I’m a lazy bastard. I simply can't deny it. For years, I have jumped from one unsatisfying job to another, from one dull industry to another, and never feeling engaged or excited about anything I did. As a result, my motivation and waned as I became more and more disillusioned about the wage slave world we now live in. People always told me that I have to work hard, earn a decent wage then pay my taxes. I was always told that in order to succeed, I have to work hard.
We call it a work ethic: It’s good to work, right? It’s beneficial for the soul. It builds character and makes us more rounded individuals. And hard work – or a work ethic - creates success. I've always had a problem with this notion to be honest because I've never wanted to work that hard. I mean, who does? Given the choice between a day when I have to set the alarm clock at 6am, get up, shower, shave and go to work or a day when I can laze in bed for as long as I want and then do whatever I feel like, I’ll take that second option every time. And wouldn't anyone?
“But look at the books you've written,” people have said to me. “And the English School you've established. You can’t be lazy and do all that.” But the simple truth is that you can be lazy even if you do these things. All it takes to write a book and run a business is persistence. And a little passion never goes amiss either. I can't say that I've ever felt passionate when working for anyone else.
Seven years ago, I decided to embark on a new life experiment – one which I hoped would change my life for the better. The objective of this experiment was to become more successful than I have been throughout my previous life regardless of my education achievements. Success, in my terms, is defined as living the life of my dreams but yet making that life easy. I would no longer be a wage slave, with my time being owned by somebody else. That for me is not a live. Join me on my journey.
We call it a work ethic: It’s good to work, right? It’s beneficial for the soul. It builds character and makes us more rounded individuals. And hard work – or a work ethic - creates success. I've always had a problem with this notion to be honest because I've never wanted to work that hard. I mean, who does? Given the choice between a day when I have to set the alarm clock at 6am, get up, shower, shave and go to work or a day when I can laze in bed for as long as I want and then do whatever I feel like, I’ll take that second option every time. And wouldn't anyone?
“But look at the books you've written,” people have said to me. “And the English School you've established. You can’t be lazy and do all that.” But the simple truth is that you can be lazy even if you do these things. All it takes to write a book and run a business is persistence. And a little passion never goes amiss either. I can't say that I've ever felt passionate when working for anyone else.
Seven years ago, I decided to embark on a new life experiment – one which I hoped would change my life for the better. The objective of this experiment was to become more successful than I have been throughout my previous life regardless of my education achievements. Success, in my terms, is defined as living the life of my dreams but yet making that life easy. I would no longer be a wage slave, with my time being owned by somebody else. That for me is not a live. Join me on my journey.
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