I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Life is composed of different inventions. I have continued to work at different things and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something.
I've always worked on my own home and different places that I've owned. I really enjoyed it. But I'm a mechanic, a motorcycle and car builder.
I like what I do, and I'm very fortunate now to be in a very nice place. Which is that I don't have to work anymore. So the work that I do now is purely because I really want to.
I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house - redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything.
All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll it took in my home was not good.
Fear of failure held me back from being a DIYer for many years, especially after a few early attempts at home improvement projects went awry.
I tried all my life to make housing affordable. The more affordable the house, the more money I make.
Over the years, I have been a house painter, farm worker, paste-up artist, Easter Bunny, pizza delivery person, homeless shelter staff member, and counselor for adults and kids with mental illness - I quit my last real job in 2000 to work on writing full-time.
All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.
I never thought I would start working again, and I did, but it was really hard, and I don't know that I would advise anyone to step back the way I did.