Breaking_VVG Free_JJ How_RRQ to_TO Quit_VV0 Your_APPGE Job_NN1 and_CC Start_VV0 Your_APPGE Own_DA Business_NN1 What_DDQ Are_VBR You_PPY Going_VVG to_TO Do_VDI with_IW the_AT Rest_NN1 of_IO Your_APPGE Life_NN1 ?_? 
Derek_NP1 Green_NP1 's_GE press_NN1 release_NN1 is_VBZ impressive_JJ :_: Since_CS his_APPGE earliest_JJT memories_NN2 ,_, Derek_NP1 Green_NP1 has_VHZ held_VVN the_AT vision_NN1 to_TO design_VVI women_NN2 's_GE clothing_NN1 and_CC manage_VVI his_APPGE own_DA company_NN1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT steps_NN2 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ taken_VVN ,_, from_II his_APPGE education_NN1 at_II Parsons_NP1 to_II his_APPGE tenure_NN1 as_CSA head_JJ designer_NN1 for_IF &lsqb;_( a_AT1 top_JJ global_JJ fashion_NN1 company_NN1 &rsqb;_) ,_, have_VH0 been_VBN made_VVN with_IW this_DD1 singular_JJ purpose_NN1 ._. 
Each_DD1 position_NN1 has_VHZ given_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI and_CC perfect_JJ something_PN1 new_JJ ._. 
On_II Sept._NPM1 12_MC ,_, 2005_MC ,_, Derek_NP1 presented_VVD his_APPGE first_MD runway_NN1 collection_NN1 at_II New_NP1 York_NP1 's_GE Olympus_NN1 Fashion_NN1 Week_NNT1 and_CC his_APPGE designs_NN2 are_VBR currently_RR sold_VVN at_II 300_MC stores_NN2 ,_, including_II Fred_NP1 Segal_NP1 and_CC New_NP1 York_NP1 --_NN1 based_VVN Atrium_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 now_RT produces_VVZ ten_MC collections_NN2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO retailers_NN2 like_II Fred_NP1 Segal_NP1 ,_, Saks_VVZ Fifth_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 and_CC Nordstrom_NP1 's_GE ._. 
His_APPGE latest_JJT retro-inspired_JJ collection_NN1 --_NN1 velvet_NN1 suits_NN2 ,_, coats_NN2 ,_, and_CC jackets_NN2 with_IW fur-lined_JJ collars_NN2 ,_, and_CC menswear-inspired_JJ fabrics_NN2 --_NN1 is_VBZ priced_VVN from_II $100_NNU to_II $600_NNU ._. 
DEREK_NP1 GREEN_NP1 ,_, 40_MC --_JJ NEW_NP1 YORK_NP1 FASHION_NN1 DESIGNER_NN1 Today_RT ,_, Derek_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 successful_JJ fashion_NN1 designer_NN1 who_PNQS lives_VVZ in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC three_MC children_NN2 ._. 
After_CS college_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 started_VVD his_APPGE professional_JJ career_NN1 at_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT fastest-growing_JJT fashion_NN1 companies_NN2 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Next_MD ,_, he_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 better_JJR job_NN1 at_II another_DD1 top_JJ company_NN1 in_II the_AT fashion_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_, jumping_VVG at_II the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO move_VVI his_APPGE career_NN1 in_II yet_RR another_DD1 direction_NN1 ._. 
Eight_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Derek_NP1 resigned_VVD from_II an_AT1 enviable_JJ job_NN1 to_TO start_VVI his_APPGE own_DA fashion_NN1 label_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT ,_, women_NN2 all_DB around_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, including_II top_JJ models_NN2 ,_, celebrities_NN2 ,_, and_CC everyday_JJ folks_NN2 ,_, wear_VV0 his_APPGE designs_NN2 ._. 
Thanks_II21 to_II22 Derek_NP1 's_GE hard_JJ work_NN1 building_VVG a_AT1 solid_JJ reputation_NN1 in_II the_AT industry_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 recent_JJ contract_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 major_JJ clothing_NN1 distributor_NN1 ,_, the_AT Derek_NP1 Green_JJ brand_NN1 has_VHZ grown_VVN by_II leaps_NN2 and_CC bounds_VVZ since_CS its_APPGE inception_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Derek_NP1 resigned_VVD from_II his_APPGE position_NN1 at_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT biggest_JJT names_NN2 in_II the_AT fashion_NN1 industry_NN1 in_II 2001_MC to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 clothing_NN1 company_NN1 bearing_VVG his_APPGE own_DA name_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ the_AT decision_NN1 to_TO resign_VVI was_VBDZ difficult_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO follow_VVI his_APPGE dreams_NN2 ._. 
