South African living in London...

Mission successful

2011-09-25T00:43:00.001-07:00

Hey morning everyone...

So as you know I've been trying to make some videos so that I could load them by to my YouTube channel then import them to my website that I'm starting up.

So yesterday was the day I had planned out for this, so I went during work, I managed to film for almost two hours, I got quite a bit done (still loads more to do though) enough for me to start editing them today.

The editing is going to take me the whole day ( I want to make sure my videos are perfect) then I will be uploading them to my YouTube channel which I will then link to my website.

So you guys don't have to wait that much longer... I should be launching my website really soon I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks..

Anyways have a good day

Job hunting? Use Twitter

2011-09-23T23:58:00.001-07:00

Hi good morning everyone!

So in my social media test I spoke about before you all know that I started a test in this test I'm using my girlfriend..

She is trying to look for a job and has now started using social media to look for that job, believe it or not but Twitter is a great place to start, when you search through Twitter you get all the latest job ads and they are all up to date.

She is now finding it so much easier than before, because instead of going to various different agencies to have a look at there website than moving onto the next website, she just searches on Twitter and BAM they are all there, nice and neat with all the details you need.

She has been so impressed, so much so that this has become her primary tool now...

The way twitter has changed the way social media can be used is amazing so if you are looking for a job or looking for anything, I think you will find it throughout social media.

So give it ago and see where you land up

Thanks for reading my post and have a good day

Different ways to use social media

2011-09-23T00:44:00.001-07:00

Well if you have read my previous blog post called social media then you will know I've started a test to see of my girlfriend can find a job using social media.

Other things you can do with social media is start a blog, which you are reading now...

Then there is advertising and that seems to be a big part of social media right now, everyone seems to be using social media to advertise from big companies all the way to the normal everyday guy on the street...

And it's working! If it wasn't working people wouldn't be doing it, now would they?

If you are trying to sell a product but don't have the money to pay for advertising then give social media a go, I have a funny feeling you won't be disappointed...

Anyway, have a good day and good luck with your future plans...

Just another day in dodge

2011-09-22T02:21:00.001-07:00

So another day has started and I'm at work (at my normal 9-5) I have come up with another good niche which I really need time and help with, but I'm stuck at work doing something I'm not passionate about at all

Don't get me wrong I used to enjoy my job, the things I have learnt over the years has really given me the confidence to do the things that most people would normally just pay someone else to do...

But now I have realized it's time to move onwards and upwards and try something new that could change my life, having a day job slows me down so much and some people don't help neither...

But if you want something bad enough you need to find away around all those obstacles and do what makes you happy because it's only yourself that can change how your life ends up...

Anyways have a good day all and thanks for reading this...

Social media

2011-09-21T14:11:00.001-07:00

So today is a victory for the tech guys! I have been trying to convince my girlfriend to join Twitter and Google+ so tonight she finally joined both of them

She has been looking for a job for awhile now and I want to see if social media can help her get a new job, it's a interesting test and I'm sure it will be very good for everyone to if this works.

Social media is in everything we do and it's how people interact now so this will be a new step in the social media band wagon cause if this works then I can see everyone trying this in the future...

So let the test begin...

Anyways have a good day

Quitting your 9-5 job

2011-09-20T02:33:00.001-07:00

So my goal is to be able to quit my 9-5 job and start my own online business, I'm in the process of starting up my blog again ( as you know because you are busy reading it right now ) and I've got my first website which is almost ready to launch.

I've also got an idea for my next website which will be the one I'm hoping will be the one that changes my life... Starting up your own online business is not expensive all you have to pay out is £10 a year for your domain name and about £4/month for hosting

Getting your niche is totally up to you and what you are passionate about, I have two good ideas that I want to process with...

The only problem I have is finding the time to do my normal day job then finding time at home to work on my website. But as I always say "if you want something bad enough go and get it" and thats what I'm trying to do.

So if you want to help me out then carry on reading this blog and please register either on the top left hand corner or on the right hand side of this blog post...

Thanks everyone that is reading this and to all those people reading this for the first time.

Have a good day and good luck with whatever you have planned for the future...

When life knocks you down, its about how you get up that counts..

2011-09-18T23:55:00.001-07:00

Sometimes not everything you want to do in life is that easy, there will be obstacles that will get in your way but if it's something you really want to do then take a step back and try and find another way around..

As most of you know by now I really needed to make some videos this weekend so that I could put them on my website I'm starting up, unfortunately for me I wasn't able to do that this weekend, but I have taken all the equipment with me to work so that if there is a moment during the week that I can film even just one or two videos I am prepared for that.

What I suppose I'm trying to say is if there is something in your life you really want to do than don't give up when something doesn't workout the first time, keep trying and don't give up it will all workout in the end...

You just have to believe in yourself and never give up...

