1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (149 page)

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930 SELL YOURSELF AS A SALES GURU.
Can you make anyone buy anything? Than maybe you can help others sharpen the way they hock their wares. Offer one-on-one advice for a price.

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931 INSTRUCT REALITY-TELEVISION WANNABES.
You would think auditioning for a reality show would be pretty simple, right? Wrong. Apparently there are people who are willing to pay for application education in order to secure their spot on the next show. While you might not be as big-time as The New York Reality TV School (which is getting its own show), you can offer some lessons on how to be “real” enough to make it.

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932 LEAD SUBSTANCE-ABUSE SEMINARS.
Put your nightmarish experiences dealing with addiction to good use. Hire out as a speaker who educates on the horrors of being hooked to drugs or alcohol. Colleges will often include such seminars in their orientation programs. Contact local schools to see if you can set up speaking gigs.

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933 COACH COACHES ABOUT COACHING.
Are you the Lombardi of high school sports? Put your stellar coaching skills to good use then and teach others how to motivate, inspire, and get the same type of results. Coaches probably aren't the most receptive audiences — they are used to leading, after all — but if you can keep their attention and make them better, you're golden.

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934 GIVE SHOOTING LESSONS.
If you're a skilled sharpshooter, hit the range and see if anyone is in need of some kill-shot pointers. Look for those gunners who completely miss the mark and get them to pay for your dead-eye expertise. Just remember who you're dealing with — they might miss their targets, but chances are they'd hit you in a misfire.

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