Last night I eschewed my blogging responsibilities (meaning I haven’t written back to the people who wrote kind comments lately). I had been in my house alone for two days, spending almost every hour in front of
the computer.

I had to get outside for a while. No, really. I was scaring the cat.

I ended up, as I often do, at a large Borders bookstore not far from me. I usually peruse the business books, the blogging books, the marketing books… but last night I passed them by in favor of a big book of Dilbert comics, which I read in the cafe.

In the business section, I passed a book I’ve been wanting to read: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. This guy is not yet 30, I think, and he’s got a multimillion-dollar business that revolves around his “escape the 9-5″ philosophy.

Although I have officially taken the plunge by quitting my job and starting my own business as a freelance writer, I’m always looking for validation that I did the right thing. Of course, I skip over the chapters that tell me what I should be sure I do before I quit my day job. I just closed my eyes and jumped off the cliff, and I don’t want to hear how I should have had living expenses for six months in my savings account, etc.

Here’s a list of other books that caught my eye. I didn’t buy any, of course. I’m broke from jumping off the cliff to start my own business.

It Sure Beats Working: 29 Quirky Stories and Practical
Business Lessons for The First-Time, Mid-Life, Solo Professional by
Michael J. Katz

The Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business: Candid
Advice, Frank Talk, and True Stories for the Successful Entrepreneur by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly
Yorio

Not Just a Living: The Complete Guide to Creating a Business
that Gives You a Life by Mark Henricks

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