This blog is about me and the life I have to make work without being in traditional employment. I am a very hard-working Capricorn who takes life extremely seriously but unfortunately I am not cut from the material that makes for a good employee. I am not good at routine, I don’t like being supervised, I feel that my contribution is worth much more than the salary most jobs offer and worst of all I express these things freely to my employers. Therefore, no job for me.
Instead of struggling to shape employment to fit me I decided in 2009 to strike out on my own. I knew that it would not be easy living a life where I would be responsible for generating my own income and making every decision related to how it would happen and then executing those decisions. I never knew it would be as hard as it has been and I didn’t realise that owning my life could feel as good as it does.
I’ve been the owner of a domestic service, a laundry and an art shop and the first 2 businesses I closed because my heart was not in it and the last went bust, much to my great disappointment. Now finally, after so much learning and failure I have found the work that I believe I was born to do. Writing.
I have yet to get my writing to the point where I get paid as much money for doing it as I would like and this blog treks my journey to that point. Unlike most writers I don’t just want to have a successful book or writing career, I am establishing an online publishing company. Very daunting, because I am new to writing and I am not the most tech-savvy person that you will meet.
Often I am broke, and sometimes I have to do work that has nothing to do with being a writer to ensure that I keep body and soul together. But I love the freedom and I love having the time to actually live my life.
So here’s to My Jobless Life!
July 14, 2015 at 4:58 pm
You go girl,fully behind you…
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July 14, 2015 at 5:42 pm
Netta,
First of all thanks a lot for sharing the link of your new blog.
I am in sweet confusion because you have offered me two most wonderful blog,so, now, I am in sweet confusion that which blog I like most, I like your both the blogs but honestly speaking this blog appealed me a lot and I immediately subscribed to it.
I truly appreciate your courage to take such a bold decision and slowly but very steadily through your hard work and commitment you are creating your own destiny.
Yes,I will not give you false hope, the path you choose is a little bit difficult but not impossible as long as you you will keep your hope and faith alive.
Before you many people traveled through this path and statistics suggests that most of them are successful and many of them were less talented and gifted than you,so, I do not think any chances of failure.
This post is wake up call for me, because, I am also lost my path, this post certainly reminded me many things.
Wishing you all the best.
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