Good Day,
Ok, so I wanted to change things up a little bit today. I'm working from my home and there's nothing really to do, so I'm going to blog while getting paid! Oh, snap I love this country...Anyway I thought it would also be a good day to change the subject alittle bit, and now I'm contemplating several topics - one of which is "how does time fly by so frickin fast!". I just noticed that May 08' is almost over, and summer is nearly here. Since I'm in Florida, it's hot as hell (literally) already so it may as well be summer. It (time flying, not summer) hasn't always been this way though, I remember growing up and wondering why time was so slow. I guess when you're bored silly, and your little mind can't stop running 150 MPH then time seems to go much slower, right?
Fast forward to 2008 and I'm 50 years old - now I feel like time is going so fast I should soon be choosing burial plots and a suitable coffin. What is suitable these days? I'm thinking it's easier to creamate and go with a vase...never mind! I don't need to get on that subject. I have way too much living to do! That is the real focus of my blog, my life. Not only to document it but to help me to track progress, and see where my thoughts are at any given time. So what am I doing with my time? Well, right now I'm in the middle of an ebook training class that will teach me how to not only create but also market and sell ebooks. It seems that the marketing end of things is what I need to learn most, so I'm concentrating on that first and foremost. I've already written an ebook, and have my website up and running at www.getpassionforlife.com. Yes, it's crude, but it's meant to be only a sales pitch/marketing page and nothing more. Nothing fancy for me, not neccessary to sell ebooks. So while working on this project, I'm also looking at other ways of making money either online or by means that don't involve driving to work each day and spending life in a cubicle. Sounds familiar probably to some of you! Yes, that is the goal, to be free of the 9 to 5 forever...
Sorry, I got off track there a little bit. No matter - time is flying for me since I'm so busy. Besides the new business, going to the gym religously several times a week and working out at home, playing guitar to improve that skill, and trying to have a social life, my entire schedule is pretty packed. Of course sleep is in there too, along with eating. Spending time with my daughter is also of great importance, and communicating with my son in Iraq is also very high on the priority list. The thing is I don't get to pick the amount of time I spend with my kids, since one is grown and living halfway around the world and the other lives in another county with her mother. Which only means I have to maximize my time with them when possible, which will happen with my daughter this summer. She is coming here to live with me and go to summer camp in town, so that will be a very positive thing for both of us. I realize my time is limited since she is growing up fast as well, so I plan on making the most of that month with her. I will of course write about it here! Anyway, the point is (I think) that time flies when you're busy, when you're sitting around picking your nose or scratchin' your ass it goes by like molasses. Or whatever snappy analogy you may use...anyway hope your day flies by, until next time, I'm out of here.
To your continued happiness and success!
visit my website at: http://getpassionforlife.com
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
What gets you up in the morning?
Good Day,
Today I'd really like to discuss - motivation? I guess that's what it is called, in other words what is the motivating factor that gets you up every morning? Is it your job? Or is it the fact that you know if you don't go to your job today and every day, you won't have one pretty soon to go to?
I'm sure we fool ourselves into thinking that we like our jobs well enough to get up and do it every day, but I'm not so sure. If you had your way, what would you rather be doing? Parasailing off the coast of some island in the Caribbean? Maybe tooling around in your new Porsche in Manhattan somewhere? Or maybe the thought of just doing nothing would be good enough, sleeping late and staying at the house all day to relax? I guess the bottom line is we crave "choice", no matter what the choice is! If I had my "druthers" what would I be doing? I like a challenge, so I'd be running my own online business, making money in my sleep. Ok, you say. So why aren't you doing it then? Well, I'm taking steps toward doing exactly that, and by the end of the year I will be. Will that make me happy? You bet your ass it will...oh, wait. That was a trick question wasn't it? It would for awhile anyway, I'm sure. Would I be able to stop worrying completely about money, forgetting all my other responsibilities and living in a dream-like state of Nirvana? Ok, not really. But it would take care of several problems: 1) I would have more free time, 2) I wouldn't have to deal with driving to work, 3) I wouldn't have a boss to make me do stuff I'm not fond of doing. Would there still be things I don't like to do? Of course, and I'd have to still make myself do them! The motivation however would be to make money for myself, not for some company or to impress some boss.
So what would my motivation be to get up in the morning? Ahh, good question...
Being someone who pretty much enjoys life anyway, it doesn't take too much to make me get up in the morning now. If I knew I could do anything I wanted as long as I got my "work" done for the day, it would be that much better! I could go to the gym and get a good workout, or get out one of my guitars and play for awhile, do some work around the house (which I'm doing anyway remodeling and such), or go to the beach for awhile. Sounds like a Saturday for me anyway, only it would be every day! The only thing is, I'd have to make new friends since mine all work "grunt" jobs like me, so that would take some time. Anyone know where you go to find people that don't work real jobs? Ah, I guess they're all over the place from Monday through Friday, out and about, going to the shopping center or the mall, or hanging out at the beach. How long would that last though? what would you do if you had enough money to not work again? Would you still work at something? I'm thinking most people would just retire, whatever that means anymore. Retire to me means travelling around the world, meeting new people, doing whatever the hell I want to do. But would I still work too, sure. I think I would, if for no other reason than to feel a sense of accomplishment. How about you? Give it some thought, get back to me ok? I really want to know!
