When Bob Page told his friends and family he wanted to quit his auditing job to start his own business, they were less than encouraging to him. Well, that's actually an understatement. Basically what they told him was he was crazy.
Fortunately he didn't listen. Instead he figured that if he could devote time to doing what he loved, he could make money -- even if it was less than what he was earning at a CPA. Bob was right on the first count. When you love what you do, it's hard not to make money. What Bob didn't realize at the time was that his "crazy" idea would wind up making him more money than he'd ever dreamed of.
You see, today Bob's company, Replacements Ltd. is the world's largest supplier of discontinued china, glassware, flatware, and collectibles.
Read Valerie's entire article Those “Crazy” Business Ideas Often Turn Out to Be the Best
Valerie Young, our official Career Change Expert
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