Life has been fairly hectic of late, what with one thing and another.
I made money from my blog!!! Actual cash money that is right now sitting in my bank account. That happened last week and I’m still riding on a high. Officially this is the first money that I have made. I have had some bits and pieces before in Amazon vouchers but no actual money, so this is very exciting. I did three sponsored posts and earned $486 AUD. I’m very grateful.
What else has been happening? Someone left where I work so there is more work to do now which has been such a blessing. I find I’m happier if I’m busier whilst at my job.
I had a fight with my partner which is fairly par for the course. We made up, as we usually do.
My daughter has flown off to England for a holiday and I’m alternatively so proud of her that I’m almost bursting and then really jealous. I’m working hard to let the jealousy go, focus on how proud and happy I am for her and think about how cool it will be when I get there.
And I have decided to go. In March or April of 2013. My partner and I are going to pack up our bags and fly off to Europe. I plan to go for two or possibly three months depending on how the finances work out. I also plan to build my business to a point that from then onwards I can work for myself from anywhere in the world.
It’s funny, while I was writing that I was thinking I would do whatever it took to make it work, even if it came to doing contract work. I’m unsure if that’s a good thought or not. On the one hand I want to believe that I can build a successful Internet marketing business that will generate enough money to support me in the manner to which I would very much like to become accustomed. On the other, I think aah! A deadline! Freaky. Just noting. It’s not enough to daunt me. I believe. This is what I want and I’m going to get it.
Which does lead me to the point of this post. I’m wanting to transform my life. That is the whole premise of this blog. I have no idea how I’m going to do. And that’s not the point. The point is to know where I want to go and take steps to get there.
But do I really know where I want to go?
One of the questions I always ask myself, and others for that matter, with regard to goals, is “how will you know if you’ve succeeded?”
I’ve been trying to answer that question in terms of working for myself and the answer is unclear. How will my life be different? What will I be doing? What will I add, what will I take away?
So I’ve decided to really look at this, and more importantly get on with it. The quickest way to get where you want to be is to become the person you will be when you get there, now. Does that make sense?
For instance, if I want to be someone who travels, which I really, really do, then I should get on with the business of travelling now. If I want to be rich, which I really, really do, then I should get on with the business of being rich now.
Good thoughts all of them, but a little harder to put into action. And that’s my challenge.
When I did my year-end review for 2009, I kept puittng it off because I was worried that the what didn’t go well list would be so ridiculously long. Instead, I found that the what did go well list was more than twice as long as the list of things that went wrong. I felt a huge amount of relief as I realized I’m not the loser I thought I was.I think it’s just easier to see all our failures. But when you actually look at it, you’ll see all the things you *did* accomplish this year. But, yes. Relief is an excellent word for the year. You’re amazing, Megg. Cut yourself some slack.