As much as I hate it. The Corona Virus has shown me what is really important in my life. Through my struggles the last 12 months, I am finally in a place where I work from home. All of my income comes from online work that I do in the comfort of my PJS on the couch with my dog. Life feels pretty great right now!
I am not going to tell you much about HOW or WHAT I do in this post. Because at this point, it doesn’t really matter. You most likely found this post because you are looking for something. Searching for something that is going to give you the nudge to make the jump. I know because I was sitting on the ledge for a long time. Afraid to jump just in case I made a mistake. Maybe my story will be the push that you need to make the choice to start to work from home.
I have shared a link below to 13 legit jobs you can start today at home!
When the world shut down last year, I lost my job and like many of you – I didn’t know what I was going to do. Every day I struggled. Anxiety got the best of me some days. Panic attacks woke me up at 3am. I was trying to slow down my pounding heart and racing mind. Some online income was coming in, but it wasn’t enough to pay my bills. I had been running my own company but had to close it shortly after Covid shut the world down. I felt like a failure. It seemed like nothing was going my way.
Then early just before Christmas a good friend sent me a text. “You and only you have the power to change your mindset. Just like going to the gym and strengthening your muscles, you have to put the time and effort into building and shifting your mindset”
Ugh- lol – she was right. I follow guys like Tony Robbins and Jay Shetty Over the last 10 years listening to podcasts, reading self-help books and taking in all the personal development that I could find. I knew what I had to do. Sitting at home feeling sorry for myself was easy. Getting off my ass, facing my demons and dealing with my shit was going to take some hard work.
I made the decision that day to do whatever I could to work from home and pay my bills 100% from online income!
Stumbling onto an ad on Instagram, I signed up for a free 7 day Mind Power Bootcamp CLICK HERE FOR FREE ACCESS! I spent an hour a day for the next week and put in the time and effort to get my mindset back on track.
When the dust started to settle and I felt like I could breathe again; I saw the world differently. LIFE IS SHORT. I don’t want to spend what time I have on this earth working for someone else. I want to be the driver in my own life – and running my own home based business is the only way to to achieve this.
Working from home gives you extra comfort.
Here are 5 reasons to work from home. This list is from a great blog that has 13 Legit work from home jobs
1. You are in Control: How much you make on a monthly basis is directly up to you. You can choose to put in just enough effort to make an extra $2,000/month, or up to $100,000+/month. There is no ceiling on how much you can earn.
2. Comfort: You can choose your work schedule and when you want to sleep and wake up. Some of these gigs can be done from the comfort of your couch, in a home office, at the beach, on your bed while in your pajamas, etc.
3. Time With Family: When you work from the comfort of your home office, you have time to interact with family and friends.
4. Save Money: Working from home means you do not need to commute to a work location, thereby saving money on transportation costs. You don’t have to spend money on expensive suits and work clothes. And, running your own business gives you additional tax write- offs.
5. Increased Productivity: You can be more productive in running your own business and seeing results. The drive for success is high since this is your business and you get to take credit for all outcomes.
I posted a video on YouTube that describes the three ways that I currently make money online.
And the blog above has some great suggestions as well. Stop overthinking things. Take a moment to think about what you really want out of your life. What is important to you? Do you really want to spend 40+ hours a week busting your ass from someone else? I can guarantee that if you read this far; the answer is a hard NO!
You and only you can change the direction your life is heading. It is not an easy thing to do, but I did it. Hundreds of people do it every day. And so can you.
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Into this. Thanks for sharing
You are welcome!
My wife and I, out of nowhere, thought of you and said to each other I wonder where she is today. After some searching we found you. So we recall a time when you had a very bad time. Here is what we recall. You listed a number of things which included a member of your family passing, a break-up of your marriage, and sickness. We trust that all has not changed the great person you are. I am 84 and worked with family and children most of my working days. An organization kept me out of trouble by paying for my education in Montreal and UBC. My first wife died when our three sons were teens.
No one really prepared me for this – yet we all go through it. Life is a funny game – but I am starting to understand that we couldn’t have light without the dark, And it takes a dark sky for a star to really sparkle. I hope you are both doing well – this message made my night.