Comments on: 2009 Here We Come http://www.jondean.org/life/2009-here-we-come My ramblings from the inane to the silly... Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shannon Cole http://www.jondean.org/life/2009-here-we-come/comment-page-1#comment-9 Shannon Cole Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.jondean.org/?p=19#comment-9 <i>"I worked a stupid amount of hours in a corporate world, came home and was so stressed that I really wasn’t a nice guy. My wife was very understanding as she’d worked in stressed places before, but you can’t really explain to a 4 year old or a 2 year old that you just wanna chill out and not read them a bedtime story."</i> I know exactly what you mean Jon. I work in the corporate world know all too well about the corporate BS, stress and the change in personality that result. It's not a good feeling and very hard on my relationship with my wife and two children (also 4 year old and 2 year old). My son just don't understand why Daddy cannot be there in the morning and has to go to work everyday. Since joining the military it has been even harder because I work 5 days a week at my corporate job and then the other two days I'm at the military base. Lately he has been calling me back in the room after bedtime so he can say goodbye to me because he knows that I won't be there in the morning and could be gone for a couple days (military). I put a lot of energy into being successful online. Although I am making money, it is NO WHERE near enough to pay the bills and put food on the table for my kids. I do have goals set for myself, but like you mentioned, they are not goals in which I've set a specific deadline. Some of my goals are very specific and others are more generic. I've worked out what I need to accomplish to achieve these goals, but haven't worked out a specific action plan to achieve them. I still lack the experience and knowledge (ie wisdom) to know what works for me. What I mean is that some people are more geared to sell information products, while others are better at selling physical products. I'm still trying to find my place and where I work best. I know that it's only a matter of time... There's no doubt about that. I won't give up anyways, so something has to give! :-) I refer to the hardships that we face as just a chapter in my life and I know that with every story this chapter will come to an end. I look forward to the next chapter. I see self employment, camping and fishing with son (and/or family), an office in a camper by a pond with wifi (don't laugh, I'm serious about this one), and my own home in my future. I wish you all the best Jon in 2009 and beyond. I am here if there's anything I can do to help you achieve your goals. Shannon “I worked a stupid amount of hours in a corporate world, came home and was so stressed that I really wasn’t a nice guy. My wife was very understanding as she’d worked in stressed places before, but you can’t really explain to a 4 year old or a 2 year old that you just wanna chill out and not read them a bedtime story.”

I know exactly what you mean Jon. I work in the corporate world know all too well about the corporate BS, stress and the change in personality that result. It’s not a good feeling and very hard on my relationship with my wife and two children (also 4 year old and 2 year old).

My son just don’t understand why Daddy cannot be there in the morning and has to go to work everyday. Since joining the military it has been even harder because I work 5 days a week at my corporate job and then the other two days I’m at the military base. Lately he has been calling me back in the room after bedtime so he can say goodbye to me because he knows that I won’t be there in the morning and could be gone for a couple days (military).

I put a lot of energy into being successful online. Although I am making money, it is NO WHERE near enough to pay the bills and put food on the table for my kids. I do have goals set for myself, but like you mentioned, they are not goals in which I’ve set a specific deadline. Some of my goals are very specific and others are more generic. I’ve worked out what I need to accomplish to achieve these goals, but haven’t worked out a specific action plan to achieve them. I still lack the experience and knowledge (ie wisdom) to know what works for me. What I mean is that some people are more geared to sell information products, while others are better at selling physical products. I’m still trying to find my place and where I work best.

I know that it’s only a matter of time… There’s no doubt about that. I won’t give up anyways, so something has to give! :-) I refer to the hardships that we face as just a chapter in my life and I know that with every story this chapter will come to an end. I look forward to the next chapter. I see self employment, camping and fishing with son (and/or family), an office in a camper by a pond with wifi (don’t laugh, I’m serious about this one), and my own home in my future.

I wish you all the best Jon in 2009 and beyond. I am here if there’s anything I can do to help you achieve your goals.

Shannon

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