Dagar Groblad

Winston Troughton wrote:...This is especially hard to do sustainably while having adult responsibilities such as putting food on the table and having to make rent to have a roof over our heads...
...As an adult, I find myself asking: "how do I turn my interests into something I can offer to the world and be compensated for it?"...... Everything I did had to have a ROI before I even began to consider it. That looming thought in the background was antithetical to learning for me....

That's exactly how it has been for me as well.. And since that has been such a big issue for me, it has also become a way for me to be useful to the world. By teaching myself a way forward and actually overcoming that wall of ROI versus PASSION, I also hope to help and inspire others having the same problem. One of the best keys is acceptance, and seeing the problem as a challenge. Permaculture teaches us to turn problems into solutions, so that's what I'm going to do.

Then if we can accept that what we do must put food on the table, it's going to be worth all the while to find a livelihood which makes me useful, gives me a fair income and let's me do something I feel passionate about. Then we have to prioritize what to do with the rest of our time. And once again, acceptance is key to feel happy, even though time is never enough to dive into all ones dreams. When I feel that way, I think to myself that; maybe one day in the future...

Ned Harr wrote:In my adult life I've had a chronic addiction to hobbies.

I can totally relate to your story. I'm exactly the same
And I agree that the life puzzle that comes with having house, homestead, children and work really forces you to use your time more effectively in some way. But when I started working with the methods I used in the course, it also made a big difference for me in setting clearer goals and using time even more efficient. That might sound stressing to some, but to me it took away a lot of mental stress because it got clearar to me also where to focus my thoughts. Before, my thougst where as widespread as my interests, and after they are more focuse on my current goals.

Robert Ray wrote:I never turn down an opportunity to learn something new. You will never have enough time to do everything you want, enjoy the things you love.

With a homestead, 3 children, a dog and work, it's hard to say that time is enough :)
So for me, it's been essential to narrow down my interests at the moment and really focus my time and energy on the right things to make life work out. I understand that as I get older and the kids fly out, I might have more time to more interests. So that also creates something to look forward to as a positive thing of getting older and seeing the children leave..
The biggest challenge for me has been making the economy work while doing what I love, which is still a work in progress...

Anne Miller wrote:

Now that you have found the forum are you having the same difficulty as I did or is your course helping with all the new found knowledge?

Thank you!
Actually, I'm not that new to the forum, it's just that I lost my old username. I've been around more than a few years...

I think it comes down to embracing your interests but not forgetting your main road ahead. And for me it's been very important to find that main road. It has been frustrating many times to feel such a strong urge to know and do all those things that I know I have the capacity to do, but not be able to becasue of lack of time and money. That's why I wanted to find a way to combine my passion with my income, which I think is something everyone should strive for in some sense.

Cade Johnson wrote:I guess it is a little late for me to "design my life" at age 64...

Those are some good quotes indeed. My favourite one is "focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new". Socrates said that, but not the same Socrates

Why would it be too late to design life at your age, you think?

I like to see life as something that can be built and designed with an intention. That way, everything becomes important. Just like a permaculture farm design. At the same time, having the permaculture lens on ones life also leaves some aspects in the hands of natural processes and letting go of control.

I agree it's good setting different termed goals as you suggest, but that can be a hard thing if the goal setting process ends up being messy and having too many loose ends. Hence the need for a structured method, I thought.

As the headline suggests, I have had this trouble for as long as I can remember. How do I know what to do in life when I have so many different interests?
At the same time, many of you, I'm sure, also feel the desire to do something for the world that is engaging, meaningful, and fills you with passion, while also making money.

I'm curious to know if someone recognizes my problem and if so, what did you do to solve it?

What I did was I used permaculture principles in combination with different personal development tools to make my own method to create a structured path forward, and I am really happy with how it turned out. I now have a clear goal ahead and I'm not wasting my time thinking about my future and what to do with my life every day.

I was so pleased, in fact, that I decided to create an online course to help others in the same situation. I know, I should have checked interest before creating a course like this, which took many hours and energy, but at least I feel it was worth it for me, and I'm sure it will be for you if you have the same problem that I had.

So, I would be very curious to know if anyone would be interested in doing what I did, which I describe in an online course over at https://www.Dagazmind.com/course/permaculture-design-your-life/

I set the price to about the cost of a lunch for now, and on top of that a 50% off coupon to all of you reading this. Use "permies-50" in the checkout to activate it. I would highly appreciate any feedback.
If you want to see the introduction video for free and know more about me and the course, you can do so here: https://www.dagazmind.com/lesson/about-your-instructor/
In that video, I tell a bit about myself. If you want to skip it and find the part where I talk about the course itself, it's at 11:45 in the video.

Looking forward to any thoughts. Also, I hope I don't violate any rules in the forum by promoting my course like this.

And I am very curious to know: -what did you do to find your life path?

All the best
Dagar