Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth, and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income. To help us understand how we can do this, too, Chris identified 50 fascinating individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment. Here, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment.