"EUPHORIA: Loving what you do and doing what you love."
A few years back, I was imagining waking up on a Monday morning with a smile on my face and excitement about how I will spend the day – especially during the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM.
It sounds absurd. Impossible, even.
And taking a Wednesday afternoon off – without having to ask permission – just so I can have an impromptu adventure with my family.
I’m a natural dreamer yet sometimes my chosen actions don’t seem to support that.
I’d finished university a few years earlier, and instead of continuing to chase my passions, I had stayed put. I was trapped like a deer in the headlights of life. Paralyzed on my “need a day job to survive” mentality.
Don’t get me wrong, especially if you are like me that wasn’t born naturally rich; we need a job to survive. But “9-5 day job” is unnecessary and limiting.
An 8-hour slavery that can’t even afford my short-term dreams? I am done.
What if, just what if, I could make quadruple the income I am making today, but by only working two hours (or zero hours!) from a laptop on a balcony overlooking a pristine Caribbean beach?
That was part of my fantasy.
Sadly, more often than not, I am the first person who will criticize my fantasies. In fact, I actually thought that for the longest time I’m doing myself a favor by having a regular check-up with Dr. Reality.
Results came, I was diagnosed with 4th stage FEAR.
It is deadly, but thank God it is curable.
I don’t know about you, but the formula that healed me and made me finally escaped my 9-5 day job is simple; generous intake of prayers + a little leap of faith + bias for action = unstoppable fire!
Today, I am now the “self-proclaimed” Virtual Superstar.
Maybe I’m still working more than two hours and not yet on a balcony overlooking a pristine Caribbean beach, but hey, working whenever I want from a laptop on a local beach nearby, is already euphoria to me.
How about you?
Are you ready to break free from your cubicle and live life on your terms and your schedule?
Hope to see you on the other side!