Well I hope you all have a good day

Mission unsuccessful!!

2011-09-18T03:53:00.001-07:00

Well as you all know by now I wanted to do my videos for my website today, I went to to go and see if I could start but my nemesis (the little scottish fellow) is at work today, he is the guy who told me I wasn't aloud to film!

I can't believe it I thought today was going to be the day I got most of it done... Oh well what I'm going to have to do now is edit the 3-4 clips I already have and use them for now, then just update them when I can.

It's not really what I had planned but it could help me in a way, by adding a few new videos every now and then it will keep updating my website with new content... Let's just hope I can add more at a later date...

Anyways I'm going to go home now so that I can work on what I have already..

I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday have a great afternoon!

Today is the day...

2011-09-17T23:47:00.001-07:00

Morning what's up everybody? So I'm on my way to work on this chilly Sunday morning... Work on a Sunday I know that's quite sad!

But today is quite a big day for me, I will be shooting the videos I need so that I can add it to my website I'm creating, hopefully the stupid little Scottish guy that works at my gym is not there today so that I can get loads of filming done...

Getting these videos done today would be amazing cause then that will put me one step closer to opening my online business, which is my goal it's time for a big change in my life I don't want the normal 9-5 working for someone else anymore, I can't do it without all your guys and girls help so please register on this blog either on the top left corner or on the right hand side where it says join this site...

Well I hope everyone enjoys there Sunday today take care all

Thanks really cool too see what's happening..

2011-09-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

Hey what’s up everyone I hope all is well? So I’m sitting here working on my blog and website, I just show that I had over 100 people that have read my blog today…

That’s really cool thanks for the great response I even noticed that I have twelve people now on my mailing list and 10 people have joined me through Facebook I’m really impressed with that result cause I’ve just started and I hope I can try get lots of people out there to start following me… so if your reading the post? Then while you are here you couldn’t do me a favor and either in the top left hand corner you can leave your email there for me, or you can “Join this site” just under where its say Followers…

It wouldn’t take you long at all and besides you are here anyway… I am just going to write stuff that I’m busy with in my life at the moment with trying to launch my first online business and try develop a future in internet business, cause it’s time to pack in the day job and start working for myself and I can’t do it without all of your guys and girls help…

While thanks for the support already have a good day everyone

Just another day in London

2011-09-17T05:43:00.001-07:00

So for anybody that read last nights blog post sorry if it came across a bit strong it had been a long day... But thanks for reading it!

So I got up really early this morning I wish I had taken a photo of the cool sunrise this morning because the sky was alive with colors... Well I made it to work in time to watch South Africa win today!

I've finished what I needed to do today and I'm on my way home now, but I can't sit around I need to work on my website today and I need to make sure the my camcorder is fully charged for the videos I need to make tomorrow, so that I can edit them and upload them to my YouTube channel so that I can link them to my site...

At least I have some time to work on my site today, cause the sooner I can go online the better.

Well I hope everyone is having a good day? And enjoy your weekend!!

My life is really sad at the moment!!

2011-09-16T13:35:00.000-07:00

So I am finally on my home from work... It's 21:30 and I've just finished work I've done almost 14 hours I just missed my train and I'm sitting on the platform having my warm chicken salad, warm you may ask and I will tell you I should have put it in the dam fridge!!

What's going on in my life I'm 30 years old living in London the so called party capital but no I'm not out on a Friday night like most people my age or even younger I've been at work all evening... The worst part about it is I have to go to work in the morning, I start at 8o'clock but I want to be there at 7o'clock (listen how sad that sounds - "I want to be there") ok I want to be there at 7 because South Africa is playing rugby at 7...

Where did it all go wrong I sitting here asking myself, I ask myself is it worth writing my blog on my way home? Is anyone reading the crap I'm writing? So many questions I wish I had the answers too...

Oh well if you are reading this I hope your life is better than mine, I really need more time so I can work on my website I'm trying to make, time wow that word means nothing to me at the moment, but I really need to find some time, work on my website so that I can start working for myself or do something more fun with my life...

Anyways have a good evening or day...

Losing stuff...

2011-09-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

I hate it when you are trying to find something but you can't... Yesterday I started writing blog post down on a exam pad so that I could remember what I wanted to say, this morning I woke up thinking why do things twice? So I thought I would try find my iPad so I could just write it all down there and then send it to myself.

I looked everywhere for it but couldn't find it, it's the same problem I know everyone has had at some stage in there lives... You need something important and you look everywhere... It's always in the last place you would expect it to be!

Well I'm on my way to work now and I'm now typing this blog post on my phone, it's not exactly the master plan I had in mind when I woke up but it will do for today until I can find it later when I get home...

Well I hope everyone has had a better start to the day then I have had...

Finding time...

