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Live to Climb or Climb to Live 24-Mar-2015 At 12:24:57 PM shortman

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On 23/03/2015 hamish_b wrote:
>So, the thought occurs to me - as it does to many - that maybe life isn't
>about the 9-5 grind with rushed weekends and a few measly weeks of leave
>a year. Especially if your job is just a job and its not what you are
>passionate about. But then methinks, if you going and become an outdoors
>guide, or a dirtbag or just work 4 days a week or 6 months of the year
>does it make you happy?

I din't work for more than 8hrs a week for 10 years. I made a living as a juggler and I can tell you that I was well over it after the first year. 9-5....whatever, it's the repetition that crushes the soul.

>Does it stop you being able to support a family?

Sort of. Seasonal work is best done alone.

> Is it a choice that can be worked for a lifetime or just a few years?

How long is a piece of string?

> Does it make you jaded toting whooping backpackers around the same 3 canyons
>or up the same 3 climbs?

I certainly became jaded about my chosen trade. Juggling was reduced to throwing things in the air and catching them. Not much else to it really.
>
>Any success stories? Doesnt have to be a move to being an outdoors guide,
>just a change to something more lifestyle orientated. Any failures?

Was borderline poverty case at times. Had way too much money at others.

>I have a lot of inertia keeping me where I am so its hard to let go. Perhaps
>some inspiring anecdotes could help.
>

Dreams and passion change over time. Things come and go.