Planning my prison break..
It was 2016. I had just graduated as a civil engineer and was ready to officially level up in the construction industry. I had been working for a major civil engineering company in South Africa since 2010 and had been promoted several times over the years. I thought this was it. For the next 35 years, my family and I would be travelling from project to project, never settling down or making a life for ourselves. A deep sense of fear and dread came over me and I knew I had to make a decision. I had to make it now!
One of my friend's had quit her job a few months previously to pursue the "laptop" lifestyle which was very foreign to me at the time. It sounded amazing but very risky. Anyway I decided to contact her to hear how things were going. She sounded so happy and fulfilled. She spoke about affiliate marketing, auto-responders, email lists and a bunch of stuff that sounded Greek to me. Then she spoke about personal development, comfort zones, conditioning and a bunch of other stuff that didn't make complete sense, but made me realise that I had settled for "average". I was terrified and excited at the same time. For the first time in my life I realised that I could have the life my family and I dreamed of. It no longer felt like a fantasy. I had been working my ass off to make my boss rich. That was about to change. I'm not sure if it was the devil, but some pretty powerful feelings of doubt starting trickling onto my mind..
The first thought that came to mind was, "what will my family think?" What would they think if I quit a job and occupation that I worked so hard for? What if it doesn't work out? Will I be able to make enough money? What if I fail? Why would anyone quit a respectable and "safe" job like mine?So I took my friend's advice and started reading. I read books on personal development, financial literacy, spiritual development, physical development. I put the information into action and started seeing change in my life. Positive change. Two books in particular: Think And Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill and Rich Dad Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki. The concepts in those books blew my mind wide open and made me realise that i had been living an a box of lies my whole life. It wasn't my parents or anyone else's fault for my upbringing of financial lack of intelligence. That was the general way of thinking that is taught in schools. Get good grades, get into college, graduate and get a job, work for 40 years, enjoy a brief retirement, and die. Surely there's more to life?? I mean, we only get one shot at it and most people live it according to someone else's terms.
I started researching ways to make money online and there are many. I registered for a few online courses on affiliate marketing and I has hooked. For the first few months the results weren't great but the more I learned the more money I made. November 2018 I quit my job as an engineer. It's an emotional rollercoaster ride but the best decision I've EVER made. I'm with my family everyday and we're working on OUR future!
If you feel stuck or unfulfilled and you want more out of life then remember that YOU HAVE a choice. All the need to do is make the decision to change your situation, then take the first step.
Here's to your success!
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One of my friend's had quit her job a few months previously to pursue the "laptop" lifestyle which was very foreign to me at the time. It sounded amazing but very risky. Anyway I decided to contact her to hear how things were going. She sounded so happy and fulfilled. She spoke about affiliate marketing, auto-responders, email lists and a bunch of stuff that sounded Greek to me. Then she spoke about personal development, comfort zones, conditioning and a bunch of other stuff that didn't make complete sense, but made me realise that I had settled for "average". I was terrified and excited at the same time. For the first time in my life I realised that I could have the life my family and I dreamed of. It no longer felt like a fantasy. I had been working my ass off to make my boss rich. That was about to change. I'm not sure if it was the devil, but some pretty powerful feelings of doubt starting trickling onto my mind..
The first thought that came to mind was, "what will my family think?" What would they think if I quit a job and occupation that I worked so hard for? What if it doesn't work out? Will I be able to make enough money? What if I fail? Why would anyone quit a respectable and "safe" job like mine?So I took my friend's advice and started reading. I read books on personal development, financial literacy, spiritual development, physical development. I put the information into action and started seeing change in my life. Positive change. Two books in particular: Think And Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill and Rich Dad Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki. The concepts in those books blew my mind wide open and made me realise that i had been living an a box of lies my whole life. It wasn't my parents or anyone else's fault for my upbringing of financial lack of intelligence. That was the general way of thinking that is taught in schools. Get good grades, get into college, graduate and get a job, work for 40 years, enjoy a brief retirement, and die. Surely there's more to life?? I mean, we only get one shot at it and most people live it according to someone else's terms.
I started researching ways to make money online and there are many. I registered for a few online courses on affiliate marketing and I has hooked. For the first few months the results weren't great but the more I learned the more money I made. November 2018 I quit my job as an engineer. It's an emotional rollercoaster ride but the best decision I've EVER made. I'm with my family everyday and we're working on OUR future!
If you feel stuck or unfulfilled and you want more out of life then remember that YOU HAVE a choice. All the need to do is make the decision to change your situation, then take the first step.
Here's to your success!
Click Here To Save Your Spot For This Free Training
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