Author : Mark Coussoule
This is my personal testimonial that I hope might be of inspiration to at least one person reading this. Let's see how do I begin?Well, I have been in the workforce for 30 years. First as a self-proprietor after college, then as an employee for 15 years. Working for a gobal telecom giant I had never had the feeling of self-satisfaction until I took drastic measures to 'unchain' myself from financial obligation and then be able to take advantage of opportunities when they presented themselves. I was always 'chained' to my job responsibilities because I was 'chained' to my financial burdens. Several years ago I started getting rid of the 'comfort' items that kept me from seizing opportunity.I rid myself of the big house with the big mortagage payment. The 'impressive' car for the corporate parking lot, and so on. As an escape, I would go to the beach and walk for miles in the surf, gazing to sea and thinking, 'I need to go out there.'All at once, I was introduced to a ship captain through a friend of mine who was in search of deck hands. I got my Coast Guard clearances and credentials and took a job aboard his ship carrying molten sulphur. I worked in every position. Mooring, loading and discharging cargo, maintenance, cooking, and best of all, wheel house watch relief.The ship was classified as an uninspected motor vessel and maritime law permitted the captain to appoint anyone he deemed fit to relieve him at the wheel in his absence. In a very short time I was spending the majority of my 12 hour watches in the wheel house piloting this 500 foot mass of steel and cargo on the open sea.What a 'rush'. It was the most liberating challenge that was the gateway from my stifling corporate 'Dilbert' cube, to the presidency of 2 corporations, and a founding member of an online business community dedicated to teaching people about the principles of social networking. I did not know what was transpiring, but looking back, it was my transition and preparation to what really brought me happiness, satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.My destiny was not to stay at sea. In order to advance in my professional undertakings I would return home. After sailing for a year, breaking a foot, suffering 1st degree burns, being aboard during a collision with another vessel and more, I would not trade a minute of the experience.I guess my point for anyone reading this who wants to make a lifestyle change is this. Find out what it is you would like to do that would make you happy. That alone took me until I was 45 to figure out. Free yourself from the chains that will prevent you from doing what will make you happy. Then find your stepping off point. Mine was going to sea. Your lifestyle change point may seem less fanciful or less exciting, but don't worry about it. Just Do it. Do it at 20, 30, 60 but don't wait as long
as Colonel Sanders did. Well, if that's what it takes then do it at 75, it worked for the colonel didn't it?Good luck making 'your' transition.Mark Coussoule is a natural health and healing modalities reporter, entrpreneur and program producer for a large online broadcasting company. He produces a weekly natural health newsletter, a business oriented general interest newsletter, and is the resource library editor for the same website.http://markcoussoule.com
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