While_CS growing_VVG up_RP in_II suburban_JJ Baltimore_NP1 County_NN1 in_II Maryland_NP1 ,_, Derek_NP1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 fashion_NN1 designer_NN1 for_IF as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 can_VM remember_VVI :_: It_PPH1 first_MD started_VVD with_IW wanting_VVG to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 artist_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 really_RR wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 artist_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD well_RR at_II drawing_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE teacher_NN1 loved_VVD the_AT way_NN1 I_PPIS1 would_VM draw_VVI ,_, and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" Well_RR ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 artist_NN1 ._. "_" 
Then_RT ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD out_RP that_CST artists_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX really_RR make_VVI a_AT1 living_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO do_VDI that_DD1 one_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 family_NN1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI dead_RG once_RR I_PPIS1 started_VVD making_VVG any_DD money_NN1 ._. 
At_II that_DD1 point_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 always_RR liked_VVD clothes_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 discovered_VVD fashion_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thirteen_MC ,_, all_DB I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI was_VBDZ grow_VVI up_RP and_CC go_VVI to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 fashion_NN1 designer_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II ,_, "_" No_UH ,_, what_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY really_RR want_VVI to_TO do_VDI ?_? "_" 
And_CC I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VV0 to_TO do_VDI ._. "_" 
Derek_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 longshoreman_NN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD his_APPGE son_NN1 to_TO go_VVI to_II college_NN1 to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 doctor_NN1 or_CC lawyer_NN1 or_CC to_TO choose_VVI another_DD1 profession_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 financially_RR sound_JJ future_NN1 ._. 
Derek_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ plan_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 just_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX where_RRQ my_APPGE heart_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. "_" 
When_CS Derek_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 surgical_JJ nurse_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 Derek_NP1 was_VBDZ two_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO stay_VVI home_RL to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO Derek_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE brothers_NN2 and_CC sister_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 encouraged_VVD Derek_NP1 to_TO follow_VVI his_APPGE dreams_NN2 ,_, while_CS his_APPGE father_NN1 urged_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI practical_JJ and_CC find_VV0 a_AT1 job_NN1 that_CST would_VM allow_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO support_VVI a_AT1 family_NN1 some_DD day_NNT1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thirteen_MC ,_, Derek_NP1 told_VVD his_APPGE parents_NN2 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO go_VVI to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 fashion_NN1 designer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ that_CST despite_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE fears_NN2 that_CST New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 would_VM "_" eat_VV0 her_APPGE baby_NN1 alive_JJ ,_, "_" and_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE insistence_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 learn_VV0 how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 comfortable_JJ living_NN1 for_IF himself_PPX1 and_CC his_APPGE future_JJ family_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE dream_NN1 prevailed_VVD ._. 
How_RRQ to_TO Quit_VV0 Your_APPGE Job_NN1 When_CS I_PPIS1 first_MD met_VVD Weese_JJ Wagner_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX see_VVI her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI her_APPGE strong_JJ ,_, soothing_JJ voice_NN1 from_II across_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG on_II a_AT1 mat_NN1 in_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 packed_JJ yoga_NN1 class_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE first_MD ,_, and_CC the_AT voice_NN1 of_IO the_AT instructor_NN1 beckoned_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO relax_VVI in_II such_DA mellifluous_JJ tones_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 immediately_RR felt_VVD my_APPGE blood_NN1 pressure_NN1 drop_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE muscles_NN2 unwind_VV0 ._. 
My_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN raving_VVG for_IF months_NNT2 about_II her_APPGE wonderful_JJ instructor_NN1 at_II a_AT1 new_JJ yoga_NN1 studio_NN1 in_II town_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO finally_RR take_VVI her_PPHO1 up_RP on_II her_APPGE request_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO join_VVI her_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 "_" hot_JJ power_NN1 yoga_NN1 "_" class_NN1 ._. 
Since_II then_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 look_VV0 forward_RL to_II opportunities_NN2 to_TO take_VVI Weese_NN 's_GE sweaty_JJ yet_RR enjoyable_JJ class_NN1 ._. 
