Ex moocher with a Moocher account - for now.
Posted by JossAmbrose 11 years, 7 months ago to The Gulch: Introductions
I discovered & read Atlas Shrugged over a year ago. It changed my life for the better.
I used to spend too much time feeling sorry for myself & moaning about how unfair life is. Then I read Atlas & realised WHY life was so unfair. Now I moan about it even more but with good reason.
Before reading Atlas, I lacked confidence in myself. I was a wage slave; that is, I always found myself in lousy low paid jobs that require no brain power because I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I didn't aspire to be a doctor or an accountant - I wish I did because life would've been easier - I'd have had something to aim for. Anyhow, I've always been good with my hands & good at problem solving, so I went self employed as a general handyman. I know how strapped for cash most people are so I like to come up with inexpensive solutions to possibly very expensive problems. Where possible, I like to use recycled materials when working on someone's property simply because it is more cost effective for the customer. I still pay myself well - I know I'm worth it: but often, material costs are close to zero. I like to do a good job & I have a good reputation. That is why I have customers.
Alas, I have found work to be thin on the ground at times. I've gone 5 or 6 weeks without a phone call. So, I set up a window cleaning round - which pays me really quite well. While I employ traditional window cleaning methods, I've made several improvements which have speeded up the window cleaning process by at least 15%. I worked out how to eliminate time wasted on each job, thus optimising productivity without compromising quality of work. I'm always trying to re-invent the wheel so to speak.
Once again, I have a good reputation - I have regular customers. Being self employed, I can earn in two days what it would normally take a week to earn. Alas, I still don't have as much work as I would like but the quality of my life has improved no end since going self employed. I have Ayn Rand to thank for the inspiration to achieve something, however humble it may seem to many. I earn a better living than many people I know.
I'm married with three kids & three cats. My wife is currently reading Atlas Shrugged.
I used to spend too much time feeling sorry for myself & moaning about how unfair life is. Then I read Atlas & realised WHY life was so unfair. Now I moan about it even more but with good reason.
Before reading Atlas, I lacked confidence in myself. I was a wage slave; that is, I always found myself in lousy low paid jobs that require no brain power because I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I didn't aspire to be a doctor or an accountant - I wish I did because life would've been easier - I'd have had something to aim for. Anyhow, I've always been good with my hands & good at problem solving, so I went self employed as a general handyman. I know how strapped for cash most people are so I like to come up with inexpensive solutions to possibly very expensive problems. Where possible, I like to use recycled materials when working on someone's property simply because it is more cost effective for the customer. I still pay myself well - I know I'm worth it: but often, material costs are close to zero. I like to do a good job & I have a good reputation. That is why I have customers.
Alas, I have found work to be thin on the ground at times. I've gone 5 or 6 weeks without a phone call. So, I set up a window cleaning round - which pays me really quite well. While I employ traditional window cleaning methods, I've made several improvements which have speeded up the window cleaning process by at least 15%. I worked out how to eliminate time wasted on each job, thus optimising productivity without compromising quality of work. I'm always trying to re-invent the wheel so to speak.
Once again, I have a good reputation - I have regular customers. Being self employed, I can earn in two days what it would normally take a week to earn. Alas, I still don't have as much work as I would like but the quality of my life has improved no end since going self employed. I have Ayn Rand to thank for the inspiration to achieve something, however humble it may seem to many. I earn a better living than many people I know.
I'm married with three kids & three cats. My wife is currently reading Atlas Shrugged.
SOURCE URL: http://generalhandyman.biz
I get so tired of being the odd one out. I'm a recluse at the best of times - unless I'm working, of course. Most people I know on FB are old friends I don't see very often. Most of them have been suckered by the Left.
Galt's Gulch (in Atlas) seems like my idea of heaven. This too seems a refreshing change.