Working at home is a dream for most people, but a dream that never becomes reality.
However, it really is easier than you might think.
I am going to tell you about a way of earning money from home that can initially be run alongside your current job, thereby reducing the risk normally associated with starting a business.
Starting a business from home is a very risky venture and that is exactly why so few people do it.
If you have a mortgage and a family to support the last thing you are able to do is give up your job in the hope your business idea is going to take off immediately and replace your income without any hiccups.
It is virtually impossible.
What you really need to do is find an opportunity that you can run in parallel to your existing work which over time can overtake your main income and which you can eventually make the leap with little risk.
Becoming a life coach is one such opportunity which allows you to do this.
Life coaching is a growing industry.
More and more people are beginning to realise the tremendous benefits of seeing a life coach on a regular basis.
Some people will see a coach face to face, some will speak with one on the telephone and others receive the service via email (otherwise known as e-coaching).
Life coaching can be run from home because you need very little to get started.
If you run your coaching via the telephone you just need a telephone.
If you run it by email, you just need a computer.
It is a simple business capable of generating a full time income from your very own home.
So, what sort of income might you expect.
£50 per hour for face to face coaching is the norm.
£30 for half an hour over the telephone is common.
£50 per month for a few emails more than possible.
These sorts of figures are enough to give you a decent income.
Furthermore, in running this business from home you have very few overheads,meaning that the income you earn is almost entirely profit (after tax is deducted of course).
You might think it takes years of training to become a life coach, but not so.
Remember you are not looking to advise people with serious health issues.
You are not competing with psychologists here, you are looking to offer a simple service to the every day man and woman on the street.
You are not looking to solve medical problems.
Looking at it very simply what you are offering is an ear.
A period of time that you devote to listen without prejudice to your client.
A time for the client to offload the pressures and strains of their life.
An opportunity for you to hold up a mirror to them and show them an alternative way forward.
So many people are unable to find someone to talk to who won't judge them.
Families and friends are often not best placed to listen without prejudice.
So in its very simplest form the life coach offers a friendly ear.
Well worth considering as a viable home based business.