Overcome the limitations and frustrations of a single job lifestyle by investing your skills in a portfolio of work streams. Here you'll find the information, resources, opportunities and the support you need to start or grow a portfolio life.

The five steps for a PortfolioLife

Step 1: Commit to a more fulfilling lifestyle
Make the decision to have a life which will give you more independence and flexibility. Acknowledge that one full time job may not be the best way to use your time and your talents. Read more…

Step 2: Take a careful inventory of your experience, your talents and your skills
Also your opportunities as well as your qualifications and training. What do you not want to do? Read more…

Step 3: Now build on your strengths
Your best skill and the one in most demand. Use that as the anchor. In the hand metaphor this is your ‘thumb’. Then look at the other things you could do, and would want to give your time and talent to. Try to have a portfolio of a few job/income/talent- activities. Read more…

Step 4: Every hand also has a pinky
And this represents something you would like to do to make a difference. To give something back, like working with AIDS orphans, or doing something on a regular basis for the homeless, or for old people or global warming or whatever your heart says. Read more…

Step 5: Now start working as a Portfolio Professional
Start telling people, when they ask you what you do that you have a portfolio and that you are now a portfolio professional. Use the website to connect with others in the community, and actively participate in your group. Read more…