There are just two more days to finish out the year. Instead of focusing on Resolutions for next year, perhaps we should think of what we can accomplish in the last two days of 2011!
The following quotation is from Grenville Kleiser, who lived from 1868-1953. He was an American writer best known for his writings on humor, inspiration and positive thinking.
Happy New Year!
Steve Anderson
President of Workamper News
Dear Dreamers,
Ah, the Holidays! As hectic a time as this is, I thought I would simply share what attendees at the October Rendezvous had to say about their motivations to become Workampers. See how like-minded you are with your motivations to enjoy America, one job at a time!
Motivations:
1. Support my traveling habit;
2. Different experiences; save money while traveling
3. Keep busy;
4. Love outdoors;
5. Stay in touch with grandchildren all across the country
6. Retirement option
7. Get out of the rate race
8. Meet new people
9. Learn new skills
10. Stay long enough in an area to really learn about it
11. Visit friends and family
12. Live “for a time” (not visit) in other parts of the country
13. See God’s beautiful creations
14. My husband! X2 (but now love it!)
15. Need a little money while travel
16. Support lifestyle
17. Downsize; see the country
18. Camping lifestyle;
19. Wanderlust!
20. Lifeboat to weather any economic condition [Darren]
21. Offer my kids an amazing childhood
22. Change.
23. See country on limited budget.
24. My wife.
25. Retired Navy and I missed traveling.
26. I am a semi-minimalist and house is too darn much!
27. Fun.
Dreamers, I am sure you share many of these motivations and have some of your own. Keep envisioning reaching your goals, like visions of sugarplums!
Have a blessed Holiday season and stay motivated!
Ho, Ho, Ho
Steve Anderson
Dear Dreamers,
Those of you that are single, often believe that you are disadvantaged when it comes to achieving a goal such as Workamping. I won’t lie to you. As a single, you will probably have to work more hours in exchange for your site. BUT, there are actually advantages to being a solo Workamper.
If you do have a partner/spouse, keep reading and see if you agree!
As I have been saying in past blogs, it takes intensity and focus to accomplish your dreams. But what if you and your partner are not focusing at the same level of intensity? It takes a mature person to maintain focus. [Don’t we have to teach that to our children? And teenagers are even worse!]
At the Rendezvous, each time, there were a few couples who admitted to attending just because it was something their spouse wanted. It was really admirable of them to at least be open-minded enough to attend!
Now think about this: If you are single, it is often easier to achieve intensity than a married couple! You can spend as much time, as much money, as much energy as you want in order to achieve your goal sooner, if you are single. No one else has to be “on board” which gives you the advantage over couples!
It is actually the couple that has to become more “single-minded!”
If a couple can be single-minded in their efforts to achieve a goal; if each individual is excited about the Workamping lifestyle (or whatever the mutual goal is), and applies passion and intensity, then together they will achieve their goals sooner because their efforts will be doubled!
However, sadly, many couples are actually divided in their intentions and intensity. One might have that race-car-driver mentality while the other has the slow boat to China attitude? Aaaaaaagh! It’s enough to drive one crazy!
As great as it is to balance a marriage, when the object is to make a life-changing decision such as Workamping, it can be seemingly impossible.
Do you get the picture now?
I can say, however, there were several open-minded husbands or wives (or partners) that came to the Rendezvous reluctantly, but left together on the same page with a new and improved single-minded intensity! It was a beautiful thing to see!
As for those solos out there; don’t be discouraged because you are all “alone.” Other workampers are glad to help you and Workamper News will give you the tools to get it done. The intensity in which you achieve your goals is up to you to not let anything get in the way–so stay motivated!
If you have any doubts about any of this, be sure to attend the next Workamper Rendezvous April 17-19, 2012 or October 23-25th. Your motivation will intensify on so many levels, whether you are single or a couple!
See you down the road,
Steve Anderson
Your Dream Engineer
Tags: advantages, intensity, single-minded
Dear Dreamers,
Thomas Edison had a lot to say about success. When he was asked what the first requirement was, he replied:
“the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary. “
Thomas Edison was an unusual man, and there are few that can apply themselves so intently with purpose and the same mental energy he had.
In his book, More Than Enough, Dave Ramsey uses light as an example.
“Light dispersed simply lights the room, but when finely focused, light forms a laser that will cut steel. Focus has the power to create permanent change where nothing else will or can.”
Now that’s a powerful mind picture we can grasp! It can be so difficult to remain focused on our goal because of so many distractions. Our energies are dispersed until we lose the focus we need to achieve our goals!
Make a list of the primary goals you have in different areas of your life. Not the tasks, but the goals!
For example, if your primary goal is to begin the Workamper lifestyle in the next year or so, then here are some of the goals you should be focusing on:
1. Get out of debt;
2. Save for an emergency fund;
1. Determine your Domicile and solidify it;
2. What will you live in? Have you chosen your RV, or if you already own one, is it in good, working order to suit your new lifestyle?
Career Goal:
1. Decide on your employment objection;
2. Activate your Workamper membership
1. Talk to family, friends, other Workampers
2. Get your “affairs” (legal/health) in order
The above is just an illustration of how to categorize your sub-goals under your main goal. Make sure everything is focused on your intent (your main goal — in the case above –to workamp!
Work on attaining a goal in each area of life, one at a time. Don’t try to work on all of them at once! You will achieve the desired results when you find that inner passion or fire in your belly!
Tags: energy, fire, focus, goals, intent, mental
Are the above emotions we have lost? Where has all the passion gone? (No, I’m not talking about THAT passion). Are we numb to the idea of a fire in our belly, so that we only think of those words as something we need to pop a pill for?
In Dave Ramsey’s book, More Than Enough, he asks: “Why do we not get fired up anymore about anything except sports? Have we become so “civilized that we don’t care enough to feel intensity about anything? People seem to be walking around with vacancy signs in their eyes: ‘Nobody’s home.” Hey with some folks it looks like there isn’t even anyone coming up the driveway.”
If you want to reach a goal, overcome stumbling blocks, stand up for a cause, or prosper, then you need to find your intensity. Dig down deep and examine what you are passionate about! Without that fire, that passion, you will not have the strength to succeed.
Your goals flow from your vision and what you value in life. No one is immune to challenges. “The key to life is accepting challenges. . . . If you don’t like where you are, you have to change what you have been doing.”
Quit doing the same thing over and over again without success!
Here’s an assignment: write on a piece of paper that you can easily read:
Then, every morning, read that statement to determine if you are still on the right path. Don’t keep going down the wrong path! Follow the lead of successful people and go down that road less traveled!!
Put all your energy, passion, abilities into daily living and arrive sooner at your ultimate goal!
Until next time,
Steve Anderson, your Dream Engineer
Tags: fire, goals, intensity, passion, path, prosper, success
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