My sister is going on vacation to Hawaii next month and another family member just got back from a vacation to the Grand Canyon and then there's me. I can't afford a full tank of gas. That's what I think about when I feel like taking an extra long break or let negative thoughts creep into my mind to discourage me from consistently producing something that for now isn't showing any signs of improvement. It prompts me to continue with the process in spite of the current results, if any.
It reminds me of years past before I entered the ranks of the self-employed when I had a job. I was constantly watching the clock looking forward to quitting time. During working hours, even if it was a job I appreciated or even liked (welding was a good example), I would spend much of the time daydreaming of other endeavors which could not possibly have bode well with my productive output at work. I would dream of ideas and creativities that would allow me to control my own destiny but then when the day was through and I punched out, I would do painfully little in the area of realizing my daydreams. I would then repeat the cycle the next day.
Now that I have been self-employed for several years, I realize there was very little difference the past job made in lifestyle or standard of living. I still had the same financial struggles and anxieties as I experience today however there is one major difference. Today I am in control of my destiny. The manner in which I control it is a subject for yet another post.
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