I would like to wish everybody visiting this site a Merry Christmas.
I finished the nightshift this morning and was greeted on my return home with a champagne breakfast. As a result, Christmas is currently rather merry what with me feeling very sleepy and very sensitive to the effects of champagne!
I am thinking of my friends today in far off places and thinking that maybe, just maybe I will be where they are this time next year. Even if it is only for Christmas.

After some time contemplating what to do next with Leave The Office I have started to build some site pages. I will add pages as soon as they are in a ready state. It’s really motivating once one page takes shape. I am getting to grips with designing page templates and I am getting used to working with graphic design software too to make my pages look a little more polished.

Once I am happy with my site-building skills I will apply them to other websites that will have a more serious goal of making money. I want to state here and now, in case I forget further down the line that I intend to enjoy this whole process and not get attached to whether I make a lot of money or not.

I always feel that it is most important in life to be constantly creative. That is the only way to keep things fresh and alive.

After finishing the night shift for a few days I have had little chance to do anything, but sleep. I hope I can get more into a rhythm and make the best use of my time off with regard to my big “vision” although what that is I don’t know exactly.

One or two events over the weekend have made me realise that I want to get on and create something new and fast! I am really in the mood to get a new website up & running, which revolves around one of my interests. I don’t know where to start content-wise, but I have found that just starting is the important part. It all unfolds from there.

So the tip for the day is to just start something and get into it….. As long as it’s legal of course!

Now I am nearly up to speed with my duties at work I can feel a little more relaxed and I am really keen now to embark on one or two websites. The ideas are there for several, but it’s transfering the ideas in my head to the real world and being patient enough to allow them to grow at a realistic pace.

This is ok. I am looking at the possibility of creating a flash website based around music, which is going to be quite a long term thing as I have to learn Flash developing. I’ve also read about different ways that webpages can be designed & created and I want to try a few out to see what suits me.

After having an idea pointed out to me I am interested in creating blog-type sites like this one. I’ll see how it goes and I’d like to hear from anyone who may be interested in me doing this for them. I could do one or two for free to get my portfolio up & running and then take it from there.

The other pages on this site are going to get an overhaul too very soon.

Well I am going to be starting the shift pattern tomorrow and after studying the rota for the next year, it seems that I will have a lot of time off including the chance to have about a month off twice in the year in April/May and September/October.

This is great news! I’ll be able to get a feeling of what I am aiming for whilst I am thousands of miles away from the office and it means I’ll get much more quality time with Kan than I could ever dream of with a normal 9 to 6 job. Seeing as I have nothing much to do in the way of socialising when I am in the UK I’ll be able to save a good chunk of what I earn and I am even starting to think that it may be possible to buy a nice house/apartment in Thailand, paying it off with my UK earnings and renting it out for a while. Kan will be able to help keep an eye on the place too.

The time off I have whilst in the UK will also be great for me to put many wheels in motion regarding my web-business ideas and my creative projects, which are mainly music based. Shift work is a good arrangement for a musician like me.

In a way I feel like I have nearly left the office already seeing as I will not be commuting 5 days a week on a crowded train. I do feel sorry for all those miserable faces on their way to their chosen “chain gang”!

There are many ways of being inspired to move closer to your goals. Reading a success story for instance. Although what I find when I read about someone else’s success is that I feel inspired to do something myself, but then I get into a “thinking spin”, trying to come up with ideas and getting despondent when nothing comes right away.

This is where I think conversation is king and I don’t mean small talk. I am no good at that. The stranger on the bus who starts talking to you might just turn out to be a life-changing genius!

I find that the office is rife with small talk and a little work related discussion thrown in for good measure. On those rare occassions when you do have a real conversation with a colleague and I don’t just mean a deep discussion on the meaning of life, you may find yourself talking a new idea into existence that will steer you just where you need to be.

I haven’t had such a conversation in my new job as of yet, but I think there is a good possibility of it as the office where I work is the most culturaly diverse one I have ever worked in. I’ve lost count of the number of nationalities working there. It’s amazing.

Anyway… Leave the office? I think it’s healthier for me not to think about this too much. The attachment to a particular goal in an imagined future can keep you from noticing opportunities and inspiration in the present.

As the lady in my life says “Don’t think too much!”

I think this blog site is going to develop into a testing platform as I learn about maintaining websites and come up with ideas.

I have a few ideas for websites into which I want to incorporate affiliate links & Adsense etc… the usual stuff. This will give me a way of learning what actions to take to start making money.

This site as it stands now can’t really do that as it is really a way for me to put my thoughts into words, but it’s those words that will determine the direction as the blog evolves.

I am unsure whether to push this site into the direction of simply online, money-making or more of a place to talk about acheiving personal goals.

If I go the way of the latter then it is my intention to create a busy forum that will attract many people who want to share discussion of their ambitions and help each other fulfil them.

Another comment on the blog and a very encouraging one too! Now I have a seed of an idea sown in my head and who knows it may be the beginning of an interesting journey.

I am excited because although it’s just a feint glimmer now, it has made me see that everyday holds opportunities and inspiration.

Wow this blog is starting to sound like a spiritual journey…… I suppose it is!