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Jan 1, 2008 There is a saying, "Do what you love and the money will follow." Honestly, it's easier said than done. Mostly, because most of us don't start out doing what we love or thinking that we can. Most of us are told to get a practical job and to 'deal with it' because 'that's life'. Remember, you don't have to be one of those people when you raise your own children or choose a direction for your own life. A few days ago, Sophie and I went over to the house of one of Sophie's friends. Her mother is recently divorced. It turns out that after years of being happily married her husband started going a bit crazy, maybe having a midlife crisis. Soon after, she found herself single and that her life had changed completely. At first, she cried a lot allowing herself to mourn the lost and go through a grieving period. Now, about a year later, she finds that she is much happier in her new situation. She is still learning how to come into her own. She is in the discovery stage of her new life, buying books and learning who she is and what she wants to do. She is a kind woman with a gentle heart. Our friend does not know what she wants to do exactly. She knows that she wants to work with people - that is her starting point. I believe soon she will have a new job, closer to home. At present, she has a 40 minute commute to and from work. After her marriage dissolved, she moved further from her job. She is now looking for new work in a field that interests her, doing the kind of work she would like to do. The field of opportunity is open to her. She's strong and independent with solid experience, ambition and the willingness to invite change into her life. Previously, she has owned her own business, so you know she's courageous and a risk taker which are good qualities for someone who wants to discover their new direction. She's also has been an employee at the same company for several years where she has an area of expertise. I shared with her what I know and what I do in hopes of encouraging her to continue down the path which she is already on and reaffirming that it is possible for her to find her new job or to follow her heart and to allow it to create an income for her. I suggested that she might consider building a website and allow it to create an income for her. She could write about what she knows and suggested that if she chose to write about her current work - which is very specialized - she may very well find that it brings her money since not a lot of people have her level of expertise. Therefore, not too many people could create a niche website about it. Finding and creating your new life doesn't happen overnight. It begins with the realization that it is possible. Then, one starts soul searching to figure out in what direction they would like to take their life. Then, one begins to implement the process. All of this takes time. Often, we feel like we need the change to happen right now and that we can't wait. Well, that may very well be true and we may need to take an interim job or stay at the one we are at while creating this new direction in our life. The important thing to remember is that your life will inevitably change in the direction where you are going if you simply continue to go down that same path. Our friend does not have the internet at her house, nor is she a woman of means. She knows little about the internet but seems to have a complete willingness to learn. She is a designer. She could sell her own styles on eBay which could allow her to generate income for herself but not be obligated to the overhead of a physical store and all that it takes to maintain it. She could write about the process of what she does which would allow others access to that information for free, while also generating an income through the creation of that website. Basically, she'd be helping others by giving them information they need. They would be helping her when visiting her site as it would allow her to generate an income. I explained that to my knowledge and understanding earning an income by way of a website takes time. This is something she could start slowly and build. There is free internet access at the local library. She could visit it in her free time and learn how to create a website when she had the time and inclination to do it. Overtime, the site would grow. I said that I don't expect my site to really start making much money for 15 months, from inception. She liked the idea that she could begin to generate an income in her free time while she was still at the job she has now. It would allow her to work toward her goals, perhaps slowly increasing her level of income while still maintaining the stability and security she currently enjoys from the her present employment. Our friend already possesses everything she needs to construct new and positive change in her life. She doesn't need to learn more or go back to school first. She simply needs a desire to change and the willingness to take action in her own life. And, quite honestly, she possesses both! Dreads for Heads on Facebook
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