It’s been nearly 3 month’s since my last post and I must say some milestones have been reached! If you have been following this blog, you will remember I created a “want list” of 30 “wants”. Below I have copied in the first 9 for your reference, and you will notice that #6 is listed as private.
—”Umbrella” – This is a lifestyle that is above the want list—
• Ensure that Jesus Christ is the center of mine and my family’s life and that we keep our lives endeavors, both big and small, in perspective with that which is truly important.
—”A” List—
1. Ensure that Jesus Christ is the center of mine and my family’s life and that we keep our lives endeavors in perspective. (Moved to Umbrella)
1. Prove to myself and to others that financial independence and control of my life is not a dream!
2. Become as dedicated to my spiritual growth as I am to growth in other areas of my life.
3. Use my God given talents in business, technology, and innovation to radically change the lives and realities of my friends, family, and those in need.
4. See my wife find and do what she is truly passionate about.
5. Be the best dad and best husband possible.
6. <private> (can’t post this one…sorry!)
7. Have complete control over every hour of my day. Life is too short to have it otherwise.
8. See and help my kids dreams come true.
9. Make $1,000,000 a month in true passive income.
Well, #6 has been achieved!!! I (because of absolutely amazing and indescribable love and support from my wife) have taken a giant leap of faith and resigned from what by all accounts was a fantastic job and career in order to take a chance on pursuing my dreams – many of which I have described throughout this blog. I have 1 year to ‘make things happen’ or else I risk having no choice but to become an employee again, but I’m not looking back!
I also set a goal back in late February, 2009 of achieving $1,500 a month in passive income (in my picture you can see that I used PayPal as a means of obtaining these funds in my example). Well, GOAL ACHIEVED EXCEEDED!!! And coincidentally (or maybe NOT coincidentally – I will let you decide) this is almost the definition of passive income – and the funds just happened to be received by me via PayPal. I will let the below picture speak for itself 
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The goal (well, being self-employed now I guess it’s more of a requirement) now is to significantly improve on this each month. The next “mini-goal” is to bump it to $5,000 by the end of February, 2010. It feels so great to be past the dreaming stage and to have all of 1 foot and part of the second in the ‘do or die’ stage. Stay tuned!!
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