I’m gonna take on the world!

I love to read, get inspired to learn something new and do my own experiments. So one day I bought a book about html code. Why? I wanted to know if I could create a simple website implementing what I learned. The sense of accomplishment when my first site went live! It wasn’t anything to write home about; just a plain and ugly site, created from scratch with text and images, but it worked!

Not every experiment has been successful because in reality, not everything works for everyone. At the moment I’m working on another project that I want to complete and finally add this ‘feather’ to my hat. The one I’ve been trying to catch for the past couple of years as a “successful entrepreneur/business owner” …

I can’t even remember where I heard of Natalie McNeil, author of She Takes on the World, but she inspires me to get my ‘feather’. There may have been an article on the Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal or Mashable, that made me curious to visit her website. I liked what I saw and just like that, bought her book! The book is a guide to be your own boss, work happy and living on purpose, all things that resonated with me. So far I really like what she is saying and it feels like the book was written for me. You can get your own copy too (affiliate link).

“If we never start, then we never fail”

Natalie says that it “takes courage to take action” and even though I’m already freelancing, I seem to ‘lack’ the courage to make the complete switch. Some people are held back by apathy, the not-making-a-decision mode, while others deal with fear, causing them to make poor decisions.

I used to say that I didn’t want to promote my services, because I didn’t know if I could handle the demand, working a full-time job. And now I wonder why I don’t have a steadier stream of clients? (Be careful with the message you send into the universe!) What was I afraid of? Success? Failure? Would I get enough projects to supplement (or increase) my income if I quit my job?

Are my reasons really based on fear or is it because I’m still not 100% sure what my love and passion are? I like too many things that I’m good at, but the things I’m passionate about, I’m not good enough at to make a living. Or so I think. We’ll find out as I go through the book, because Natalie says there’s an option for people like me too! Stay tuned to follow my progress 😉

You may not be where you want to be, but you are always where you need to be.