Posts Tagged with "9-5"

The Real Me

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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I was just reflecting today on a few things. Well, one thing really. About what my natural self looks like in terms of motivation to work, creativity and general life activities. Yeah OK, that doesn’t really mean a lot, but I put it in those terms because if I was still in a normal job, [...]

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Agitate for Change or Die

Sunday, August 14, 2011

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Aside from all the tales of travel, a major theme of my blog has been about escaping the rat race and finding the spark that everyone had when they were in their teens – and had no real responsibilities. I harp on about it to anyone that will listen and quite often people just don’t [...]

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How Writing a Guide Book Fits in with my New Path

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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How Writing a Guide Book Fits in with my New Path

When I decided to give up work and pursue my passions, I really had no idea what I was doing. People always loved the story, but immediately asked what my passions were. And it’s a fair question to ask when it’s the reason that you’re giving up a 14 year career. I had no idea [...]

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My View of the Rat Race One Year After Leaving It

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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My View of the Rat Race One Year After Leaving It

I had the great privilege of being able to leave the traditional 9-5 lifestyle just over a year ago for horizons unknown. A year on, I still don’t know where I’m headed and I’m OK with that. Some people after leaving the 9-5 have a strong desire to get their teeth stuck into something that gives their [...]

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If I Had a Million Dollars

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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If I Had a Million Dollars

Before giving up the 9-5 I often thought about how grand life would be if I was a millionaire. I could do absolutely anything I wanted whenever I wanted without a worry in the world. But as I steamrolled towards greater financial independence through saving and a different mindset, this whole notion of money being [...]

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The Cafe is Packed – On Why Weekdays are Better than Weekends

Monday, July 26, 2010

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The Cafe is Packed – On Why Weekdays are Better than Weekends

The conventional view of the world is that weekends are great and weekdays are bad. It’s ingrained in us from an early age that weekends equal freedom and weekdays equal pain and suffering. I recently visited my favourite cafe on the weekend for the first time ever. What a surprise. It was even more packed [...]

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What are Lifestyle Designers Searching For?

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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What are Lifestyle Designers Searching For?

Today, lifestyle designers have embarked on a journey. Primarily due to dissatisfaction with either their own lives or the lives that they are expected to lead by society. We all know what on the surface causes this dissatisfaction. These surface issues are things like having to work the 9-5, little or no flexibility to do [...]

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Your Sense of Purpose – Quit the 9-5 and You WILL Need One

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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Your Sense of Purpose – Quit the 9-5 and You WILL Need One

When thinking about leaving the 9-5, all I could really think about is how free I would be once I was no longer obliged to get out of bed for a day filled with tasks – tasks I was responsible for, but had no personal connection with. I think most people transferring from the 9-5 [...]

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