You can be happy in life, but, it will require you to step out of your comfort zone.
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What does it mean to be happy in life? Really. Is it more money? Better cars, houses, and stuff? What is it? This question stems from my realization that life is more than being born, working, paying bills, and then dying. I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to punch a clock for two decades only to be told by corporate that I am being “laid off” and I lose my retirement.
I began writing at a young age, although, I didn’t embrace my love for writing until I was an adult. For me, writing became therapeutic. It was a way to release the junk I dealt with on a daily basis and I learned a lot from it. One of the things I learned through writing and networking that I was not the only person, especially a man, who enjoyed writing and wanted something more out of my life.
Life has a funny way of bringing us back in line when we go against the grain. Some of you may tell me I am irresponsible for quitting a “secure” job to continue building my own dream. Some may I am insane for walking away from a job with “steady” pay only to pursue a side business turned full-time hustle.
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There is more to life than working, paying bills, and dying.
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There is more to life than this. There is more to life than working for 25 years only to find out you cannot retire because you will not have enough income to survive. You see, I believe we have the power to create. I believe we are all gifted with skills, abilities, with talents, that we can utilize to change the world. We can use these skills and abilities to generate income for our families and provide for them.
We’ve been sold a lie, men. We’ve been told the only (or “right”) way to do it was to work for someone else, to have a “professional” career. We’ve been told to make their dreams come true was supposed to be our mission, this was our destined careers. Please allow me to call the “BS” flag on this one.
I will not sit around and let my kids be sold the lie in life that they are too stupid to make their own way. We must adhere to the influencers around us, and this sometimes mean it is time to replace the influences around us. What we allow to influence us will eventually determine the direction we take in life.
Sometimes in life we need to replace what influences us in order to reach our goals.
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So maybe you are like I have been and you think, “I am not good enough to do (fill in the blank).” Yes, you are. You are good enough.
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There is a right way and a wrong way to handle the change from a “regular job” to chasing your own dream full-time. You want to know what it looks like? Work your butt off, build your empire, seek a mentor, train, learn, and then, when you are to the point you can survive (AKA Demand is through the roof!), make the change.
You can be happy in life, but, it may require you to step outside of your comfort zone. This may mean you have to take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and do something different.
Maybe you are reading this and you have no idea how to make your change. Let me leave you with a piece of advice someone gave me. If you want to make big progress, take it in little steps. Break the big goals down into smaller pieces and crush them.
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