More ideas from Toronto

Being snowed in at a seminar in Toronto I ended up staying at my daughter Rachelle's apartment. I was awakened by something hairy under the covers, it was Rachelle's dachshund, Heidie. When I visited the washroom I notice Michael (Rachelle's hubby) working at his computer...at 2am! I am facinated with how he gets paid to watch TV and write about it in the Ottawa Citizen, and makes crazy introduction videos. I love how he has the freedom to work through the night and use his day-time for his leisure (walking the weinner dog Heidie).
This is defnalty another "attraction" for me to pursue my SailLancer dream.

Freezing in Toronto

Not in the sailboat this time....stuck in Toronto during a snow storm. I'm co-facilitating a 3-day workshop and mentioned this blog to my colleague, Carole Cotton. She explained how she does 75% of her workshops on-line from home. It hit me! I could do freelance on-line career counselling from my sailboat!

Now I'm starting to see how I could have enough motivation to work freelance by combining something I love with a work environment that is appealing. Carol asked if I would be interested in meeting an acquaintance whom shares a similar interest. Hmm...maybe there IS something to this "Power of Attraction".

Am I motivated for freelance?

With a personality matched well for freelance work I can almost "feel" the freedom of working on a boat. But, do I have the skills? I took another one of those tests, this time an Entrepreneur test, from Business Development Bank of Canada, to see if I have "what it takes" to be self-employed. Suvey Says! I'm a little short on motivation. But maybe, if I combine freelance work with something I love to do I could be very motivated...and make me a happy SaiLancer.....I just made up that word.

Am I the Freelance Type?

I love the idea of freelance work from my sailboat, but, am I the right type for life on a boat? The boat "Natural Heeling" is not that big, a 21ft Sirius with a small cabin/kitchen...and a crazy-small head (toilet). It cost only $3,000.
As a career counsellor I would tell a client to take some tests to figure it out. My tests always recommend crazy things like Teacher, Plumber, and Rabbi.....I'm not even Jewish. However, I did check to make sure my butt-crack was not exposed. Well, this morning I took a Keirsey personality test and I am Idealistic. That means I like to do things differently, enjoy having control on my work enviroment, like to help people, and sometimes need to get away from people to "recharge". Sounds like good personality to work from a boat. But what about the skills...what do I have to be good at to be a "Floating Freelancer"?

Freelancers do it better!

You might wonder why I'm sitting in a freezing sailboat writing a blog. I blame it on an article called 101 Reasons Freelancers Do It Better, in HR World sent to me from a work colleague, Janet.
I was captivated by the freedom and flexibility of work conditions and time. I guess, working on the 15th floor of a Bank Tower in Tornoto has turned me off from the sound of buzzing lights and hissing air conditioning.
Why blog in a boat? It's the power of attraction...."send it out to the universe and it will come to you". So, I'm sitting in the boat with the dream of being here on a lake in my Speedo....well, I'm over 40, so it will be a pair of baggie shorts.
I question the "power of attraction" since I think I have "The Power of Repulssion". The more I dream abou this, the more I doubt it. Will I really like to live a dream, or will the dream be spoiled by living it? Anyone, out there in the "universe", living a dream? What's it like?

What the heck am I doing in a freezing sailboat?!

Hi;

A work colleague, Dana, said "Why don't you start a blog about your dream to make a living from your sailboat", so I did.

I have no clue why am out here in my sail boat in -18c, freezing my butt of typing a blog. She just said "do it", you can find answers that way.

So, if you are like me and trying to figure out how to live your career dream, maybe this can be interesting. The ironic part as that I have been a career counsellor for 12 years, and still can't figure out what I want to be when I grow up!