Things are starting to look up. At long last.
Yesterday I finally received the official job offer from Pitney Bowes,
and after many, many restless nights,
I finally got a peaceful night's sleep.
Well as peaceful as you can get with a 4 month-old baby!
Every time I get optimistic,
another part of me wakes up,
and reminds me of all the times things got really fucked up for me
nearly each time something great happens.
Sometimes I fuck it up.
Sometimes others do.
Shit happens.
But when I look back at how far I've come...
from staring down the barrel of perpetual low-income jobs not too long ago,
to earning an amount I never even thought of earning...
I realize I have a LOT to be thankful for.
And yeah,
I may not be the nicest guy around,
but I am a Muslim,
and I am so very thankful to GOD for all I've got,
words aren't enough.
I'm still working on changing my lifestyle, religious-wise.
It's not easy.
But it needs to be done.
Anyway there's a lot to do before I start on the 1st of April (perfect date to start, I know).
One of the most important things: I've got to finish my business plan for Tryt Clothing.
As much as I'm thankful for the new gig,
I'm well aware of how fast it can go fast.
And with a wife and hungry little baby to look after...
contingencies are in order.
The long-term plan is to run my own business for a few years
to the point where I'll be able to sell it off and retire.
I don't need a life of immense luxury,
just a nice house in the countryside of place like New Zealand or Sweden.
I mean I'll still work after officially retiring, but what I really want is to get into a position where I know that if I do lose my job,
we're all still going to be OK.
At the very least,
the business should be able to provide me with some income
in case things go south in the mid-term.
Oh and there's one more thing to add to my long-term plan.
A Porsche. Yep. Just one!
Next up, I've got to get on-boarded with a start-up
I've been working with on the side for a while now.
Well, 'working with' is a bit of an exaggeration.
They've only just launched,
and I haven't sold shit.
Don't even know if I will be able to.
But you can get your ass I'll try.
There's an Action Hero story I've been working on.
Sort of.
I need to firm up the story before
joining.
And I need to do all of the above,
while cycling every morning
and losing this belly.
Confidence is important,
and the belly is like a motherfucking black hole
that tries to suck up whatever confidence
manages to find its way towards me.
So much to do,
so little time.
Well enough of that.
