Many people think the dot com lifestyle is something that is unachievable, they also think that it is all about traveling all over the world and fast cars. This is not true, as I am living the dot com lifestyle and I am not doing these things. So what really is the dot com lifestyle? Well in my eyes living the dot com lifestyle means you make 100% of your income online and are enjoying life. I meet those 2 qualifications and anyone can do the same, so why don’t they?
Well the biggest reason I think people do not try to make a living online is that they are programmed from a young age to go to school , get a job, and retire when they get older. I myself was on that track until my eyes were opened by John Chow. After my eyes were opened I asked myself questions like do I want to work at a job I don’t like? Do I want to work for someone else? Do I want to work till I’m 65? All of my answers to these questions were no, so I decided to work for myself and now I am enjoying the dot com lifestyle.
Like I said the dot com lifestyle is not all about making a ton of money and owning every gadget imaginable, it is about liking what you do and being happy doing it. After doing this for over 2 years now I cannot imagine going back to the real world and getting a normal job. That is my motivation to keep on pushing myself and working hard. I may not have the exotic car and I may not be making $30,000 a month but I am happy with what I’m doing.
If you are stuck at a dead end job or are unhappy with your current situation then ask yourself 1 question, wouldn’t you rather be happy? If you answer is yes then throw away that old mindset and join the dot com lifestyle. If that does not convince you then check back soon as I will have a follow up post on the reasons why I enjoy what I do so much.
Well its Mothers day so I thought we would take the time to pay tribute to all those special mothers out there…LOL
All my life I really never concerned myself with eating healthy or living a healthy lifestyle. I have never been overweight, probably because I have a high metabolism. Over the past 2 years I have noticed myself becoming very tired easily and not having as much energy as I used to. I wondered why since all I was doing was sitting at the computer and doing work. I was so tired because of my lack of activity and I was not eating that great either, so a few months ago I started to change things around.
Food
I would usually eat whatever I felt like, it didn’t really matter to me, but now I really watch what I eat. First I try to make a full meal, not just 1 thing. If I’m making a steak I will make a salad and have fruit or something like that. Also I have been eating a lot of organic food, which is supposed to be better for you. Another thing that I have eliminated from my diet is fast food, I rarely get fast food anymore. It is just bad for you. Also making your own food is much more cost effective than eating out everyday.
Caffeine
I used to live on caffeine, I would drink pop (or soda to you non Pittsburgher’s) like it was nothing. I would have probably 5 cans of Mt. Dew a day if not more. Also if I felt tired I would drink energy drinks all of the time. I have pretty much eliminated caffeine from my diet. I don’t drink pop at all anymore, now I just drink vitamin water and Gatorade. The only time I may have caffeine is when I go to Starbucks, but that is not that often.
The Gym
I really never thought I would join a gym, but I had to do it. A while ago I bought weights and decided to start working out, but that lasted about a week. Even when I lived at a place that had a free gym I would rarely go. So I decided to pay to join a gym, knowing that I’m spending money to go there is motivation to keep on going. I’m not looking to get big or anything, but I plan on staying in shape. Also working out seems to make me less tired and gives me more energy throughout the day.
Sleep Schedule
Before I would rarely have a good sleep schedule, I would stay up late and end up sleeping through most of the day. That is no way to be productive! Also if I would sleep too long it would make me even more tired. Now I am on a good sleep schedule where I’m not sleeping my day away, but still getting enough sleep.
I haven’t talked about hockey here on the blog for a while so it is about time. It’s May why am I talking about hockey? Well for most teams the season is over, but for 4 teams the season is still going strong. One of those 4 teams is the Pittsburgh Penguins! Yesterday they eliminated the New York Rangers to go on to the Eastern Conference Finals. I was lucky enough to be able to go to a playoff game and man was it crazy! I had never heard Mellon Area so loud in my life! You can check out photos from the game on my Flickr page.
So it’s on to the Eastern Conference finals where we will play the Philadelphia Flyers. People are saying this is going to be the best series of all of the playoffs. For one it’s an inner-state rivalry and two the teams hate each other. All of the games we have played against them in the regular season have been brutal and have had fights in them. Honestly I think we are a better team then the flyers with players like Malkin, Crosby, and Hossa, but it is going to be a tough series for sure. The Flyers always have a way of beating us, but that was the case with the Rangers too, but we were able to take them out in 5 games.
Last year everyone thought the Penguins were going to make it all the way. We won our division and everything, but the thing we lacked was experience and we got knocked out in the first round. This year we have the experience and have gone through a lot with Crosby and Fleury being out for extended periods of time with injuries. All of that brings a team together and makes them want to win even more. With that said I think the Penguins can take the Flyers in 6 games. Game 1 is on Friday in Pittsburgh so LET’S GO PENS!!
In the world of blogging or any writing medium content is very important, but sometimes it is hard to come up with something to write about. This happens on this blog a lot, sometimes I cannot think of something useful to write about. Even though this is a personal blog I do try to keep a good schedule of postings. But when I cannot think of anything to write about this becomes a problem. Here are some tips for finding things to write about.
E-mails
I don’t receive a bunch of e-mails asking about the internet or making money online, but I know there are people that do. They usually make a post with a few questions they have received in an e-mail and they answer the questions. This is informative to their users because they are the ones that submitted the questions. If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me.
Comments
Comments are another great resource of finding topics to write about. If you write a post and someone asks a question about the post you can easily do a follow up post. Also many times comments bring up other great topics to write about. If you don’t have comments on your blog you really should.
Other Blogs
Reading other blogs is a great way to find something to write about. I have a long list of blogs that I try to read each day. If someone writes a controversial post you can write a response to it, or you can write about the same thing the other blogger is writing about.
Social Networks
Places like Digg and other social networks make it easy to find something to write about. If you just look at their top stories, there will probably be at least 1 or 2 stories that you can write about.
I’m sure there are a lot of other resources for finding topics to write about, but these 4 are the ones that I use the most. If you have any suggestions on finding topics please leave a comment and let me know.
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