2011-09-15T12:36:00.000-07:00

So it’s my second week back from my holiday and I have been working every day since I came back, it hasn’t left me much time to update my blog or work too much on my website.

I was supposed to make the videos for my website last week Thursday and Friday I had set everything up I made about 4 useable clips when this Scottish guy walked in and told me I couldn’t be there even though I had got permission from loads of other people, he told me I couldn’t film in the gym (even though I was in a studio by myself) I told him I had permission he wasn’t haven’t it, even though I was filming myself and no one else.

So now I have had to change my plan and I had to wait over a week now so that I can film on Sunday when the gym is empty, so hopefully I will be able to film and edit my videos on Sunday

So hopefully if all goes well I should have my website up and running early next week

Sorry about the wait guys…

Sometimes its hard doing the thing's you want to do!

2011-09-07T12:58:00.000-07:00

So I got back from my holiday in Poland on Monday, I was back at work on Tuesday and it’s been so busy at work at I haven’t had any time to do any of things I really need to do, like work on my new website and to carry on writing my blog, but don’t worry I won’t leave you guys in the lurch again

So as I said I’m working on my website its almost done I just need to do some videos for one page post the to YouTube and then link them to my site, and next week I hope to have a meeting with Gavin that runs the Ultimate Boot camp and link some of his stuff to my page in the hope that he links my page to his…

Other than that it’s all looking good to hopefully be up and running by the weekend or earliest next week I can’t wait to show everyone what I’ve been working on! As I said though it’s just hard finding the time, because I work a full day at work then go to the gym for 2 hours I normally get home about 19:30 and that’s when I can’t start doing what I really need to do, so that I can feel like my life isn’t just about work sometimes!!

Make or break!!

2011-09-03T02:15:00.000-07:00

When you start something new make sure you do the best job you can… as I’ve said already I’m working on a new website that is almost ready to go online! When you start something new make sure that you do it probably cause otherwise don’t even do it cause if you want people to follow it, it has to be good otherwise it won’t work.

If you need help don’t be afraid to ask for it either there are people out there that know what they are doing and that can help you I’ve been lucky enough to get help and without IDSWebDesign I don’t think I would’ve finished in time so a big shout out goes to them for their help, even though they are really busy!

I can’t wait to show everyone what I’ve been working on this is going to be a big new step in my life and I’m glad I’ve finally decided to take this step… It is make or break time in my life and I don’t break easily!!

Getting help when you need it

2011-09-01T04:02:00.000-07:00

So I’m on holiday and while I’ve been on holiday I have tried to get a website up and running cause I know that when I get back to London it’s not so easy to do everything you need to do with work commitments, but I’m so happy the people at IDSWebDesign have been giving me a hand even though I know that are really busy with their own work and my work came up last minute for them..

I just want to thank them for their work I was up with one of them on Skype until 2:30 am working on my site that’s how dedicated they are! So if anyone anywhere is looking for an excellent Web Company with excellent rates contact them you will not go wrong they will work on your site till they get it right!

Without their help it would’ve taken me a lot longer than I thought it would!!

So a big thanks to you guys at IDSWebDesign

Everyone should try this!

2011-08-31T03:59:00.000-07:00

As I have said in my last couple of blog posts I have been listen to a lot of podcasts on my way to work and at work, they talk a lot but your own business and one of the things the talk about is Affiliate Programs…

There are so many of these companies online that you have use to add to your website, blog etc that when some is on your site and chick on an Affiliate that you have place on your site, they get redirected to that companies site if they then buy something from that site you then get PAID!! Yes you get paid!!

I have found about a dozen of these companies online already and I’ve read that there are hundreds of them out there so what are you waiting for… If you’re bored with your job and want to try something new this book will really help you out to learn what I’m talking about and before you know it we all can be doing our own thing… That’s unless you like working for a boss your whole life, I know I don’t want too

Can't teach an old dog new tricks?

2011-08-31T02:14:00.000-07:00

As the saying goes “you can’t teach an old an old dog new tricks” well I’m not old… Well I’m 30 now soon to be 31 wow when I say 31 it sure does make me think I’ getting old but you are only as old as you feel.

Well as the saying goes you’re never too old to learn something new and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing the last few weeks and do you know something I feel so much more alive now then I have for quite a long time now which is great

Changing what you do with your life has nothing to do with anyone else except you, you make your lives decision’s if you want to stay in the same job where you are comfortable that is your choice if you want to do the same boring things all the time that is your choice, but if you want to do more interesting thing’s with your life that is your choice too…

So what I’m trying to say is I’ve woken up… ARE YOU?

Getting busy being busy!!

