Why do we do what we do?

Hi everyone

Why do we do what we do?

This is a question I've really been asking myself a lot lately. Especially as people in my life continue to push me with subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, hints that I should get a job and forget about building my business.

I took the plunge and went full-time into my business because I just felt that my time had come. I'm an all or nothing kind of person. I'm not someone who can work full-time and build up a business on the side - although I wish I was. There was just something in my head and heart that said, "Tamara, it's time to take a leap of faith and go for it."

There were times when I came up against objection or difficulity and thought about going back to employment. But I always had this incredible feeling that I would be rejecting something, as well as giving up on myself. My conviction is paying off and I don’t regret the trials, the confrontations with negative people, and having to delay gratification. These days finding a job can be hard, but finding the courage to follow a dream can be even harder.

I really believe that sometimes you just know in your heart that the path you have chosen is the right one for you. And you know that to go against your instincts would a denial of an essential truth.

I'm really interested in finding out what drives other people to do what you do.

Regards
Tamara




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> Why do we do what we do?

I think we all wonder that sometimes.

What drives me is... ?

-Love
-Curiosity
-The desire for freedom in my time on earth
-Goals

Those four will do it. Curiosity is a big one for me. I'm finding new things that fascinate me all the time and it's real fun to learn about them and try to figure them out.

Success,

Erik

P.S. I've recently made the decision not to get involved in projects that I'm not personally intrigued and interested in... there've been a few in the past that I wanted to try but never could muster the enthusiasm for because they jst weren't my style, or in line with my interests (while they very well may work for others).

> P.S. I've recently made the decision not to
> get involved in projects that I'm not
> personally intrigued and interested in...

Does this mean you're out of school? ROTFL!

I was just thinking of how your "memo & letter" writing might be going, when I read your post.

Then the PS gave me flashbacks of monotone teachers and the desire to be anywhere but in class!!

And don't even get me started on this thing called life that made school seem like a picnic!

Thanks for the laugh,
Dave Horn

PS: How is school these days?

> Does this mean you're out of school? ROTFL!

:)

> I was just thinking of how your "memo
> & letter" writing might be going,
> when I read your post.

I believe I got up to somewhere around 12 full memos.

> Then the PS gave me flashbacks of monotone
> teachers and the desire to be anywhere but
> in class!!

> And don't even get me started on this thing
> called life that made school seem like a
> picnic!

> PS: How is school these days?

Barely tolerable.

I kid. But almost over for a few much needed months.

Only negative is I have to completely learn accounting before next Thursday. Ah, all my attendance was for naught (I guess I just went and then zoned out and worked on other things).

Success,

Erik Lukas

P.S. Another thing... The business degree I'm halfway done with is like a security blanket. This may sound great to other people. "Oh, what if nothing else works out?" "What if you can't cut it without a cubicle?" "It's a good backup plan if that entrepreneurship thing doesn't work out." But I'll be honest. I'm not too proud of myself for holding onto it. That's just how I am though. But I have a little compromise in my head that's keeping me in school.

Eric,

I think it's a good idea to stick with and finish school, especially if you're well on your way. Not really as a back up for income or for a future way of life, but for another reason.

For some strange reason, people are impressed with schooling, or "degrees". Same with dogs. A mutt is no doubt just as good a dog, but having a dog with a pedigree means a lot to some people. They'll jump at the chance to get (i.e., "have a relationship with") a pedigreed dog when they wouldn't have anything to do with a "mere" mutt. Thing is, the dog doesn't give a hoot either way!

Here's the point: You may not care a whit about school, but I promise you others will. I know this is true. I have a degree in engineering. Means nothing to me. But there have been times in business dealings where I needed an ace in the hole --- and the engineering degree works just fine for that.

After informing someone at just the right point in the conversation, I get "Oh, you're an engineer??? I didn't know that . . .", and you see their mind going "click, click, whir, whir", "Hmm, this guy must must be OK. He's an engineeer!" Right then and there the demeanor changes and, in their eyes, I've suddenly become "someone".

Of course, that's a bunch of bull. I'm the same person I was before they knew about the degree, but THEY put a big value on the pedigree even though I don't . . . and even though engineering has NOTHING whatsoever to do with the current business situation! (I haven't worked as an engineer since 1972.)

So I have been able to use my schooling to my advantage on occasion --- even though, truth be known, I'm just a regular old dog.

Maybe you'll have the same experience somewhere down the road.

---- Hugh

P.S. Besides, going to school was "something to do" while I was trying to figure out what I REALLY wanted to do when I grew up!