Reader Beppe posted in StrongLifts.com Forum:

About lifestyle matters: a thing I really appreciate about your blog is that it is not just a great source of information about health, nutrition and strength training, but also about life and motivation.

The “crabs” and “expectations” posts are helping me in this phase with annoying people and boss that demands extras.

Have you some suggestions on good reads about alternative sources of income and self employment (I started reading the 4-hour workweek)?

Recommended Reading. Here are some of the books that I read, and that I recommend you to read too if you want to become self-employed.

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. This book gave a name to what I was experiencing: “rat race”. I don’t agree with some of the how’s, but the comparison of self-employment vs. employment is good.
• Law of Success by Napoleon Hill. ““Nothing can bring you success but yourself”. This book builds the right mindset: confidence, leadership, concentration, co-operation, persistence, etc. Hill’s promise: once you’ve made the 15 lessons your own, you’ll be ready to achieve your goals. I wouldn’t be doing this today without this book.
• Acres of Diamonds by Russell Conwell. Debunks myths people have on opportunities: that you need money, luck, skills or whatever to succeed. Conwell’s points: there are still plenty of opportunities, you can find them right where you are, and it’s easier today than yesterday. You can download this one for free at Project Gutenberg.
• Awareness by Anthony De Mello. People often think that money is key to happiness. Nothing is worse than doing a job you hate for years just because of the paycheck. Awareness will open your eyes on life.

Quick Tips. Let people/boss continue to annoy you, it will motivate you to find something else. Choose something that you LIKE to do, not because you think there’s less competition or because it could make more money.

Read everything you come across. Work on your project daily, even if it’s only 30mins. Build experience. Analyze & track everything. Help people out. Persist. Overcome failure. Persist. Stay confident & focused. Persist.