Knowing the path that's right for you

It's funny how sometimes you make a decision to move in a certain direction and all of a sudden, as if a compass were inside you, you just know it's not the right way to go. It might be more sensible, more secure, more logical, more realistic, but something quiet inside, deep deep down, something with total faith, whispers to you to go in another direction, to trust that it's the way for you to go.

After writing that last blog I felt a momentary sense of relief. Suddenly things felt certain again - I was going to get realistic and sort myself out with a job with a regular decent income. All this throwing my chances at a start-up web business - findng odd jobs until such a time as we make money, was ridiculous.

But it must have been all of a day when I just knew, I knew that Careershifters was the way for me to go. My inner compass was very clear about that. Yes, it's uncertain and noone knows how or when it's going to become a successful service and thriving business, but I just know it is and I want to be part of the team that makes that happen.

Perhaps it's as simple as this is work that I love. Maybe my well being radar detects that and says 'more of that please' - for the good of this body and soul this is the direction to head in.

Working on Careershifters energises me - to me it is play, not work. And there are doubtless going to be more moments of anxiety and uncertainty to come, but that's what happens when you take a leap of faith. Probably time I just get used to the anxiety and uncertainty rather than falling all over the place looking for stability.

At the moment I have about £1500 in the bank (well I will do once the cheques come through). With no rent to pay I can afford to throw myself fully into Careershifters for the next 2 months (sod the guilt of living rent free). And if I do run out of money I know I can easily make some more.

No successful business ever got off the ground with the gurantee that they were going to be a success. It takes people with courage, commitment and faith to create a successful business. Or as my friend Petra once said 'it just takes ignorance - if people knew what it really took to set up your own business, I don't think they'd do it'.

Well, either way, courageous or ignorant, I'm doing it anyway.