I had a phone conversation with a possible joint venture partner today.
And...I surprised myself by how I thought about the possible benefits from doing a 'deal'.
Because I now focus on the QUALITY of my lifestyle as opposed to the QUANTITY of money I earn from it...my entire way of thinking has changed.
"Sure"...you might think, "...but you are working for yourself...and don't have a crappy job to go to!"
And...you're right to think that, of course.
BUT...it's irrelevant WHAT you are doing when you are talking about how happy your life should be!
You may be in a 'bad' job...but WHY are you?
You may be there 'for the money'...but what use is that if it makes you and your family miserable?
Whether you realize it or not...YOU are in COMPLETE control of YOUR situation!
Two years ago...when I couldn't stand it any longer...I quit my then-well-paying job...kissed goodbye to supposed 'job security'...and finally did what I had always wanted to do (but never quite got around to)...work for myself.
I told Lesley that I needed to be at home...and that, if I wasn't earning a similar income after a year to what I was on when I quit...then I would go back to a 9-5. Two years on...and I'm NEVER going back!
It's amazing how much more focused you become when you are SOLELY accountable to yourself!
Remember...I DIDN'T have any savings to fall back on...just a few hundred dollars a month from government payments for Connor and his disabilities.
YOU may not be in such mental turmoil that you HAVE to do something.
So...make the MOST of what you DO get from doing what you do!
Life's to short to regret spending 40+ hours a week of it hating every moment of it!
Imagine what that sort of thinking is CREATING in your life? All of that mental negativity will literally create the bad luck that you are trying to run away from.
So...stop feeling sorry for yourself...and DO something, ANYTHING, that makes you more happy...even for a few hours a week!
And, please, think about what you ALREADY have going for you that you perhaps don't realize how lucky you are to have.
Things like...a spouse, your kids, a house, a car that works, weekends...I could go on and on (and on!)
Just look to what you LIKE about whatever you do...and TRY and do MORE of it.
And...look at what you don't like doing...and either work out a way to do LESS of it...or challenge yourself to really put the extra effort in to make the MOST of it!
You will only attract the sort of lifestyle you REALLY want if you make the most of where you ALREADY are first!
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