2011-08-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

Living in London has been enjoyable, although i must say that if you don’t move forward you get left behind. It’s a fast pace life and you soon find yourself falling behind if you don’t get yourself moving forward...
It's good to try new things and take a chance in life, that is what i have always believed but sometimes you just need a kick up the ass to move forward

I have been listening to a lot of podcast's on my way to work everyday. I used to listen to music until someone told me that you don’t learn anything listening to music, and suggested that I listen to podcast's... It's so true what i have learnt in the last 2 weeks has been amazing!! And that is the reason i have decided to get busy doing some of the things i have learnt, because if other people can do it, why can't I? What makes them any different to me!!

This book has really helped me to get started...

Started Snowboarding

2011-08-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

I should've written this in an earlier post... sorry guys. I've started snowboarding i've been doing it now for 2 years, well this December will be my 3rd year, it's one of the things I look forward to every year to get away from everything, grab my board and hit the slopes it's amazing(cold but amazing).

The first year was hard trying to learn how it all works how to cut the snow(how to fall....) ha ha that isn't the fun part cause when you fall you fall hard...

The second year was better we stayed in the same area and went to the same slope so you get used to the way the mountain falls, you learn when to turn you realize how fast the slope is and you generally have more fun, you need to be pretty fit tho to snowboard cause you use muscle's you dont realize you have until you spend 3 hours snowboarding in the morning and another couple in the evening, the next day wow lets just say you know you have been doing some extreme exercise but it's the most fun..

Anyone that hasn't tried it really should go and try snowboarding, i promise you will love it!!!

Starting my new life...

2011-08-30T02:38:00.000-07:00

So as you now know i want to start doing something different with my life, im busy again with my blog that you guys are busy reading but i also want to start webdesign.

I woke up this morning and im playing around with my new weblog which is howtotransformyourself.com and i've also got a new domain name for a new site i'm working on, but i will give you guys that info at a later stage once i have added some content there for everyone to see.

I think that my life is taking a turn and i want you all to be there with me on this journey which im going to be taking..

It's a fun time in my life its always good to do different things with your life and im really looking forward to be starting something better(then doing the same boring job). Trying to find time is going to be hard cause not only do i do a full time job, but i also go to the gym to do my other project of howtotransformyourself.com then i have to go home and work on my blog's and websites...

So let's see how i get on... follow this blog to see how everything goes...

Photography

2011-08-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

So by now you know i have finished my 8 week challenge at Virgin Active and im now in Poland on holiday the weather has been great, i'm glad i've had time to recharge my batteries and i'm glad that i have found some time to update my blog.

We came to Poland for a birthday party which turned out not to be so cool cause there was a fight, wait what im i saying which party have you ever gone to that there wasn't a fight? Ok this fight involved me... Let's just say it was very one sided... haha ok wait i shouldn't joke..

We bought the girl whose party it was got a very nice snap and shoot camera, its fantastic i took over 200 photo's and the quaity is great i recommend it to everyone that asks me now about what they should try and get as good camera..

Anyway im here in Poland for a week still and will see if she will let me use her camera to take some more photo's while i'm still here, i might even put some up here for you guys to have a look at..

How things change in life

2011-08-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

Well first of all i would like to say sorry to everyone that was following my blog and to everyone that has read my blog and was waiting for the next installment..

Things sure do change all my friend's have all gone home now, im engaged to a Polish girl im still in the same job which is not cool at all but im trying to change the job front by doing my own thing now, i dont want to work for anyone anymore...

So let me get started...

8 weeks ago i started a challenge at my gym Virgin Active i worked really hard on trying to win, when i started i was 94kgs when i finished the challenge i weighted 85kgs which was great, im still overweight according to the BMI chart..

So my new goal is to see how long it will take to get the body you see in the Men's Health Magazine, so i started a new website(with blog) its still a work in progress as ive just started and need to add my eating program, exercise program and video's so you can follow a long. If you want to follow my progress you can have a look @ howtotransformyourself.com

And if you following this blog dont worry cause i will still be updating it cause i think this South African is about to change his life in London

Holiday's

2009-09-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

The best thing about working hard and saving money, is being able to go on holiday and spending it!! Although when i went on holiday the first time i went back home. I wont lie i was home sick already after only being here for 10 months!!

I remember flying home. I got on the plane and fell asleep straight away. I remember waking up when we were landing the lady next to me couldn't believe it. I was so tired from working so much!!

It was nice seeing my family again. Most of my friend's were living in London so it was going to be a quite holiday!! John was going to come on holiday two days after me so there was going to be a party anyway.

I got to see my house i had just bought two months before that which was cool to see what my mom had decided to use my money on. She had really done the place up nicely. It wasn't the type of place i would keep for age's, but i had my foot in the property market.

My holiday was 4 weeks long but 4 weeks fly by, there was lots of parties and i really had so much fun. I got to meet new people which my friend's had meet while we were living in London. They needed to have friend's while we were gone, some of them were cool people some of them were strange, but when you are having fun you don't care!!

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