Here it is! The second addition to my video series, “What does Dave do?” In this video, I cover one of the many ways I generate income online as a work from home Dad.

Is this method one of my favorite ones? Probably not. But it brings in the bacon, and, in the process, allows me to help other people. There’s nothing worse than needing to update your website, and not knowing a thing about updating websites.

I remember when I first attempted editing my website. It was an extremely frustrating experience, but I wanted to learn. The person who designed my site wasn’t willing to make any more edits to the site for me, so I had no choice.

Have you ever wondered how the innovators of business become so successful? It isn’t all about money and connections that make the Steve Jobs, Richard Branson’s, and Donald Trumps of the business world special? Howard Stevenson from Harvard Business School describes these traits as the “pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.” Through a pursuit of passion, with integrity, each of these business leaders changes the world.

Do you have what it takes to open a door and change your stars?

Over the course of the last decade, as a work from home Dad, people I meet naturally become curious about what I do for a living. From an outsiders point of view, all they see, or I should say, don’t see, is me leaving the house during normal work hours. I don’t hop in my car and take the normal drive into town for the old J.O.B.

In fact, because some people, especially those in my family, don’t really understand what I do, I’m frequently being told to “Go get a job!”

How rude, right?

I ran across this story and had to share it with you. If this doesn’t tug on your heart strings a bit, then I don’t know what will. And just to preface the story a bit, this is one of the main reasons I’ve chosen my career path. When you read the story, you’ll understand what that reason is.

Time is too valuable…especially to our kids. I’ll make sure that this NEVER happens to me.

SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?”
SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?”
SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “If you must know, I make $100 an hour.”
SON: “Oh! (With his head down).
SON: “Daddy, may I please borrow $50?”

The father was furious.

Okay…here it is. I’ve been holding out on you. Do you really want to know what it truly takes to become a success?

One of the greats, even Albert Einstein said:

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”

Profound words, right? But what the heck is a man of value and how does one become that?

A Man of Value

A good reference to begin with is encased in one of my favorite church hymns, “Have I done any good?”

When a person starts a home based business, what is their primary objective? Ninety percent of the time, I’m willing to bet that their objective is to make some money!

Wouldn’t you agree?

Sure, some people dive into a home business because they like the product, but anyone who is interested in the business aspect of a home business is interested in making some green. That’s mostly what business is all about. It’s about making a dollar, and then turning those dollars into more dollars.