[djmcmath]

There's actually remarkably little money in video game programming. If you have the skill for that work, simulation is really where it's at. Or, so say the other simulation guys that I work with, many of whom came here from the gaming world.

I've definitely considered opening a coffee shop (or two). I have a passion for good coffee -- I roast my own beans -- and would probably enjoy it. The thing that would separate us from the average coffee shop is that we'd also sell alcohol. Coffee with a little liqueur is a real delight. We'd probably also sell a collection of wines. .... But I'm not in the position to do a thing like that right now. I have no business management experience, I have no capital, I have no fallback if it doesn't work.

Talk "sales" to me -- what makes someone good at sales?

My dad always told me "Do what you love, and the money will follow," just like yours did. And don't get me wrong -- I love what I do -- it's just that my line of work seems to have a pretty fixed ceiling. Solomon explains in Ecclesiastes 5:18, "Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him -- for this is his lot." You know, and I think there's truth there. At the same time, I can't help but wonder if there are other good options for a guy with my background.


Thanks for the inputs,

Dan