Psychology blues……….
I’ve never mentioned this before but I’m currently studying towards a degree in psychology and counselling. Wait don’t I run a business from home? Yup. Sure do. I also recognize the value of this knowledge in the following ways:
1. Not putting all my eggs in one basket. I’ve seen people go from earning $12,000 a month to under $1,000 per month in their business - just from relying on one single source of income. Scary.
2. Having a better understanding of how people think and operate surely offers me an advantage in business? I think so.
3. I’m looking to retire from working full time as soon as possible. Counsellors never work more than 20 hours per week - normally it’s 15 hours.
My long term plan is to work part-time from home as a counsellor and also to run my web development business as part of that. Big picture I’m wanting to “retire” from full time work by the time I’m 36. I’m 34 now and I know this is achieveable. Who wouldn’t want to reduce their working week from 40 - 15 hours and earn more doing that? Nevermind the pleasure of helping others with their problems. It’s a win-win.
Anyways just said I’d mention this right now as I’ve just finished by foundation year on the course and it’s a bit of a landmark for me on many levels.
What am I trying to say here? Look at your future and ask what plans have you put in place? If not then why not? Are you happy in your current job? If not then why are you sitting there? The future arrives very quickly folks. Plan for it today because the future is always only ever 24 hours away.