New Beginnings

New Beginnings

The year is well underway.

New habits have been in place for a while now.

Old habits may have crept back into the mix of your daily reality.

How are your “New Year’s Resolutions” holding out ?

This year, for me, is a year of change.

My daughters have changed school.  They have begun new extracurricular activities such as dancing and drama, orchestra and choir, singing and sports.  This means that I am in the car more often, driving them to where they need to go – which is actually something that I enjoy.  My wife is taking on a more active role in looking after her aging father.  I will most likely change jobs.  I have consciously started a regular 6 day a week exercise program each morning.

I am also moving towards making more of my income online, rather than working in a “job”.

I have been dabbling in websites and online ventures for several years – I’ve had a few minor successes and a few failures.  All of these have taken up a large amount of time.

This year, however, is different.

I am actively going out of my way to learn, implement and (probably more importantly) to take action on what I have learnt.

I have found some amazing resources and teachers and mentors in my quest for knowledge about how businesses on the internet work.

Ed Dale, Jon Morrow from Boost Blog Traffic, Natalie Sisson from The Suitcase Entrepreneur and Kevin Duncan from Be A Better Blogger are particularly inspiring in so far as establishing and scaling online businesses based around selling your own products and services.

Jamie Buckley, author from Wanted Hero, and Jennifer from The Deliberate Mom have been most helpful in sharing their knowledge.  I am grateful and thankful for the positive vibes and encouragement that Jamie and Jennifer have been sending me.

I have met online some amazing musicians, particularly in the calming music genre.  Steve Rees, John Barnard, Richard Goldsworthy and Jeff Gold have all been helpful and generous with their time and their music.

These amazing people have opened my eyes to what is possible.

Their communities of readers have also opened some new doors on ideas and concepts that I was previously unaware of.

I realize now that what I have been doing over the last few years is trying to reinvent the wheel.

I realize now that there is no need to do this.

By listening to and learning from the people I have mentioned above, I am 100% convinced that I can become the entrepreneur that I wish to become.

I can see that working for myself and not having to rely on The Man will improve my happiness, my sense of self-worth, my well-being.  It will reduce my current stresses and allow me to explore in depth my creative side – particularly around my musical endeavours, calming music and otherwise.

It will allow me to help others – including myself, my family, my friends and thousands of people all over the world – to move forward in their lives.

I can see that it is hard work.  I know that it will take time.

I am under no delusion that it will be easy.

Am I there yet ?  Nope.

Will I get there ?  Yes.  Most definitely.

So, if I had a glass in my hand instead of a computer keyboard, I would raise it and make a toast to New Beginnings.

Thanks,

Matthew

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