About Me-Luke Joseph
I thank you for clicking to my article and reading my “About Me”. You have my deepest gratitude.
Let me first introduce myself, and with that, Hello! My name is Luke. I’m from Malaysia. Nice to meet you all!
Profession
After graduating in 2014 majoring Mechanical Engineering at the UK, I return back to Malaysia only to receive widespread news that the working industry in Malaysia took a hard beating.
Yes, it was the same year of when flight MH17 were shot down and MH370 disappears. Can you imagine the fear after hearing so many problems with the same flight company that I need to onboard going back?
It was a difficult time for Malaysian, as I would imagine the same for every other countries. This was mainly due to oil price plummets among many. It took me more than 50 job applications, leading to 20 job interviews. Only to land a mediocre job opportunity in a start up company.
Having said that, I am truly grateful for that mediocre job as a Project Engineer for a start up company. I learn how to start a company from ground. After a few years, I end up working for different company today (5 total different companies) — specializing in Project Management for 8 Years in total working experience.
Today, what I do for a company are mainly to make sure that the company’s projects are running smoothly according to plan and to report deviance while working on plan Bs.
Working as an engineer for profession, I have a dream of becoming financially independent.
But it isn’t because I hate my job, in fact far from it.
Bad Memories that turn out to be my personal Pivotal point in life
During the same year of my return back to Malaysia, my family was going through some muddy financial situation. It was largely contributed by my father’s bad, I mean really bad, gambling habits.
He was a diligent worker, respected by many of his collogue. And I never doubt his expertise on his field. But his money and risk management is totally out of the window. Causing us losing our family home. It was a tough time for each of us.
I was angry and hated the guy for quite sometime, not because we lose everything we have, but putting my mother through that ordeal at her age. During that period, my mother had a stroke and we almost lose her. Thank fully she was a fighter.
You can tell me millions of the good things about gambling, and you will never change my mind because of the struggles that my family have to go through. I don’t give one or two f**ks about the good thing that comes from that habit. I just simply don’t.
I wasn’t able to forgive my father until I realized that the struggles made me who I am today. And I can’t be more grateful. I learn how to forgive, for the first time in my life. I mean really forgive.
My bad habits with money, were washed away. I learnt the hard way, despite my father’s deep pocket in the past, that money is no laughing matter. That is how the world of financial, attracts me in the first place. Financial world, has become more than just a hobby to me, it has become my proverbial religion.
My Childhood Memories
Growing up, my father was rarely at home due to the nature of his job. He worked within Oil and Gas industry and were away from home more than half of my lifetime. Due to this, I barely knew him till I was at the age of 20.
We talked more as I grew older because of the similar interest we have for football clubs. Although we rarely talk about the deep things in life.
I envied those that have.
I never blamed him for the things that might be wrong with me during my teen years, I knew very well that he worked himself away from his family to provide a better life for his wife and my other siblings.
Looking at this, I would want to be there for my child. Always. I want them to know who I am as a person, and I wouldn’t want to miss every inch they grew over the years into the future.
My Why
I wanted to be financially independent from 9–5 job because I want and must have more time with my family. While I create online income by doing the very thing I love — writing.
I don’t care much about richness and what luxury stuffs I can buy with it, I value the freedom that comes with it.
The good news is that I can work up towards the goal from bottom — having independency from working traditional work into something that is much more modern.
Working for oneself on the internet.
Of course, this is a challenge that not just myself has to overcome, but for everybody else as well.
Some people believe that creating online income is easy, some said its difficult. I think its both.
In between my profession, and my dreams, the way out of the struggle is as easy as snapping my fingers.
Comfy job, comfy chair, but less time with my children.
That is the very reason why I write today. And the reason why I am here.
My Journey
I have been writing on and off through out my life since my teen years.
I didn’t start writing initially to earn, but more so because back at the year 2000, writing was the only form of expression over the internet.
Honestly, today, we have too much platform to express ourselves. In some cases, some over expressed themselves. lol.
As a shy teen, I first wrote about a crush whom I had for the longest time at the time, in hope that I would be able to express how I felt because I had no one to talk to about it.
I started writing online on WordPress. WordPress must be the oldest web platform right now and it still is one of the most popular writing tool.
Today, I tried to write in multiple platforms. Both web2 and web3 platforms. Mostly just platforms to promote my writings.
Web2: Medium
Web3: Bulb, Publish0x, Hive
I write mostly about self help, self education and its value, crypto, writing itself, and a little bit of financial education.
Here’s an example of what I write so far in Medium:
The Hidden Dangers of Chasing Multiple Income Streams: Why Diversification Isn’t Always the Answer
My Hopes and Dreams
Being a husband and a father to be, I feel that time became more constricted compared to when I was single.
Of course, that is to be expected.
Longing for the ability to write in Medium for so long (due to limitation of country supported), I am now right in it.
I probably will earn nothing in my first few months and looking to improve on my writing. I would like to thank my current followers and the Publications that allow me to join them in this endeavor.
I look forward to know, and learn from all of you while sharing the little knowledge and experience I have in life.
You may follow me in my journey through this link — https://linktr.ee/lukejoseph1102
