I live on Australia’s Gold Coast, in a little suburb called Mermaid Beach. Its a lovely, sunny place to live, almost like a large country town. Not too big that you get caught up in the crazy pace of big city life and forget to take in all the blessings that come to you every day. Not too small that you miss out on the cosmopolitan conveniences that come with population centers.

We now have a baby on the way. A surprise that has brought us closer together. And as I was sitting here, watching my pregnant partner having a nap on the couch, I was suddenly overcome by an immense feeling of gratitude, that I am lucky enough to live the life I have built around me. I don’t have to go to the office or a work site anymore, trading my days away to put food on the table, I let my internet businesses do that for me.

I get up when my body tells me its time and go for a surf in the ocean, which is a 2 minute walk from my front door. Then, when I’ve had enough (usually when my arms can take no more paddling) I’ll go and buy a latte from the cafe up the road, come home and spend an hour or two on my websites, writing articles like this one, to make the websites work a little better each day. This guarantees that tomorrow I still won’t have to go to the office.

Later, at more or less the time I eat my lunch, the postman tends to pop by. This is without a doubt my favorite moment of each and every day, as the postman is constantly bringing me the checks that make what I do a viable and profitable endeavor, how lucky indeed!

And I know why I am lucky too. Its because I learned the skills required to sell products and services on the internet. Goodness knows I can’t sell in the physical world, I don’t have thick enough skin for the constant rejection. But I can sell on the internet.

I can sell on the internet because I learned the internet marketing skills and techniques that turn websites into cash-flow machines. I learned from the masters of the day and continue to upgrade my skills whenever I can. There is no room for complacency in internet marketing!

In light of everything, it is so hard for me to comprehend how so many folks complain about their jobs or careers and yet still they do practically nothing at all to change course, to work on something they’re passionate about. All it takes to do so is good planning, a lot of commitment, and the resoluteness to see things through. Oh, I think I finally know why, it’s just as Thomas Edison phrased it:

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Damian Papworth enjoys researching things on the internet. Recently he researched and published his findings about baby high chairs. This included a little coverage of high chair covers. Click here to get your own unique version of this article with free reprint rights.

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