MARIE_NP1 "_" WEESE_NP1 "_" WAGNER_NP1 ,_, 48_MC --_JJ YOGA_NN1 STUDIO_NN1 OWNER_NN1 Weese_NN has_VHZ been_VBN the_AT sole_JJ proprietor_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 yoga_NN1 studio_NN1 in_II Wilmington_NP1 ,_, Delaware_NP1 ,_, since_II opening_VVG her_APPGE doors_NN2 more_DAR than_CSN five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 quit_VVD her_APPGE job_NN1 in_II the_AT corporate_JJ world_NN1 to_TO start_VVI her_APPGE own_DA business_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG out_RP a_AT1 plan_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ many_DA2 years_NNT2 in_II the_AT making_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW she_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 or_CC not_XX ._. 
Be_VB0 Practical_JJ ..._... 
Raised_VVN in_II a_AT1 traditional_JJ ,_, practical-minded_NN1 ,_, Catholic-Italian_JJ family_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS always_RR urged_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 professional_JJ job_NN1 in_II a_AT1 good_JJ company_NN1 with_IW health_NN1 care_NN1 benefits_NN2 ,_, Weese_NN says_VVZ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 always_RR thought_VVN that_CST was_VBDZ the_AT route_NN1 you_PPY had_VHD to_TO go_VVI ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 went_VVD about_II my_APPGE business_NN1 ._. "_" 
When_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD her_APPGE driver_NN1 's_GE license_NN1 as_II a_AT1 teenager_NN1 ,_, Weese_NN started_VVD teaching_VVG aerobics_NN2 and_CC other_JJ fitness_NN1 classes_NN2 on_II weekends_NNT2 at_II local_JJ gyms_NN2 ._. 
Through_II this_DD1 part-time_JJ job_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 got_VVD her_APPGE first_MD exposure_NN1 to_II other_JJ self-employed_JJ business_NN1 owners_NN2 ._. 
"_" At_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT '70s_MC2 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 center_NN1 called_VVN Living_JJ Well_JJ Lady_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ now_RT out_II21 of_II22 business_NN1 ._. "_" 
Although_CS she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD teaching_VVG fitness_NN1 classes_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 never_RR imagined_VVD herself_PPX1 pursuing_VVG fitness_NN1 as_II a_AT1 full-time_JJ career_NN1 ._. 
..._... But_CCB Think_VV0 Outside_II the_AT Box_NN1 After_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, Weese_NN continued_VVD on_II her_APPGE traditional_JJ trajectory_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 ,_, went_VVD to_II college_NN1 ,_, got_VVD a_AT1 business_NN1 degree_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 came_VVD from_II the_AT mindset_NN1 where_CS you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 job_NN1 at_II IBM_NP1 or_CC something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Although_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD hard_RR to_TO earn_VVI her_APPGE general_JJ business_NN1 degree_NN1 in_II 1982_MC from_II Millersville_NP1 State_NN1 University_NN1 in_II southeastern_JJ Pennsylvania_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 says_VVZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX very_RG passionate_JJ about_II business_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_MC1 just_JJ thought_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 you_PPY had_VHD to_TO do_VDI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT way_NN1 you_PPY went_VVD ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD a_AT1 business_NN1 degree_NN1 would_VM keep_VVI her_PPHO1 employed_VVN after_II college_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT practical_JJ path_NN1 of_IO least_DAT resistance_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX thinking_VVG outside_II the_AT box_NN1 then_RT ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 adds_VVZ ._. 
After_CS college_NN1 ,_, Weese_JJ rose_NN1 through_II the_AT ranks_NN2 at_II a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO large_JJ corporations_NN2 as_II an_AT1 executive_NN1 assistant_NN1 ,_, marketing_NN1 coordinator_NN1 ,_, and_CC other_JJ professional_JJ jobs_NN2 ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 secure_JJ job_NN1 at_II a_AT1 large_JJ global_JJ corporation_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, after_II eleven_MC years_NNT2 as_II a_AT1 loyal_JJ employee_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 realized_VVD she_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO quit_VVI ._. 
Although_CS she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD the_AT people_NN with_IW whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 worked_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX enjoying_VVG the_AT restructuring_NN1 process_VV0 that_DD1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 continual_JJ headache_NN1 at_II work_NN1 ._. 
