It’s not Luck!

So it’s no secret that I like to have fun.  I like to travel as much as possible, going to concerts, party, going to theme parks, and generally just enjoying life.  I have been pretty successful at filling my life with excitement.  I get bored really easily so it’s almost like fun is an addiction that I absolutely just need to fill.  With that said, there’s one thing that people say to me that makes me want to break things. People say to me “you’re so lucky, I wish I could do all of those things!”  It literally drives me nuts!  I find it downright offensive when any of the things I do are called luck. Luck? No I didn’t win the lottery, I’m not a millionaire, I didn’t even find a golden ticket in my wonka bar!  All of the fun things that I do that they consider “luck” are part of decisions that I have made, often times calculated decisions.  Now with that said, I am lucky that I have flight benefits (my mom works for delta), but previous to that I did have an airline job myself for two years.  So yeah it’s nice that she works there, but if she didn’t I’d still find a way to feed my travel addiction, like get another airline job myself, or work out deals with my old work friends.  If you want something, you just have to make it happen!  One other thing people often use as an excuse not to have fun is time, they don’t have time off of work blah blah blah. Well that’s why I do what I do, as of right now I work marketing events and promotions as my main source of income (there is a link for my guide to working promotions at the top of this page).  That work is always contracted for a certain amount of time, which allows me to pick and choose what I want to work and allows me to leave nice chunks of time in my schedule (they usually pay pretty well too).  Also, I know how to find work like this all over the country, so a lot of times my trips might also involve me working as well. 

In addition to working events and promotions, I work seasonally for both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.  Working jobs seasonally allows me to pick up hours when I’m in Florida, but also gives me a tremendous amount of flexibility that a full-time or even part-time job don’t allow.  Just this week I work at both them parks and have a promotion I’m working.  So I mean it’s pretty simple, you decide what you want and then you make decisions that allow you to do just that.  You wanna travel but you think it costs too much? Get an airline job! You like going to Disney World but you think it’s too expensive? Get a seasonal job there and work 150 hours a year and you get in free for the entire year! Need free time? Consider contract work or work a couple of seasonal jobs!  It takes a little research and a little work, but it’s not rocket science, and it most definitely is NOT LUCK!!!