Lessons from Selling StreetWise

Today was my forth day selling StreetWise. I didn’t sell any today. I went to my normal location at Clark and Division. There was a farmer’s market going on. I was told that I couldn’t sell in that area so I headed towards Ohio and Rush and stood there for about an hour before heading to the library.

Acts of Kindness 

One of the greatest lessons I learned this week selling StreetWise was the gracious kindness that was bestowed upon me from strangers. People from all walks of life offering to help me by buying the a copy of the paper. All of the beliefs I had of people being callous of people with unfortunate circumstances were shattered each time somenoe purchased a paper from me.

Earning Per Hour

I sold a total of 14 StreetWise papers that took about six hours of my time. I earned $19.00 with tips from customers which averaged to $3.00 per hour. What did I learn? My earnings are  directly proportioned to the value that I put in the hour. I’m certainly worth more that what I earned.