Weese_NP1 had_VHD continued_VVN to_TO teach_VVI fitness_NN1 classes_NN2 at_II nights_NNT2 and_CC on_II weekends_NNT2 while_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD full_JJ time_NNT1 in_II the_AT corporate_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 found_VVD that_DD1 teaching_NN1 fitness_NN1 and_CC health_NN1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 she_PPHS1 truly_RR loved_VVN ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD fun_JJ with_IW ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" Long_RR ago_RA ,_, I_PPIS1 toyed_VVD with_IW the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO ,_, 'would_VV0 n't_XX it_PPH1 be_VBI nice_JJ to_TO someday_RT own_VVI a_AT1 gym_NN1 ?_? '_" 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 never_RR thought_VVD of_IO it_PPH1 as_CSA anything_PN1 practical_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 kept_VVD my_APPGE practical_JJ job_NN1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB during_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT company_NN1 's_GE many_DA2 restructuring_NN1 efforts_NN2 ,_, Weese_NN 's_GE job_NN1 was_VBDZ phased_VVN out_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ moved_VVN to_II a_AT1 different_JJ marketing_NN1 assistant_NN1 position_NN1 with_IW different_JJ responsibilities_NN2 at_II a_AT1 different_JJ location_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 explains_VVZ :_: "_" Then_RT they_PPHS2 started_VVD restructuring_NN1 &lsqb;_( again_RT &rsqb;_) ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, they_PPHS2 just_RR came_VVD in_RP and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 change_NN1 to_II my_APPGE job_NN1 that_CST would_VM have_VHI made_VVN me_PPIO1 uncomfortable_JJ ._. "_" 
How_RRQ to_TO Grow_VV0 In_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 dollars_NNU2 ,_, property_NN1 ,_, friends_NN2 ,_, family_NN1 ,_, cars_NN2 ,_, vehicles_NN2 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 forth_RR33 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT successful_JJ of_IO my_APPGE close_JJ friends_NN2 from_II high_JJ school_NN1 is_VBZ Joseph_NP1 P._NP1 Kelly_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 met_VVD him_PPHO1 during_II the_AT summer_NNT1 while_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG as_II a_AT1 disc_NN1 jockey_NN1 at_II my_APPGE high_JJ school_NN1 radio_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ passing_VVG by_II the_AT window_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD in_RP because_CS he_PPHS1 heard_VVD loud_JJ music_NN1 playing_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 soon_RR joined_VVD the_AT station_NN1 and_CC became_VVD Joey_NP1 Komatose_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 popular_JJ rock-and-roll_JJ DJ_NN1 at_II WMPH-FM_NN1 ._. 
After_II graduating_VVG from_II Mount_NP1 Pleasant_NP1 High_JJ School_NN1 in_II 1986_MC ,_, Joe_NP1 joined_VVD the_AT Air_NN1 Force_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 going_VVG to_II college_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, more_DAR than_CSN twenty_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ done_VDN quite_RG well_RR for_IF himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 smallbusiness_NN1 owner_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR ,_, the_AT term_NN1 small_JJ business_NN1 barely_RR applies_VVZ to_II him_PPHO1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ approximately_RR fifty_MC employees_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 fleet_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 types_NN2 of_IO service_NN1 vehicles_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE equipment_NN1 overshadows_VVZ the_AT lonely_JJ pressure_NN1 washer_NN1 on_II a_AT1 trailer_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ he_PPHS1 started_VVD his_APPGE business_NN1 only_RR a_AT1 decade_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
His_APPGE rapid_JJ growth_NN1 and_CC stellar_JJ success_NN1 are_VBR the_AT results_NN2 of_IO nothing_PN1 less_DAR than_CSN hard_JJ work_NN1 ,_, diligence_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 talent_NN1 for_IF working_VVG with_IW people_NN ,_, and_CC the_AT management_NN1 skills_NN2 he_PPHS1 learned_VVD from_II his_APPGE own_DA experiences_NN2 in_II a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO leadership_NN1 roles_NN2 over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. 
JOSEPH_NP1 P._NP1 KELLY_NP1 JR._NP1 ,_, 40_MC --_JJ COMMERCIAL_JJ CONTRACTOR_NN1 After_II another_DD1 long_JJ day_NNT1 of_IO keeping_VVG track_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE growing_JJ business_NN1 ,_, Joe_NP1 points_VVZ out_RP that_CST he_PPHS1 has_VHZ recently_RR changed_VVN his_APPGE business_NN1 hours_NNT2 ._. 
