Nomadic Neil

8 months ago I decided that I was going to save up some money and quit my job to focus 100% on making a location independent income. Today I told my supervisor that I was handing in my notice. Only a couple of weeks and I’ll be a free man again. It still doesn’t feel real but I’m sure that will change over the coming weeks.

I didn’t really explain why I was leaving, just said that it was for personal reasons. I guess I’m just tired of trying to explain to people what I’m doing. People either look at me with pity or incredulity. Most just seem think I want to be a lazy bum and that I’m not thinking ahead, or maybe I’m projecting that on to them. The truth is most people are more preoccupied with what they are going to eat for dinner later that night than with what you’re deciding to do with your life.

In the beginning I used to tell me people exactly what I wanted to do, then I switched to joking about it. ‘I’m going to sit on a beach all day and play guitar’, ‘meditate in the jungle’ or ‘I’m going on quest for fortune and glory’ (funny how all of those have an element of truth in them). Now I just say I’m going on holiday / travelling for a while. In Europe it’s quite a common thing to do so it’s not such a big deal. Funny how it seems more reasonable to people to go on an extended trip than it is to try and set up an on-line business. To be honest I think that’s down to not many people being aware of the potential of internet marketing and other online income generating methods. To most it still sounds like a scam.

A part of me is still a little worried about the state of the economy and specifically the volatility of the $, £ and Euro. My plan depends to a certain extent on those three staying relatively strong over the coming 6 months and that’s far from certain. All my favourite economic guru’s are still bearish. But at the end of the day there will always be something to worry about, so I’m just going to get on with it and take things as they come. It’s part of how the story goes, heroes often feel apprehensive and a little scared at the beginning of their quest.