I went sailing last week. From Maryport down to Whitehaven. Just a two day 'adventure' but enough to blow away the cobwebs and get a few ideas rattling around.

It seems I wasn't the only one. I met a couple who live on a magnificent yacht half the year then when winter comes take down the sails and hoist the boat out of the water to be overhauled.

I met the couple who were in their 40's, at Whitehaven Marina. They didn't look to be at retirement age yet so as the wine flowed I gently asked them how they managed to live on their boat for half a year at a time. The answer of course was the Internet.

I would love to tell you what business they were in but they made me promise not to, and quite frankly I'm not surprised - it's a terrific idea! I thought I had come across every type of Internet business going - it seems not.

What I can say it that it started me thinking about how easy it would be to work from my own boat! It's all about quality of life, and I don't think I've met one single person in my life - not ONE - who had quality of life (lots of free time, lots of money and less stress) and was an employee.

The two just don't go together. I know I waffle on about it all the time but if you're reading this then the chances are it's niggling away at the back of your mind all the time.

You cannot be free and be an employee

It's impossible. Make the first steps today, and whether you want to work from a boat, a bar or Bridlington doesn't matter - it's the choice to be able to do it if you want that's important. Employers don't let you do that. Ever.

More soon

sara
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