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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 4775662" data-attributes="member: 14197">CC -- I have been trying to ask some relevant questions in a effort to learn more about how and what you are doing and how you plan to execute on your goal.  But, like before, it appears as though you are ignoring some incredibly rational arguments as to why you need to rethink some of this.OK, this is fair, so a better question is.... What is your skill set?  Have you considered, instead of working towards a goal of earning $900/month with a skill set that can't land you a job, that you should instead develop another skill set?I'll bet that if you took a couple of vocational courses, offered by the state or otherwise, you will develop a skill set that can land you a job much sooner.If your skill set can't get you employed, you need another skill set.Why strive for $900/month?  Are you expecting your brother and mother to support you indefinitely?I am sorry, this just isn't true.  Many people are telling you that this is not true, yet you insist on assuming that because people are willing to buy a cornbeef sandwich, they will pay you to game.  There is a complete disconnect between these two assumptions and I hope, for the sake of your family, that you aren't really assuming that people will pay you this much to play D&D just because they go to Broadway shows. Can you provide some evidence to support your theory?  OK, being paid to game with minors might REQUIRE that you have a particular set of licenses or be bonded.  What happens if a young teen claims you touched him funny after a game?  What happens if a minor comes to your game, pays, and then somehow hurts himself?  Will you have liability insurance?  Will you have a licensed professional there in case something happens?  Do you even know how important it is to have the proper credentials when getting paid to privately entertain or teach minors?Regarding team building... What are your skill sets and expertise in team building?  Do you have certificates or a degree in Human Resources?  Do you even have any human resource related college education?Why would a company hire you for teambuilding exercises (especially when they see your professional photo on the website), when there are companies that do this with MBAs and trainers certified by ASTD or the Society for Human Resource Management?Can you compete with: <a href="http://www.teambuilders.com/index.php" target="_blank">TeamBuilders WorldWide</a> or with <a href="http://www.teambuildinginc.com" target="_blank">http://www.teambuildinginc.com</a> ?He asked a valid question.  How much feedback have you gotten on the quality of your team building or your storytelling skills?  Do you have testimonials that you can put up or share with people?Have you received any offers from the business cards you handed out?  Did you socialize with some of the other at the networking meeting?  Did you wear a suit and tie, or at least a business-appropriate dress?  How did the other corporate professionals react to your ideas? OK, so I guess EnWorld readers aren't your target market?  He is asking what your marketable skills are, and what references you have?  If I am going to pay you, I want to know.  If EnWorld readers aren't your target market and you aren't willing to share this with us, then you are biting the hand that (potentially) feeds you. Granted the differences are great.  But that doesn't make it a marketable idea.  With what you have shown me, I wouldn't pay you, and I make very good money.And therefore, because life is expensive in the city, you find your prices justifiable?  You should have done market research, like polling gamers or companies or these "wealthy socialites" you talk about.  Do you know any wealthy socialites?  And did they tell you it was a great idea to market to them?This is patently false.I am guessing that you have never worked for a small, mid-sized or large corporation.  Nor have you ever taken a team building course.  Did you know that, in order to even get in the door, you need to provide a portfolio of past team building successes, documented processes that describe how you will proved measurable results, and a follow-up of each team-building exercise with metrics that support your results?Have you ever done a training class?  I was a corporate trainer for 7 years prior to getting into large scale application development.  I had certifications with the American Society for Training & Development, I ran Train the Trainer programs and even traveled around to companies like Saturn and Ford doing soft-skill management training.If you pitched ANY of the managers or HR professionals I have met over the years with a team building exercise around playing a war game or D&D with some guys around a table, they would politely end the interview and wish you luck with a fake smile on their face.Seriously, you need to rethink the whole corporate team-building thing.  YOU DON'T HAVE THE CREDENTIALS.I mean this a fellow gamer to another, and as a genuinely concerned person...  I beg you, for the sake of your mother and brother, to go get a more marketable skill set and find a real job.  Earn money GMing D&D games on the side, but until you land a real job and make some money to help around the house, you really should let this go.  At least the corporate team building and child/teen storytelling stuff.</blockquote>

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