dreamlining
January 28th, 2010
Fine, I’ll admit it. I am reading The 4-Hour Workweek. I like the idea of automating income and taking mini-retirements throughout my life, what can I say? Doesn’t sound too sucky at all.
One of main things the book teaches you (well, so far–just started reading it yesterday) is to think big–outlandishly, even–in terms of your goals and the things you want to experience in life. Like how there is less competition for the big stuff, because people assume they can’t do it/have it, and lower their expectations to the same level as everyone else–leaving fewer to battle it out at the high end. Anyhow, it suggests you make a 6 month timeline and include as many far reaching experiential goals you can, then narrow it down to about 4, then actually price out those 4, and then write down the 1st steps to accomplishing each one of those 4, and do it TODAY.
I got to brain-storming and I realized that I have been talking about going to Greece for the past, oh, 10 years and still haven’t managed to do it. I have been LOTS of other places in the world, but have avoided this one for some particular reason. I can’t tell if my expectations are too high for it, or I have some weird anxiety surrounding my heritage background, and my complete lack of speaking the language at all, or SOMETHING. Who knows? All I know is that I want this to happen, and I want it to happen soon. Now I just need to figure out how.
What would you do if you felt you had no restrictions on your life? Where would you go?
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4 Comments
1. Nora Riemenschneider | January 28th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
This one is going to require some thought. I’m too practical all the time!
2. jenene | January 29th, 2010 at 10:33 am
did you get this from the library? i want to read it. as much as i’ve traveled, i’m still much too practical in my life. i want to dream/live grand.
also, i’ll go to greece with you if you figure it out!
3. Jose Ralat Maldonado | January 29th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I’d go back to Buenos Aires, the Sudtirol and Rome, visit Spain and travel to all the taco capitals of the world to compile the ultimate guide.
4. kristin corneau | February 23rd, 2010 at 3:04 pm
i may actually have an opportunity to travel there this summer. my principal is sending me info about a teaching program…that pays!
come with!