Making money is art...

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art" Andy Warhol

It's quite something to look back at my early blogs almost a year ago and really get present to how far I've got since then. What seemed like a far off dream, I have achieved and it's every bit as liberating and fulfilling as I had imagined.

I wrote an early blog at the beginning of my Careershift called 'Days when I did what I did simply because I enjoyed it'. I remembered with nostalgia, happier days: 'a time of no limits, when I dreamed freely and created whatever role I wanted for myself...Playing with colour and patterns, learning and discovering as I went along, being with people, creating with them, connecting with them, I was content, fulfilled and happy. I did things because I enjoyed doing them, because I wanted to have fun. I knew what I wanted to do and I did it.'

Almost a year down the line and that's exactly what my life and working days look like now. I have mastered the art of earning money doing things I enjoy. I love my lifestyle, love the different kinds of work I do. I have discovered that work can be a wonderful source of new experiences, creativity, fun and adventure. I now have a portfolio career of 5 different strands, adding more all the time.

Since starting my careershift journey I have developed a confidence to create and grab new and exciting work opportunities. For example most recently a job in Athens for an events company led to the opportunity of leading a weekly Spanish workshop for the staff of the events company on my return to London.

I don't know where these oporutnities are going to lead, but I always have a good feel for an opportunity that has potential to open new and unexpected doors. That's the adventure of it.

So, I now feel I have achieved what I set out to achieve. I proved, not just for myself, but for all you Careershifters out there that working in a way that you love really is possible. Work doesn't have to be hard and it can be so much fun!

Now I'm ready for a new challenge. I want to master the art of making money in abundance while doing things that I love. I want to discover and master the art of business.

The same old doubts of whether it is really possible, whether I have what it takes, arise again. And although the doubt is uncomfortable it also serves as a means to motivate me. I love a good challenge – I'll prove that it can be done. We can do what we love and earn all the money we want.

But I know little about the art of business and creating an abundance of money. It's a whole new world for me to explore. So where to start? First things first – who can I learn from? Biographies of successful entrepeuneurs and the story of companies like Innocent Smoothies and Ebay seem like the logical first step. So I search the internet and browse some books. But I'd also like to hear these people talk, meet some successful entrepeneurs, learn from them, maybe even find myself a mentor.

So watch this space. This kid's going to get rich.