PaulNorwine.com

Who is this Paul Norwine guy? That’s a pretty good question and, honestly, I am still trying to figure that out. It would be impossible (and probably quite boring) to list the 29 years of experiences that have made me who I am today on this page. But I CAN attempt to provide a snapshot of what brought me to start PaulNorwine.com.

Short Version

Born and raised in Cali, moved to Texas for grad school. Built a successful business but got burned out and wanted something more from life. Decided to try this internet marketing thing. Cut the J.O.B. ties and started PaulNorwine.com with big dreams and false hopes. No worries, cuz I’m still rockin it…

For all you non-ADDers out there, the longer version is below

Searching for Answers

I’m a seeker – always have been. What I’ve searched for has changed from time to time but, at the core, I have spent my life looking for answers. In this, I think I am no different than anybody else. I think we all are just trying to find answers to questions “that have bothered us so” (Jimmy Buffett’s “He Went to Paris” anyone?). I know, I know – so melodramatic

When it’s all said and done I want to be able to look back on my life and know I kicked some ass. I want to have led a life full of passion, excitement, experience, and FULFILLMENT. I’m big on quotes and one of my favorites is Abe Lincoln’s, “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years.”

The Rat Race

Since I was young, I have dreamed of big things. I promised myself I would never settle for a life of mediocrity. I would never join the rat race or, as I call it, the “cage of conformity.” But, at the age of 29, I realized that I was doing just that. After grad school, I built a thriving and successful business from scratch. In just two years, I turned the San Antonio Sports and Social Club into one of the largest social organizations in the South. I was making pretty good money in a market with virtually limitless potential. I knew people and people knew me. I had what most people would consider their dream job. I don’t say this to toot my own horn or to solicit pats on the back – it was an accomplishment I was, and still am, very proud of. But even with all that, I felt like the walls were closing in…

I woke up every morning, and went to bed every night, stressing over the details of my J.O.B. I liked what I was doing but I didn’t love it. I ran the show but I didn’t “own” the show. I was wedging myself deeper and deeper into the “cage” and I was justifying it. I was becoming “comfortable.” And that scared the shit out of me.

So I quit.

The Goal

I walked away from the J.O.B. to start a new chapter. I decided that in order for me to really get what I wanted out of life, I first needed to find a way to work how I wanted, when I wanted, where I wanted so I could do what I wanted, when I wanted, where I wanted. I refer to this as the “whole lot of W’s motto.” Which brings me to PaulNorwine.com.

Originally, I had this grand idea that PaulNorwine.com would be my ticket to financial independence and, as a result, I could make my millions and figure the rest out after that. My platform was going to be helping others build their own online businesses and have them pay me for that. No-brainer, right?. You can actually read my first ever blog post about how I thought I was going to accomplish this (I Haven’t Made a Single Dollar Online and I Just Quit My Job).

Evolution

Oops. It didn’t take me long to figure out how naive I was. Building a profitable business using a blog as a platform CAN happen…but it takes time, a long time. But I started to realize something else just as quickly. Writing is therapeutic. There’s something liberating about putting my thoughts, my “real” thoughts, out there for other people to see. I also realized that the more I write, the more I actually have to say. And I’m beginning to like to talk…A LOT

So what is PaulNorwine.com? I no longer want to force a label on it. I kept trying to put labels on it but my labels kept changing so, for the near future at least, I’m reserving the right to do away with labels. I’m still in search of the “whole lot of W’s motto” and, thankfully, I have some things up my sleeve but I no longer see this blog as my ticket to financial independence. Instead, this blog will be an evolution of my experiences. I have a lot to learn, but I’m hoping I have a lot to teach as well. At the heart, this blog will serve as documentation of my journey to live the life I always imagined for myself. It will also serve to keep me accountable – to make me sack up and follow through with getting after it instead of just talking about it.

At times, I will write about personal development, online business, and lifestyle design because that is what I am most passionate about right now. But beware – at times I will also write about sports, drinking beer, and maybe even fart jokes. At times, I will be eloquent and philosophical. At times, I will be vulgar and crude. I can’t promise exactly where I go with this blog. But I can promise this – at all times, I will be ME.

Fuck it, I’m done – it’s Friday in Austin at 2:00pm on ACL weekend. I’m off to the gym and then it’s time to throw a few back with friends!

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Paul

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