I’ve just been away on holiday with my  family and it was GREAT! I didn’t access the internet so spent the entire week meeting people and doing fun stuff.

Now, I talk to everyone and am always getting told off for it. However, friends are just strangers waiting to happen – right?

Besides, I find it much easier to chat to people in jacuzzis, saunas,  steamrooms, and swimming pools,  than just look at them, or worse still, not look at them at all. That’s too much like a doctor’s or dentist’s waiting room for my liking.

Also, when I played golf, went rifle shooting and hawk walking (all FREE activities and part of the holiday experience), it just made sense to chat to my fellow colleagues.

After all, we had a lot in common – none of us knew what we were doing!

I found out all sorts  of things just by passing the time of day and being friendly.  One thing I discovered,  is a lot of people are dissatisfied with their lives for one reason or another.

Most hate their jobs, or lack of them.

Now I’m sure you’ve heard people describe a JOB as standing for Just Over Broke, meaning employers pay just enough to keep their staff, and employees do just enough to prevent themselves being sacked.

I guess I’ve always been lucky, because I’ve always thoroughly enjoyed  what I’ve done, and felt I’ve been fairly rewarded for my input, but nothing compares to what I’m doing now.

So what am I doing, apart from having fun?

Well, I’m creating a web presence, just by being “me”.

I talk about all sorts of different things in my articles, books, blogs and websites, and hopefully amuse, inform and educate people at the same time.

Of course, I won’t appeal to everyone – nobody does, but the nice thing  about being on line, as opposed to being in a “job”,  is you have the choice whether you hang out with me and listen to what I have to say,  or not.

If it sounds  fun -  it is, at least, I think so.

Anyway, going back to chatting to people on holiday, and one chap I met in the steam room is shortly going on his first school reunion. He hasn’t met his fellow students for 25 years and told me he was trying to lose weight, grow some hair and earn several thousand pounds before the big day.

He said he wanted to appear more successful than he really was.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with aspiring to be something you’re not ,as long as you want to change for the right reasons.

I’m all for self improvement. Infact, I think the best thing you can do for yourself  is continue to educate yourself.

After all, anyone can just grow old. 

That’s easy.

However, it’s also important to be yourself.

Most people don’t see themselves as other people see them, and if others only value you because of your appearance or the amount of money you have, then maybe they aren’t the type of individuals whose opinions really matter.

What do you think?

Another woman I spoke to, had just retired and said she was kicking her heels trying to find something to do with her life that was inexpensive and fun.

I suggested she try blogging. 

How about you?  Are you looking for something extra in your life?

If so, you may want to try blogging yourself. 

Whatever, you decide, remember this:-

Your thoughts create your life.

If you want to change your life,  you have to change the way you think, because your thoughts will  produce an action and that action will create a result.

The bottom line is – if you want to change your life then YOU have to CHANGE your life.

Just do it for yourself though – not for other people.

Think about what you like to do best when you’re not working so hard,and maybe start creating YOUR presence on line by talking about it.

You may really enjoy it .

Have fun!

Jean Shaw

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