"_" Last_MD year_NNT1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD year_NNT1 I_PPIS1 stopped_VVD working_JJ Saturdays_NPD2 ._. "_" 
Joe_NP1 started_VVD Kelly_NP1 's_GE Hot_JJ Pressure_NN1 Washing_VVG back_RP in_II 1995_MC in_II Wilmington_NP1 ,_, Delaware_NP1 ,_, while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 full-time_JJ employee_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 large_JJ regional_JJ grocery_NN1 chain_NN1 with_IW more_DAR than_CSN 135_MC supermarkets_NN2 under_II its_APPGE banner_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ :_: I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG part_NN1 time_NNT1 at_II night_NNT1 with_IW my_APPGE neighbor_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 heating_NN1 and_CC air_NN1 conditioner_NN1 technician_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT side_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT National_JJ Guard_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ his_PPGE ,_, what_DDQ they_PPHS2 call_VV0 "_" tin_NN1 knocker_NN1 ,_, "_" where_CS you_PPY put_VV0 all_DB the_AT ductwork_NN1 together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 paid_VVD me_PPIO1 $12_NNU an_AT1 hour_NNT1 to_TO do_VDI really_RR ,_, really_RR &lsqb;_( manual_JJ labor_NN1 &rsqb;_) ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 got_VVD paid_VVN and_CC the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 got_VVD paid_VVN for_IF me_PPIO1 doing_VDG what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD was_VBDZ ridiculous_JJ ._. 
Joe_NP1 did_VDD the_AT hard_JJ work_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 tin_NN1 knocker_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 needed_VVD extra_JJ money_NN1 to_TO help_VVI support_VVI his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC two_MC young_JJ children_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR working_VVG in_II a_AT1 grocery_NN1 store_NN1 forty-eight_MC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX enough_RR ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD a_AT1 side_NN1 job_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 worked_VVD three_MC fourto_NN1 six-hour_NNT1 nights_NNT2 during_II the_AT week_NNT1 doing_VDG the_AT ductwork_NN1 building_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD that_DD1 for_IF about_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, earning_VVG money_NN1 ._. "_" 
When_CS he_PPHS1 first_MD got_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT service_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_TO work_VVI for_IF the_AT union_NN1 he_PPHS1 left_VVD to_TO join_VVI the_AT Air_NN1 Force_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 became_VVD the_AT grocery_NN1 store_NN1 's_GE nighttime_NNT1 baker_NN1 ._. 
Joe_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" With_IW the_AT benefits_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD in_II the_AT union_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG the_AT top_JJ rate_NN1 ,_, because_CS when_CS you_PPY leave_VV0 for_IF the_AT service_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE seniority_NN1 increases_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY were_VBDR still_RR working_VVG there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG $8_NNU an_AT1 hour_NNT1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 left_VVD ,_, so_RR when_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD out_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG $12.50_NNU ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT top_JJ union_NN1 rate_NN1 ._. "_" 
Even_RR with_IW the_AT extra_JJ fifty_MC cents_NNU2 per_II hour_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG working_VVG on_II the_AT night_NNT1 crew_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT time-and-a-half_MF pay_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG working_VVG eight_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO overtime_NN1 each_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, Joe_NP1 was_VBDZ unsatisfied_JJ ._. 
As_II an_AT1 ambitious_JJ young_JJ worker_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 jumped_VVD at_II every_AT1 chance_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM to_TO earn_VVI more_DAR money_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 worked_VVD every_AT1 holiday_NN1 for_IF time_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD from_II department_NN1 manager_NN1 to_II bakery_NN1 manager_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ freed_VVD up_RP his_APPGE evenings_NNT2 to_TO do_VDI HVAC_JJ work_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE friend_NN1 at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
This_DD1 helped_VVD him_PPHO1 meet_VVI all_DB of_IO the_AT expenses_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE growing_JJ family_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 still_RR wanted_VVD something_PN1 different_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO think_VVI about_II self-employment_NN1 as_II a_AT1 better_JJR option_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" As_CSA that_DD1 was_VBDZ going_VVG on_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG for_IF something_PN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI myself_PPX1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 felt_VVD smarter_JJR than_CSN Mike_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG the_AT idiot_NN1 work_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 my_APPGE kids_NN2 and_CC my_APPGE grandkids_NN2 and_CC great-grandkids_NN2 to_TO be_VBI proud_JJ of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ why_RRQ every_AT1 decision_NN1 I_PPIS1 make_VV0 is_VBZ weighed_VVN in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 currency_NN1 and_CC legacy_NN1 ._. 
Will_VM this_DD1 business_NN1 deal_VVI make_VV0 me_PPIO1 money_NN1 ?_? 
Yes_UH ?_? 
Good_JJ ._. 
Will_VM I_PPIS1 be_VBI proud_JJ of_IO how_RRQ I_PPIS1 made_VVD that_DD1 money_NN1 ?_? 
Yes_UH ?_? 
Okay_RR ,_, then_RT ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 do_VDI this_DD1 ._. 
