The Flip Flop Lifestyle

I did not vote.  Apparently, this offends many people.  The reaction I get when I told people that I was not planning on voting or still get when I told them that I did not in fact cast a vote, is astounding.  So to all of you who have accosted me in the last 2 to 3 months and so obtrusively informed that it is my DUTY to vote no matter what I thought of the candidates, I say this…  Voting is one of the most precious rights that we have in this country.  Period.  Equally as important is our right to abstain from voting if we so choose - that is part of what makes the freedom that we enjoy in this country so wonderful.  Freedom to choose.

Slavery is a topic that many people avoid like the plague but what most don’t realize or refuse to admit is that slavery is more rampant in this country today than ever before.  Of course, I’m not talking about iron shackles type of slavery - I’m talking about financial slavery.

Recently I have had some comments on this blog that have been negative in nature that I was forced to remove from the site. When I started this blog, it was intended as an open forum and I had no intention of censoring any input and limiting discussion in any way. For the sake of my ever growing readership however, I am obligated to moderate each comment and eliminate the childish and profanity ridden drivel that has been posted recently.

As I’ve found out, writing for a blog can be pretty time intensive to do correctly. I currently have 3 blogs that I am writing - each are different and each have a specific goal.

The first of these is this blog, The Flip Flop Lifestyle Blog or as I’ve come to call it, The Freedom Blog. As I’ve mentioned before, this blog is not directly for the purpose of making money. It may pay dividends in the future, given a large enough reader base. So the question is: Why am I spending time writing here when I could be spending time on something that pays off quicker and bigger?

I have been doing a ton of reading lately - probably too much. Looking back over the Success or Failure post from a couple of days ago, I decided I needed to put one more project on my plate and write an e-book. Time is precious these days - selling real estate is my primary source of income and between taking care of my own clients and helping manage the team, it can take up quite a bit of time each day. Maintaining that is critical and most of the “lifestyle design” projects that I am working on get pushed in to my personal time - nights and weekends - hence this post getting written around 1:00 am when I have to get up at 5:30 am.

Read carefully - I am going to give you the secret to getting started and succeeding in any sort of venture to create passive income, whether it is an internet business that you want to start or any other type of passive income vehicle. Make sure you are ready because it may come as a bit of a surprise… ACTION. That’s it. Do something. Anything.

Anything besides checking out another website or downloading another e-book with the latest internet income secret. Chances are very good that you are like me and have read a ton of books, visited hundreds of websites and blogs, and bought several (if not more…) courses on how to build passive income and make money while you sleep.

I finished the book and in a nutshell, this is my opinion: AWESOME. It really appeals to me on several levels, I guess. It is directly in tune with what I am trying to accomplish - weirdly so. This is a strong case for the power of the Law of Attraction at work. The freedom and lifestyle that Tim Ferriss is an advocate of and has achieved closely parallels the ideas that have been the subject of my intense focus.

I love Barnes and Noble - the shear amount of knowledge contained on those shelves is amazing to me. It’s an addiction, really. I have to limit myself every single time I go in that store.

I actually just finished a very good book by Pat O’Bryan called “Your Portable Empire” and it had a ton of great information. I read all the reviews on it and they seem to be split down the middle - either people loved it or hated it. And did so passionately. This in and of itself is generally a good indicator that it is probably a good read. Anything that ruffles peoples feathers a little bit is generally interesting…

I love Venice Beach… there is never a lack of things going on and there is no better place to people watch in the world. I love the ocean as well - most likely because I never got to see it as a child or maybe I just have a connection with it. Maybe because it it is so endless and powerful… whatever the reason is, I always feel more connected to the universal consciousness just standing and watching the waves.

Well, Christmas is only two days away and then the New Year is upon us. Traditionally, I use this time of year for personal reflection and to chart a course for the next 12 months. This year however, is different on many levels. With the dramatic changes that have occurred with the direction of my life in the past couple of months, I find there are many questions that remain unanswered and many uncertainties ahead.