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That’s just life. Is it. Really?

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“I work for a good company. I do what they ask. They pay me a salary. That’s just life—you do work in exchange for money. I can’t complain.”

Er…yeah you can.  And you should. ‘Cause it’s not quite true.

This is the truth:

You don’t do work in exchange for money. You do work in exchange for a SMALL PERCENTAGE of the money that your role profits the company. And it is small!

If your role didn’t make the company any profit it wouldn’t exist would it? And the only way the company can give you your role is by creating a gap between the money you earn for it and what you get paid.  The difference left over is theirs to keep.

And then you go home like a good obedient dog to wait for the next small chunk of profit they deem fit to give you. Meagre earnings in terms of the profit you give to the company.

Is this really “just life”?

And in order to get that £100/£200/£300 per day what do you forgo?

·         Is it time spent with your children?

·         Is it time to pursue your favourite hobby?

·         Being able to travel?

Or maybe it is a less tangible expense. Do you give

·         Your energy?

·         Your libido?

·         Your zest for life?

Is this “just life”? Really?

Here’s an idea:

What if you could build a business around your life?

By using the power of the Internet. The passion of your interests. Doing what you want when you want. There is a world of opportunities. Trust me on this. There are now billions of people on the Internet. Each one is a potential customer.

Carpe diem people. Grab the ****** day and never look back.

Stop spending 10 hours a day wishing you were doing something else. Don’t dream.  Do it.  You’ll enjoy it.

Plus you get to keep all the profit.

But people say:

“I’m not that interesting. I should just find a job.”

NO! What are you saying? You are. Of course you can’t be appealing to everyone, that’s impossible. The key is finding the right people. To these people you are tremendously interesting. There will be many others in the world you won’t think so. But who cares about them. They don’t matter. Only the right people matter. They are the ones who will support you. And pay for your wisdom.

But how do you find the right people?

Well we are lucky to live in the age of the Internet.  Now we can effectively stand out in the crowd with a sign above our head saying this is who I am, this is what I do and this is why I’m good.  We can be who we want to be and likeminded people will be flocking to support us. The right people. It’s mind blowingly brilliant!

Gone are the days where you were too small to shout. Where you had to stand in line to be counted. To be noticed by a big company. There has been a power shift. Now anyone can start a company and market it to the world. Before you couldn’t be who you wanted to be. You had to fit their mould. Their design. You were a resource (Human resources anyone?) . Nothing more.

Not anymore.

Carpe diem people.

You have the power. Go do it.

10 things you didn’t know about Doug Pitchers, owner of DP Web Development

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  1. I won the school maths cup when I was eight years old. Two years later I came bottom of the class. Venn diagrams still scare me.
  2. I have travelled to every continent on earth. Except Antarctica. Every single country I have ever been to has something amazing to see. If you struggle to decide where to go stick a random pin in a world map and go where it lands. There will be something amazing to see there. I guarantee it.
  3. I have modeled for FHM magazine. I was posing as a junkie.  Sadly the expected inundation of modelling assignments did not materialise.
  4. I like to watch snooker on TV. It can be exciting. I also find it relaxing.
  5. I have never had a nose bleed. Or a broken limb. Or a black eye. I did cut my head open on a boat in the middle of the ocean which became an emergency as it was very deep.
  6. I once slept for 24 hours straight. For no apparent reason. I went to bed at the normal time and didn’t wake up (at all) until 10 30 the next night. It is a surreal experience to slowly realise it’s not 10:30 in the morning but you have missed an entire day.
  7. I starred on a Japanese TV show.  I was staying in a youth hostel when the manager approached me and asked if I would be willing to answer a few questions for a TV show. I said ok. It was not a formal interview but was one of those famous wacky Japanese show. You know extreme close up, lots of shouting and bad jokes. It was great. I even got paid. About two weeks later while in Thailand about 40 Japanese schoolgirls wanted to have their photo taken with me.
  8. I am good at magic. I know some very good magic tricks (mostly with cards) that will amaze you. Probably. Unless you don’t like magic.
  9. I was a door to door salesperson. I was selling aerial photographs of people’s houses. It is the most soul destroying job I have ever done. So next time someone knocks on your door to sell you something. Be polite. Don’t just slam the door shut. It has probably happened to them about 50 times before already.
  10. I am an excellent table tennis player and represented my home town. I can also play a pretty mean game of pool too. I can also play chess to a good standard. Not too good at volleyball though.

Oh I’m also an ace at creating, developing and maintaining websites so if you are looking for a great website or want me to look after and update you existing one please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Or just call for a chat I don’t mind at all.

You’ll be glad you did. I guarantee it!

Let me know some interesting facts about you.