To your continued happiness and success!
visit my website at: http://getpassionforlife.com
Today I'd really like to discuss - motivation? I guess that's what it is called, in other words what is the motivating factor that gets you up every morning? Is it your job? Or is it the fact that you know if you don't go to your job today and every day, you won't have one pretty soon to go to?
I'm sure we fool ourselves into thinking that we like our jobs well enough to get up and do it every day, but I'm not so sure. If you had your way, what would you rather be doing? Parasailing off the coast of some island in the Caribbean? Maybe tooling around in your new Porsche in Manhattan somewhere? Or maybe the thought of just doing nothing would be good enough, sleeping late and staying at the house all day to relax? I guess the bottom line is we crave "choice", no matter what the choice is! If I had my "druthers" what would I be doing? I like a challenge, so I'd be running my own online business, making money in my sleep. Ok, you say. So why aren't you doing it then? Well, I'm taking steps toward doing exactly that, and by the end of the year I will be. Will that make me happy? You bet your ass it will...oh, wait. That was a trick question wasn't it? It would for awhile anyway, I'm sure. Would I be able to stop worrying completely about money, forgetting all my other responsibilities and living in a dream-like state of Nirvana? Ok, not really. But it would take care of several problems: 1) I would have more free time, 2) I wouldn't have to deal with driving to work, 3) I wouldn't have a boss to make me do stuff I'm not fond of doing. Would there still be things I don't like to do? Of course, and I'd have to still make myself do them! The motivation however would be to make money for myself, not for some company or to impress some boss.
So what would my motivation be to get up in the morning? Ahh, good question...
Being someone who pretty much enjoys life anyway, it doesn't take too much to make me get up in the morning now. If I knew I could do anything I wanted as long as I got my "work" done for the day, it would be that much better! I could go to the gym and get a good workout, or get out one of my guitars and play for awhile, do some work around the house (which I'm doing anyway remodeling and such), or go to the beach for awhile. Sounds like a Saturday for me anyway, only it would be every day! The only thing is, I'd have to make new friends since mine all work "grunt" jobs like me, so that would take some time. Anyone know where you go to find people that don't work real jobs? Ah, I guess they're all over the place from Monday through Friday, out and about, going to the shopping center or the mall, or hanging out at the beach. How long would that last though? what would you do if you had enough money to not work again? Would you still work at something? I'm thinking most people would just retire, whatever that means anymore. Retire to me means travelling around the world, meeting new people, doing whatever the hell I want to do. But would I still work too, sure. I think I would, if for no other reason than to feel a sense of accomplishment. How about you? Give it some thought, get back to me ok? I really want to know!
To your continued happiness and success!
visit my website at: http://getpassionforlife.com
Monday, May 19, 2008
The Beginning of a new chapter
Good Day,
This is the first of many ramblings I hope to make, most likely on many subjects dear to me and some more than likely made out of desperation and/or lack of planning on my part. I am not a professional writer, so suffice it to say mistakes will be made. Of course the main goal in starting this blog is to get practice in writing, which I'm sure is the goal of many blogsters in the beginning. Are they called "blogsters" or what? I'll google that term later, no matter. Anyway, since I plan to make a living eventually as a writer of sorts, this will be a real test to see whether I can keep anyones interest for very long.
What topics can you expect to see on this particular blog? I will probably start with the current chapter of my life which is creating a website in order to sell my ebooks. What ebooks, you say? Glad you asked. Not only the one I wrote myself, but also the ones I'm generously giving away for free when purchasing my self-written ebook. The topic is basically how to accomplish more in life, which I have been exploring myself for about a year or so. Up to now I'm guessing I've wasted a good bit of my life, or at least have not done nearly as much as I'd like to have done with it. My goal then is to see if I can remedy that situation and do much more with the "second half" of my life. You see I'm now 50 years old, so I think I (being rather healthy) will probably live to be at least 100 years old, so simple math...you get the picture. I will have to change many things about myself in order to accomplish my goal though, becoming much more willing to stretch myself and do more, learn more, and work harder to accomplish more in my time that is left. Wish me luck, I will need it...
This is the first of many ramblings I hope to make, most likely on many subjects dear to me and some more than likely made out of desperation and/or lack of planning on my part. I am not a professional writer, so suffice it to say mistakes will be made. Of course the main goal in starting this blog is to get practice in writing, which I'm sure is the goal of many blogsters in the beginning. Are they called "blogsters" or what? I'll google that term later, no matter. Anyway, since I plan to make a living eventually as a writer of sorts, this will be a real test to see whether I can keep anyones interest for very long.
What topics can you expect to see on this particular blog? I will probably start with the current chapter of my life which is creating a website in order to sell my ebooks. What ebooks, you say? Glad you asked. Not only the one I wrote myself, but also the ones I'm generously giving away for free when purchasing my self-written ebook. The topic is basically how to accomplish more in life, which I have been exploring myself for about a year or so. Up to now I'm guessing I've wasted a good bit of my life, or at least have not done nearly as much as I'd like to have done with it. My goal then is to see if I can remedy that situation and do much more with the "second half" of my life. You see I'm now 50 years old, so I think I (being rather healthy) will probably live to be at least 100 years old, so simple math...you get the picture. I will have to change many things about myself in order to accomplish my goal though, becoming much more willing to stretch myself and do more, learn more, and work harder to accomplish more in my time that is left. Wish me luck, I will need it...
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