EXCITING TIMES

Hello, Everyone.

I hope you are all achieving your dreams.   I certainly am.

In a week or two, it will be two months since I resigned from an associate dean's position at large university.  I haven't stopped working -- I've continued to teach online -- but I have stopped dealing with the rat race.  I don't think I can ever go back.  Modestly speaking, I know I could find another full-time job pretty quickly but being able to do what I truly love, teach, learn, share information, and help people improve their lives, makes all the difference in the world.

Freedom from the rat race doesn't come without a heavy price, though.  I really, really miss the check I used to get when I worked full-time.  I also miss the health care benefits and life insurance policies I got at a huge discount  at the J.O.B.  While reviewing the COBRA information I received to notify me that my health insurance would be cancelled, I saw that to continue the same exact coverage I would need to pay $434.  Outrageous!  Keep in mind, this is health insurance for just me, a single guy with no major health issues.  Those of you who are working and get discounted coverage through your employers, don't take that for granted.  And if you have kids, you really need to be aware of what you're saving.

Another challenge with not being under the direction of a boss is that you are your own boss.  That means you must be responsible for the work you need to do, be it looking for employment, which in itself is a job, or working your own business.

Now, back to the blessings.  My whole outlook on life is different. The way I approach all the tasks and duties that go along with being a university professor is different.  The way I look at, work, and appreciate  my home-based iLearning Global business is different.  Why?  Because I know I can commit the proper amount of time to these things without being hampered by punching a clock.  I know my mornigs won't be filled with dodging idiotic rush hour drivers before going to a place where I don't want to be and doing something I don't want to do for eight, nine or more hours.

My present living situation alows me the flexibility to do what I'm doing, where it wouldn't with most.  I'm also fortunate that I just paid my car off, a few months ago.  I don't take these things for granted.  God has truly blessed me.  I also realize that this is not the end of the road.  I need to build my iLG business, create other strong streams of income, save and earn a lot more money and help a lot more people before I reach my major goals.  I will do it, and I know whatever your major goals are, you will do it, too.