Whatās the thing youāre most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
The thing Iām most afraid of doing is changing course in my thinking especially regarding my career. Iāve always been practical and somewhat done what I needed to but now Iāve been considering becoming more of a free spirit.
Iāve been considering taking a break from my 9-5 so that I can travel on a budget and focus on content creation as my 9-5. I already have so much content but working full time leaves no real time or urge to take on tasks that donāt pay.
I think if I had 6 months uninterrupted I would be able to complete my Mona Lisa. I think if I was allowed to control my own time I would be able to be more creative. I think if I was just a little bit more brave, I would take the jump away from stability into the great unknown.
What would I do if I won the lottery? Well first I would be glad I finally changed my mind that lottery tickets are a waste of money and itās better to buy a chocolate bar instead.
Next I would hire a financial planner and accountant because I have heard that a high percentage of people that win the lottery end up broke in 10 years.
Next I would buy my family members houses or gift who ever I wanted to gift. Iām not sure if I would tell them how I got the money but it depends on the amount of winnings.
I would then quit my job Iām not one of those people that will stay humble through work. Iāve worked many many years, any and all I can learn about work I think I have learnt.
Finally Iād start my world tour visiting different places. I would buy a globe, spin it and depending on where it landed I would visit that place. O finally I should probably gjve some money to a worthy cause.
As a lover of books there are so many books in my list. Iām trying not to buy any more books until Iāve read the ones I have especially the e-books that have been gathered and not completed.
African Philosopher Reader – Edited by Coetzee and Roux – Found it in the library then couldnāt remember the name then finally got the ebook.
The W.E.B. Dubois Collection – Blackmore Dennett – Iāve read some of it including For the Souls of Black Folks but havenāt finished the rest
The New Class War – Michael Lind – Probably one of the many books I have been recommended by one podcast or another.
The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follet – Started it like Iām not sure when but I need to complete the book and maybe eventually the series
Winter of the World – Ken Follet – Read the first book but havenāt finished this one and the 3rd is waiting for me
The Federalist Papers – Alexander Hamilton – My friend recommended it
Those are few of the ones on the list but every year I also do a podcast book review episode of the books I have read, so maybe they list will be shorter next year or Iāll buy a few more to read.
Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.
We are always joking around in my family so whenever we are waiting for big news to take that edge off we never give the good news right away. We always pretend itās the opposite then it takes a couple of attempts to figure out is it really bad news or is it really good news.
Itās good because when itās actually bad news you have a little hope that noo they will tell me the truth eventually and if it turns out to actually be bad you have almost numbed the shock a little bit.
O another little tradition that we have recently stopped because somehow we are all āadult adultsā is because we travel a lot we ātakeā each others things right before the trip and you donāt realize till you get to where you are going that š® āourā favourite is perfume is gone. Others may call that ātheftā we call that affection to be returned on another trip