It’s occured to me lately that this blog has become more of a motivational piece than in relation to running a home office. I do try to mix in content about office related issues and ideas as often as possible but I think anyone working home from has had the same thoughts and ideas I’ve shared here from time to time? I’ll be looking at adding more office related content to the blog soon in any case.

I came across this video last night. It’s the last lecture of a 47 year old lecturer named Randy Pausch. It’s just under two hours long but I recommend that you watch every minute of it.
The Last Lecture

After watching the video I’ve been doing some thinking. How alive am I? How much am I truly living my life and how much am I just being carried along by lifes currents? The Last Lecture video really opened my eyes up to that. How many dreams have I put to one side for the sake of having a career or doing the “right thing”?

This was highlighted more when I read a local newspaper and saw an ad where the local animal society were looking for a home for an abandoned pup. I’d love to give that pup a home but right now I don’t have the space. A long held dream of mine has been to open an animal sanctuary for dogs and other animals like that pup to give them a good home and maybe even turn it into a petting zoo of sorts. A kind of self-funding animal sanctuary. It made me sad to realize that was another dream that I’d put on hold for everyone elses reasons.

I think it’s so very important to focus on more than simply existing.

I think it’s so very important to realize our dreams as often as possible.

I think it’s so very important that when our time comes to leave our physical bodies and move on that we can look back at our lives with a sense of joy and not regret.

Be alive today. Find a dream and follow it. Randy Pausch is living proof that we all need to at least try.

Here’s something to think about:

“If something in your life doesn’t resonate with you then why is it in your life?”

For those of you reading this blog you’ll know that I’m a fan of The Secret and the Law of Attraction in general. This has been something I’ve gradually gotten to know and understand over time. It’s the kind of thing that reveals itself slowly until you really change your mindset entirely.

One major part of the process which has become glaringly apparent in my life in the last 3 months or so is this:

If there’s something or somebody in my life that doesn’t do me any good or make me feel good then why am I allowing this to be part of my life? Why would any sane human allow bad things to exist in their life – especially when it’s within our control to remove these negative energies from our lives 90%+ of the time. Instead we just allow these negative influences to run our lives.

Think about that for a moment. Do you hate your job? What are you doing about it?

Do you have friends who just turn up when they need something but are never there for you in return? What are you doing about it?

Do you allow a partner (romantic or otherwise) to treat you like garbage just because you’re afraid to be alone? If so what are you going to do about it?

In the last 60 days I’ve really examined my life and seen how some people only exist around me for what I can provide them with. Either financially or emotionally or in some cases both. I’ve cut off ties with some of these people and allowed the others to fade away. Initially I was finding myself frustrated that I was arguing or disagreeing with people more. Then I realized that I’m not actually disagreeing with people more…. Nope. I’m simply disagreeing with some of them for the first time and they don’t like it. No loss in that case. True friends can argue and fall out and get over it and remain friends.

So in the last 60 days I’ve found myself freeing myself of memberships, friends and relationships that serve no purpose except to tie up my time. This has given me more time to focus on what I need and want to do for myself and those that truly matter and resonate in my life.

One particular area in business that I’ve tidied up is unsubscribing from dozens of newsletter lists and several membership sites. I’d almost forgotten about some of them. Now if I get anything in my inbox that’s even a little bit “hypey” then it’s game over for that guy and I unsubscribe with a smile on my face. I’ve freed up dozens of hours per week just getting rid of this crap. I’ve also saved myself a good chunk of change each month by cancelling those memberships too. It’s a nice feeling

So maybe it’s time to look at your life and those people in it. Do they benefit you in any way? Do they add joy to your life or do they simply make you sad?

If it doesn’t resonate with you then it has no place in your life.

Hey there folks.

Well my how time flies. I had no idea I hadn’t posted to the blog in so long. It’s a month now since I had anything to say? lol that sounds pretty unusual for me to be quite honest. The last month has just been so busy with things in my life in general and I’ve been pretty run down for the last 2 or 3 weeks. I’ve had some kind of viral infection that knocks me out for like 3 days and then disappears for a week and then comes back again for 3 days. I’m just getting back to normal now so expect more regular posting from me starting tomorrow at the latest