September 26, 2009
Since I’ve been travelling, I’ve gotten a few inquiries about how/why I got to the point in my career where I can do this (ie, have a career that allows me to work from anywhere). This inspired the post, SEO Copywriting: Train for a High-Paying, Portable Career at SeoWritingJobs.com yesterday.
I wanted to add a little more to this.

If You Can Dream It, You Can Achieve It — IF You Plan for It
While this may sound like a trite idiomatic expression, it really is true. I bought a house in 2004, and it kind of made me stay put for a while (home ownership can be expensive!). But travelling has always been a love of mine. And I said to myself several years ago that I wanted to get back to being able to do it.
At the time, I didn’t know how I would manage it, but I “put it in the universe,” so to speak. Then in 2007, I picked up the skill of SEO writing. And, my freelance writing career took off like never before. I was able to pay off a lot of bills, save some money and now, start travelling again.
BUT this all happened because I first BELIEVED that it could. Most people can’t wrap their brains around a different existence. I’ve been a entrepreneur since 1997 (officially; unofficially since 1993). So, I’ve always thought a little differently than others. Having “just a job” never appealed to me. I”ve always been the kind to want to do my own thing.
I say all this to say that the first step in having anything in life is to believe that it can be yours — that it can happen to you too. I’m no smarter or more talented than anybody else. But what I do have is a profound belief that if I want something, I CAN make it happen.
Now, it may take me longer and may not come in the form I thought. But I’m a big believer in the fact that if you put a wish out in the universe — and work towards that wish — it will happen for you. Maybe sooner than you think; maybe later. But it WILL happen — if you put in the consistent effort and keep a profound belief that your dream is achievable.
I’m off to explore other parts of Jamaica. Rasta Man (learn more about him here) and I rented a car for a few days. I love car trips!
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Always editorially yours,
Yuwanda
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