Cool story… I started my own income tax business just to have an extra income only to find that it saved me from becoming homeless. Unfortunately control is an illusion. Even the best-laid plans go awry. It’s really how you cope with your situation that determines how much you’ll succeed. Positive thoughts motivate you to try harder, as failures remind you you’re not invincible. We all must continue to fight the good fight. The real distractions from success are Bills and Survival. One could easily get lost between needing money to survive and creating an independent opportunity. For some, it is easy, for others the struggle is real. What makes this the best time to become self-employed? If you’re already out of work, you now have time to focus, and who knows, you might not ever make it back to work into the comfort of a weekly paycheck. Today is the day for plan B.