I've got an idea. I've got an idea of what that idea will look like. Now I need to figure out how to implement the idea.

Starting an Internet marketing business should be easy enough. Just create a website, post a few affiliate links, maybe a few emails and BAM! Life of leisure... As a grown up, I realize there are preliminaries to a life of leisure. One of the preliminaries is setting up a business entity.

My cat hides in the bathtub. The game is hide-n-pounce. The challenge is irresistible. With all the stealth of a liquored up ninja, I ease to the outside of the tub. First to pop over the edge and surprise the other wins a point. The game is to five. Hard to believe I'm still single. When I decided to re-sync my life, I was full of fire and passion, ready to put in 16 hour days, willing to fore go sleep, friends, and family in order to launch my business. As the awesome Pat Flynn says - It's all about working hard now so you can sit back and reap the benefits later... It's been 10 weeks since I've accomplished anything.

I have become unemployable. I am going to become financially independent.

Financial independence can take a lot of forms. My next step is some thought about what financially independent means. Nothing detailed, just enough to know if I've achieved success. So here are my top 5 requirements for Financial Independence.