Arguing with a stranger.
October 9, 2008 by paul
The past week I have been arguing with a stranger. There is a vast chasm between who I am, who I am trying to be. To put it simply I am a workaholic. And I am surrounded by opportunity to do work, to get paid well for doing it but for little reason other than the work is there to do. I am arguing with this stranger in me that is actually saying no to what many have termed... Read the story »
Compare: Being an Owner and Being Self Employed.
October 7, 2008 by paul
A few days ago I read an interesting post on “Timothy Ferris vs Gary Vaynerchuk - Two Approaches to Successful Blogging” by Darren Rowse. The post gives a unbiased view on what is termed “Two Approaches to Successful Blogging. Face value I think most people would agree, they both Timothy Ferris and Gary Vaynerchuk own successful online businesses;... Read the story »
My first outsourced business: Quickly Out Of Debt
October 5, 2008 by paul
The key message that I read from the chapters of ‘The Four Hour Work Week‘ is to outsource as much of your life as you can. Here is my first, of many success stories on this spin on being the ‘owner’ not the doer of a internet based business. QUICKLYOUTOFDEBT.com — the story I was watching Opra when I was visiting my mother last July. The... Read the story »
Is your life all about making money?
September 30, 2008 by paul
Mine was. For the last months of 2007 and the start of 2008 I became responsible and sold out. I exchanged my sole and entered the life sucking vortex of the corporate world. I got up early worked hard and became successful. I was working 70ty and 80ty hours a week and was making 130K. I was a responsible professional. I had become like millions of other people sacrificing... Read the story »
My life as a case study… “The Four Hour Work Week”
September 29, 2008 by paul
On July 1st of this year I departed the world of the typical “9 to 5” worker. I restructured my life (sold everything) to fit in a duffel bag and back pack (laptop bag), and started to wonder the earth. Self employed as a contract Database Administrator (Working With Paul Inc); I have successfully positioned myself to work anywhere I can get an internet connection... Read the story »
