The Two-Hour Nap

On Tuesday afternoon, I got a runny nose. I thought it was just allergies. But I just kept feeling worse. By bed time, I felt pretty bad. I crashed.

Yesterday, I wasn't much better. I was able to work, and so I did for as long as I could. Then, at 2:30, I could tell my body was shutting down. So I went upstairs and took a two-hour nap. That's a really long nap for me.

Despite sleeping for so long, I still went to bed before 10 p.m. and didn't wake up until 7:30 a.m. this morning!

The reason I share this story is because I wondered, what would I have done had I still been working in a job? Would I have just taken the whole day off? Would I have struggled to finish out the day? Who knows.

The point is, it is such a blessing to have the flexibility to take a two-hour nap if you need to. Watch the kids if you need to. Run an errand for your wife if you need to.

It is not so much the earning potential that makes freelance copywriting (or any other work from home business) so great... it's the flexibility.

Comments

[Joseph Ratliff]

Ryan,

You said it man.

Flexibility is the main reason I started a copywriting and consulting business.

Leave and work when you want...for the reasons that you want.

No bosses, no commute.

Ahhh...the life. :)

Joseph Ratliff
http://josephratliff.name

[Megaan]

Hi! I commented on "Don't go to college to make money" earlier and started reading some of your other posts. Forgive me for being naive, but what exactly is copywriting, as a business? What do you do? I'm curious. Thanks!

[Ryan Healy]

Megaan - A copywriter is paid to write for other people. I specialize in writing direct response sales copy, including long-form sales letters, emails, space ads, etc. You might say I get paid to write "junk mail." :-)

[Megaan]

I'm still curious! What else? How do you learn? I don't necessarily want to ask, "is it easy? can anyone do it?", because I am not out to find a "get-rich-quick" or lazy opportunity that doesn't require work and skill... but if I have a standard of holding to honesty, and if I have an eye for what is good advertising/what looks good, and what does not, and I desire to help others, is copywriting a business I could learn and start? What else is required? I don't know if I qualify, and maybe I do not, but I am intrigued.
Thank you for listening!
Megaan