Hi there, my name’s Lish, I’m a normal 26 year old girl from South Africa. Like many people, I have a steady 9 – 5 job that provides me with enough income to get by each month. I get up early each morning, drive about an hour to work, work my eight hours, drive back home, eat, sleep and repeat. This might sound fine to someone who absolutely loves their work, but let’s face it, many of us are stuck doing jobs we don’t love and working longer hours than we want to.

Towards the future

Ideally, I want to have the financial freedom to be able to do the things I love and enjoy, from travelling the globe to spending time with friends and family at home. I’ve spent the last couple of years of my life dreaming of this wonderful life I will have one day in the future, thinking one day I will write that best seller book, one day I will have that million dollar idea that will put me on the map and transform my life – but you know what, my life could end tomorrow. Your life could end tomorrow. And I realised that if I just keep dreaming about this future without taking action, I will probably continue to dream until the day I die, without ever having reached or lived the kind of life I wanted to. And I don’t want to die with regrets. Life is happening right now, and I don’t want to keep missing out on things today because I’m waiting for that “someday” in the future to happen.

With that rant over, my point is – I’m sure that I cannot be the only one who feels like they need to change the direction their life is headed. And while they say money isn’t everything, it sure does afford you the opportunity to do what you want and experience life in your own terms.

So with all that in mind, I’ve decided that 2017 will be the year that I start my journey to achieving online financial success. I’ve searched all over the internet for ways to accomplish this and finally stumbled upon a legitimate platform known as Wealthy Affiliate, which teaches ordinary people like me (and you) how to build an online business. I’ll be trying out different approaches as I learn about them through Wealthy Affiliate and will keep you updated on my progress. Hopefully you’ll be able to learn something from my endeavours and will be inspired to make changes in your life if you’re not happy with your current situation.

I’d like to share with you one of my favourite quotes from Chris Hadfield, which I hope will make some impact and resonate with you:

“Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow, and the day after that. Look at who you want to be, and start sculpting yourself into that person. You may not get exactly where you thought you’d be, but you will be doing things that suit you in a profession you believe in. Don’t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don’t want to become.”
― Chris Hadfield

So again, you can call me Lish. Its great to meet you, and thank you so much for taking the time to read this – I truly hope that the information I share here will benefit you. If you have any questions or comments, you are welcome to leave them below, or get in touch with me via my regular hangout spot at Wealthy Affiliate (here is a link to my profile).

Your friend,

Lish