Live it your way
When you were a kid what did you want to do with yor life? Most of us had pretty grand ideas of what we wanted to be and do, looking back although the plans were grand and to reality of the what we wanted to do was very pure, very simple. I wanted to be a pilot, pretty big in the real world but thats not what I thought about all I wanted to do was fly. I chopped and changed what I wanted to do a bit, I also wanted to be a diver, just so that I could dive.
What really happened was I got into a physically hard job that I hated, then I moved into where I am now, IT, still a far cry short of the life I really want to have, but with the benefit of the potential to get me where I want to be. So why didn’t I become a pilot or a diver? I think I got sucked in, the idea that I’m just an average person and the people who get those good jobs we all wanted as kids are exceptional. Well for most of us that is utter bullshit, I know I could be a pilot now, I’m not as dumb as I thought I was, I could be a diver too, that would be even easier. When did I decide I had to [tag]work[/tag] for someone? The only person any of us are obligated to work for is ourselves, work for your own benefit but don’t be a slave to [tag]money[/tag], make money work for you it’s what ‘[tag]sucess[/tag]ful’ people do.
What do I want to be now? [tag]Free[/tag], to be a diver a pilot whatever, mostly to be a [tag]perpetual traveler[/tag], not have anything tying me down. So if your in a job where the [tag]office politics[/tag] or all the other stuff gets in the way of what you want to do or if you not even in the job you want, know that you can change it, it’s all up to you, you decide how you live your [tag]life[/tag] I’m sure you know that really there is a lot more to life than a [tag]career[/tag]. I mean does anyone think that the reason we are here is to work? But forget about everyone else, this is about you and your freedom, your life, you have control over it and you can do what you like with it, don’t let others decide for you. Don’t believe what you are told, decide for yourself and that includes what I’ve just said.
Think like an individual.
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great post! and a helpful reminder. reminds me of another great post by Steve Pavlina “10 Reasons You Should Never Get A Job” I believe it comes down to what you’re willing to live with, and what you’re willing to live without. You can’t perpetually travel the world with no money, but you can drop all possessions and desire for extraneous “things” — thereby freeing you to earn less to support your lifestyle. The worst is to be in a dead-end job, working to afford things you don’t want.
I feel like that often, like I’m stuck in one place, not going anywhere.
At the moment its still bearable, but one day, One Day, I will do whatever I feel like doing at that moment.
Great post…. I had just finished a similar kind of post on travmonkey when I read yours.
I’ve been thinking the same since traveling. When I get back I am going to work for myself and start my own business. That way all my hard work will mean something other that trying to tread water in life.
Like some people are held back from traveling by fear….it’s the same kind of fear that holds us back from stepping out of the comfort zone to strive for our goals.
Take action, do it!