Learn the Inns and Outs

If you've ever dreamed of opening a bed and breakfast (and who hasn't?), contact Bed & Breakfast Inns Online (www.bbonline.com), which offers books and seminars for aspiring innkeepers. It also features a four-week Internet course ("Becoming an Innkeeper") with such questions as: "Your brochure says you don't accept pets. A guest arrives and introduces you to his poodle and then to his wife. Do you take them in?" [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski.]

Hey, Teach

George Washington University in the District of Columbia is among the growing number of universities offering accelerated graduate programs for adults who want to switch to teaching careers. GW offers a series of programs, including the Fairfax Transition to Teaching, that will jump-start your career in secondary education in as little as 12-months. Additional schools can be found through The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. They publish a guide to college programs in teacher preparation (202-466-7496; http://ncate.org/). [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski.]