💥 Breaking Free - My Plans, Dreams, Hopes & Aspirations (Vol. 2)
My Plans, Dreams, Hopes & Aspirations (Vol. 2)
I´m looking for Freedom, not financially but in regards to time. I´m simply not made to sit in an office from 9 to 5 but I can´t live without work neither. Yeah, it sounds strange but I grew up seeing my Dad working independently, where and whenever he wanted and I think that´s the reason why I strive to achieve the same.
My Plan is to quit the 9-5 job to work as an independent contractor, which would on top allow me to accept new challenges whenever I got some time to spare and am interested into the task. I could finally make my dream come true, my dream of being free to decide on how to use the time I´ve got and where I want to be.
Especially today it´s possible to work remotely from any place that´s offering an internet connection, so I simply don´t see the necessity to sit in an office for 8 hours, 5 days a week without even being productive all the time. I´m actually pretty useless in the early morning and the first hours after lunch but can work like crazy in the evening...
So why shouldn´t I take the chance to change my life and work as an independent contractor instead to achieve my lifelong dream of working whenever I feel like it, while I can enjoy the hours of the day that I´m definitely not really productive?
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Hey @steembusiness.
Let me start this reply by saying that I came upon your post while casually browsing my steemit feed and when I read it, I got up, put the coffee on and started up the laptop as I wanted to reply at length and that's not easily done on a phone.
I applaud you for your aspirations. I share them and indeed I've managed to work from home remotely for a number of years in a technical profession. It's a zero commute and generally enjoyable undertaking and I found that much more time could be focused around the home. Feel like a stretch from your desk for 10 minutes? Rather than just hanging out in an office kitchen, you could water the plants out the window for example. Very efficient and productive.
I did want to say however that, like you, I've seen those gone before and wanted to model my life on aspects of theirs. The issue is however that success or achievement is not only a function of our own effort or skill. I call this the Schwarzenegger effect. Reading his autobiography blew me away. If ever there was a guy in the right place at the right time with the right people offering him the right support, it's him. The same guy born at a different time would have a radically different life.
Times are harder now, the low hanging fruit has been picked. Many of us, despite great efforts to the contrary, will by necessary compliance with the world around us, be forced to live that inefficient 9-5 that you describe. The point is to do what you can to make your life as close to what you want it to be and don't beat yourself up if you never quite get there. "There" is subjective and a function of the prevailing economic and social conditions.
My best wishes to you in your endeavours and I look forward to hearing your tips on what you learn along the way!
Thank you very much @nolnocluap.
It´s always good to hear that there are many others out there who actually achieved what I´m striving for and that´s just giving me some additional motivation to reach my dream.
It won´t be easy, that´s for sure and I´ll most probably go through hard times missing out financially or spending even more time on work than I did before in my 9-5 job. But I´m willing to take the chance as I´ll know what I´ll be doing it for. I´ll be doing it to achieve freedom and might it even "only" be the freedom to take care about something at home instead of lingering around in a uncomfortable office kitchen.
I´ll definitely keep you up to date on my experiences and the steps I´m taking in preparation to the day I´ll finally become free!
Great content, don't be afraid to fail and keep steemin' on!
I´ll be steeming on forever ;)
Thanks a lot for your encouraging words.
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This is my true goal on steemit now. While I dont think it will ever be my full time job I hope to get to a point where it will allow me to transition to working for myself.
@steembusiness,
As promised, here it is:
https://steemit.com/life/@jaichai/ijch-in-response-to-steembusiness-personal-freedom-and-wealth
Namaste,
JaiChai