Yes, I know, who in the world would CHOOSE to lay themselves off?  Apparently – ME!

I’ve known for a long time that what I wanted to do was make money online.  Specifically, I was in search of my FREEDOM.

Freedom to:

  • let my day flow the way I see fit
  • choose to work on things that I find truly fulfilling
  • share myself and my ideas with others in an attempt to make this world a better place
  • spend more time with family and friends
  • work outside on sunny days
  • not trade dollars for hours
  • not have to play “dress up” every day (ie. “business casual” – WTH IS that anyway !?!?)
  • wake up every morning filled with enthusiasm for the day ahead

This freedom is something I had been longing for over the past 10+ years.  The twinge would come and go.  I’d be all psyched up about the idea of being an internet entrepreneur, then inevitably I would fall back into “reality” and become a lemming again (and that “reality* is a bunch of baloney by the way).  I guess perhaps I was lacking the self-confidence to REALLY go for it.  It is tough when you are surrounded by people who, when you mention your aspiration to be an internet entrepreneur, they smile at you with a “well, isn’t that nice” and think you’re full of it.

Sure, I found folks online who share my vision.  And Thank God for them!  At least I had found some people who didn’t think I was nuts!  So I spent years reading about Internet Marketing, trying this and that, learning all that I could and every once in a while I would take a leap forward.

This is where I learned just how powerful focusing on what you truly want can be.

A few months ago I couldn’t take the 9-to-5 J-O-B anymore.  I had just had it.  It was killing me to sit in a cube for 8 hours a day and commute 2 hours.  This was NOT how I wanted to spend my time on this journey through life.  I didn’t want to get to the end (when that would be we never know) and have regrets – would have, could have, should have.

There were number of weird coincidences that all came to a head earlier this year and facilitated my leaving the J-O-B.  It was as if I was being pushed in a certain direction – one that I was both scared and excited to go in.  I call it “The Path Less Taken” (ala Robert Frost).

And quite honestly, it hasn’t been all roses – I’ve gotten stuck with thorns, some dug very deep.  But I have grown and learned SO much both about Internet Marketing AND myself.  And the wounds have healed :) In recent months I’ve figured out how to successfully meld the two so that my Internet Marketing endeavors become a reflection of ME instead of just the same ‘ol re-hashed stuff a lot of folks do.

If you attempt to truly know yourself and use that as a guideline for what you do online then the sky is the limit!

Two people who have been the biggest inspiration to me are Jim Cockrum and John Thornhill.  The overwhelming MAJORITY of the information that these two share with people is wonderful.  Of course there are always some things that I perosnally filter out – stuff that just isn’t for me – but that doesn’t mean that it won’t resonate with someone else.

Both Jim and John share gobs of free information online that can help you proceed down the “Path Less Taken”.

Check them out here:  www.JimCockrum.com and  here:  www.PlanetSMSblog.com

Enjoy!

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