Do I really HAVE to? An experiment.

One of the many things I love about my permaculture garden is that it mostly looks after itself. To me that is an essential feature of a garden. It's not that I don't want to spend time in it. When I do find time I always find a million things that I can do or plant or change, but I don't HAVE to.

I've never much liked anything I HAVE to do. Man, did I hate school. And I think today I hate my day job with a similar passion. It pays good money, mind you, but it seems such a waste of precious time. I'm not interested in what my employer is doing and selling. Not at all. I want to write, I want to travel, and I want to enjoy my garden.

So I decided that things will have to change, and this blog is my first step to an employer free life. The plan is simple enough, just look at the three things I like and put them together. I'll travel, and as I travel I write. And when I'm home I garden and write, about my garden and my travels.

Simple enough, really, except English is my second language and I'm not a naturally gifted writer. I'll have to work hard at becoming a lot better before I make money that way. And as every writer knows, unless your name is Danielle Steel or Stephen King, the chances that you are gonna get rich that way are awfully slim.

So I have to find a way to make money that doesn't impact negatively on my mood and energy as my day job does, and that doesn't restrict my traveling, and I think I have found exactly that.

It's an experiment, and it might just make my dreams come true. It's even called an experiment, the '60 Day Experiment'. It's a course showing you how to set up an online business from scratch and make money. You don't need a product to start with, you don't even need advanced computing skills.

Thank god for that, too. I hadn't touched a computer in four years when I bought my laptop, and that was only 4 months ago. (Yeah, when I had this brilliant idea to become a writer). It's now only three weeks into the course and this blog is the result. And they say you can't teach an old dog any new tricks.

The people doing the experiment are also a great group and I made new friends all over the world. (Isn't the internet great? You see, this is all new to me)

The best part about it all: The course has really reconnected me with my dreams, which had been pushed aside by the hazzles of daily living and office politics and the like.
I feel I'm finally heading along the right path, taking huge steps, making this the life I want it to be, where I only HAVE to do things because I decided I WANT to do them.

I'll keep you updated on my progress. In the meantime, why don't you check out this course? (Especially if like me you'd love to fire your boss.) Is your life exactly what you want it to be? If not, you can change it, you know?

I have to go now and plant more sunflowers. I say I have to, but really, I go because I want to. Sunflowers are my favorite, favorite flowers and you can never have to many of them.

Hope your garden grows well!
B.

Comments

[Rhisiart Gwilym]

Siwmae B,

What makes you think you can't write well enough in English yet? I can't see any reason for that idea.

Cofion gorau, Rhisiart.

[Lenny]

I think u would really enjoy what my partner does.

She has a home based business she started about 2 years ago that is in the travel industry.

There are a lot of fantastic training and support.

Most importantly there is a really good marketing plan.

But for you, the best part is the package itself that she sells.

If your really interested in working from home, and traveling (or what we sometimes do and work while we travel since all she needs is an internet connection and her laptop does all the rest).

The income will be more than enough for you to meet your expenses, and enable you to use the package itself and travel the world and write all you want.

So if you are interested, her website is

http://evelynrosa.com/

[Birgit]

Hi Lenny,

Thanks for trying to help. The post is from 2005. It's 2009 now.

I am a very successful online business owner with several websites at the top of Google. (Plus the permaculture site mentioned in the navigation, which is a hobby site.)

Three of my sites are travel websites.

One is here:

http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com

As of Jan 2009 that alone pays my bills with plenty of change to spare. I think I'll stick with SBI!

(The about page on that site explains what that is.)