Excuse My Rant

Hey gang, yours truly comin' at you again after OVER 2 years on hiatus. *sigh* Time sure does seem to fly...

Anyhoo, just got some new gear in the other week, and I'm more ready than ever to get this business up off the ground! Planning on printing a line of shirts tomorrow, hopefully will get some great pics and a video or two to post around the "socialsphere" lol.

Soooo, for those who have been waiting since the launch back in 2008, the day you all have been waiting for is finally here! I am putting my website online TOMORROW. Finished or not. I have been putting it off for way to long, and I can't tell you how excited I am to actually be publishing my own site. TOMORROW lol. It will still need some tweaking and touches, but all in good time. This goal needs to be met NOW!!! I will post a link in my next post. TOMORROW.

You see, over the past two years I've been working quite a bit, and after starting a family, changing jobs about 4 times now (long story, mainly because I want to work for myself), and landing a solid career in driving semis, I've realized one very important thing. It doesn't matter WHAT I do for work - if I am not working for myself, I will never be satisfied. Sure, I make a decent living now - scratch that. I make a decent PAYCHECK, but to me, it's not a LIVING. That's where the confusion has been the last two years.

I have been reading and listening to alot of podcasts lately about passive income +Pat Flynn, and it has really kicked me into overdrive to get out of the 9-to-5 mindset and go after my dreams and live the life my wife and I dream about. I've known about "making money work" for me since I was a kid, but to be honest, I've ignored most of what I'd been taught up to this point because I've been afraid. Afraid to fail, afraid to struggle, even afraid to SUCCEED. I mean, let's face it. Sure, I've managed a retail shop before, and I truly believe I have what it takes to keep operations running smoothly, but I've never built my OWN business before. I've never branched out and followed my own path, because in reality, having that guaranteed check in the bank every 2 weeks is a real die-hard habit to break. What do I tell my wife when we can't buy groceries?

But then I think to myself, you know what, I can read books and talk all day long about starting a business of my own and never get paid a dime, OR I could just launch out into the deep, take the chances nobody else wants to take, and go FIND that life that I want to lead, and have people pay me just for the tours!

I complain to myself EVERY DAY that I'm not yet working my own business, following my passion, and getting paid to do what I love to do. But you who's fault that is? Mine. My very own, and no one else's. It's taken me most of my life to reach a point that I can admit that to myself, but I'm not gonna cry about it anymore. I'm gonna do something about it. I'm gonna print my shirts, I'm gonna put up my website, share it with everyone I know, and sleep soundly for the first time in years. You know why? Because I will have finally done what I've needed to do everyday for the past 5 years, and even if I make $5 in a month, that will be more money than I've made the past 5 years just talking about it!

At this point, I want to say God Bless you all for your patience, and for those of you still reading this post lol. I really don't like to rant, but I've been building that one up for two years now, and tonight was the night to let it out. I love each and every one of you, your support and encouragement over the years has been incredible. I don't deserve such an awesome, loyal community, and I pledge from this day forward to do all I can do everyday to turn this dream into a reality, if for nothing else to inspire and encourage all of you to follow your passions and take charge of the life you want to lead! Your not truly living if your not living your passion, every day!

Good night my friends, keep your dreams alive! Talk to you all again VERY soon.

Inspired,
Levi