? Start with the target market

Choosing the right business idea is the first hurdle in joining the ranks of entrepreneurship. If you aren't sure what you want to do, but know you want the independence of owning your work life, starting your idea search with the target market makes sense. You likely are very aware of the type of people you would (and would not) like to deal with on a daily basis. Thus, developing business ideas based on who your venture will serve makes perfect sense.

Haggling is becoming a part of every sales deal

Welcome to the new world order: consumers are learning to haggle. In the extended global economic recession, consumers who never used to even think about bargaining are suddenly starting to haggle over every deal.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? 

Which industries are thriving in the 2007-2009 recession?

There is a lot of difficult news out there these days. With all the talk about pension cuts, pay freezes, layoffs, bankruptcies, and government bailouts, the fact that some industries are not only surviving the recession, but thriving in it, may seem hard to believe. But the truth is that in the midst of all the economic turmoil, there are industries that are prospering. Some of these businesses are typical recession-busters, others are particular to the current recession.