Island Life
So the deal is this: A bunch of my family bought property here, on Block Island, in the 70's and 80's. The land was dirt cheap and the island pretty inaccessible. That's all changed.
So the deal is this: A bunch of my family bought property here, on Block Island, in the 70's and 80's. The land was dirt cheap and the island pretty inaccessible. That's all changed. It's a booming tourist industry where land is unbelievably expensive and the tourist population runs wild. While my family used to own cool retail stores, they now rent their properties. This place is how I got turned on the the rental & real estate business. So typically, our houses are rented in summertime – and thats okay with me. After the tourists leave an the seasons begin to shift the island becomes ours once again. Fall out here can be warm, swimming, leisure days or blustery stew and fireplace weather. Totally unpredictable, totally perfect. Picking pears and apples, making pie, eating beef stew in front of a crackling fire. Tanning on the deck, taking outdoor showers, walking down the beach. Is this the life?
I am so
lucky
to have the life flexibility I have. Thank you internet (ahh, online businesses). Thank you Nicole (my trusty assistant). So, if you need me, catch me online; I'm on
island time.
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I Love THIS About My Schedule
Some weekday mornings I get to do this.
And it is AWESOME. Awe inspiring. Awwww. Awwww Yeah.
(I am not mentioning, right now, the nights I spend cranking away or the holidays I've given up for work's demands.)
Because I make my own schedule I get to do a lot of things that I want to do. This includes going for beach walks with my family, mid-morning, on a weekday. Also, going to the bank during bank hours, yes! And shopping when no one else is in the store, alright!
Some weekday mornings I get to do this.
And it is AWESOME. Awe inspiring. Awwww. Awwww Yeah.
(I am not mentioning, right now, the nights I spend cranking away or the holidays I've given up for work's demands.)
Because I make my own schedule I get to do a lot of things that I want to do. This includes going for beach walks with my family, mid-morning, on a weekday. Also, going to the bank during bank hours, yes! And shopping when no one else is in the store, alright!
Sometimes in the grind, beneath the wheels that churn, I lose sight of this incredible scheduling ability. In a word, FREEDOM. It's one of the reason I love my consulting business. Because I adore helping people craft a life that supports them AND simultaneously allows them to shape their dreams, daily. I ask my clients when I first speak with them, "What do you want to do when you get up in the morning?"
So TODAY, here is what I want you to do. Be you self-employed, 9-5, overnighter, stay at home mom, student, ALL OF YOU. Take one minute and reflect on one point of FREEDOM that your schedule allows.
Now nudge some other stuff out of the way and create more space for it. Make wiggle room. Stretch the boundaries. This is it folks, today's the day.
