I'll Join You At The Top...But Only On MY Terms!


I often wonder why I don't earn more money than I do...or aren't as 'well known' as I would like.

Of course, I KNOW that there are certain ways that I can take advantage of people like you just to make a 'fast buck'...but I'm not like that. (You'd be surprised at how many of even some well-known online 'gurus' do exactly that!).

So...those are ruled out.

I also know that, compared to most successful people I know online...I don't really do that much different to them.

So...why aren't I in that 'bracket'?

Well...for a start...I don't compromise what is important to me with what I do.

Because I know that my family is THE most important thing to me...I can't work all of the hours I would 'like' to.

At the moment...I probably work around 40 hours a week tops...when, if I was on my own...I would almost certainly work closer to 100!

But...as a general rule...I start at 9am....have two hours off around 3pm to pick Katie up from school...at then through to 7pm.

Why only 7pm? Well...that's the time that I have agreed with Lesley that I will finish around every day...so that we can spend some 'quality' time together.

And...I now also only work about 30 minutes each day over the weekend...mainly just to answer emails...and this!

So you see...as I am in complete control of my own destiny...I CHOOSE to make what is the MOST important thing to me (my family) the priority in my life.

It would be pointless for me to be worth millions and not have a family to show for it...that's for sure.

So...it is a challenge for me to fit 100 hours of work into those 40 hours.

Which also means that I need to focus on working smarter...though not necessarily harder.

I'm now focusing my efforts on quality output instead of quantity (not that it wasn't quality anyway! lol).

And...every moment of 'free' time that I have where I don't have family commitments (i.e. just before bedtime)...I make sure that I learn something useful that I can apply to myself and my business.

With all this is mind...I now KNOW that perhaps I don't NEED to be 'up there'...as I already love what I do 'here'...and it enables me to appreciate the value of spending time with those people I love...and at 'working' at what I love.

There is NO other way.

And...funnily enough...I WILL be up there one day...because doing things the 'right' way has a habit of making things (eventually) fall into place!

Don't believe me...well then...watch this space!