In the 14th of my new Ask-A-Pro series, I’d like to present you with Coleen Sykora, an RV-traveling-and-living writer and business woman

In the Ask-A-Pro format, I’ll tell you a little about the author and how-to-find-your-dream-job expert . . . then via the Comments section to this post, please feel free to ask a specific question about the career or job in question.

Anyone (expert or not) is free to post responses to your query, and I or the author/how-to-find-your-dream-job pro may chime in as well.

This is your chance to get unbiased advice from a real, honest-to-goodness-been-there-done-that dream job professional.

So, here goes . . . Coleen on living and working from an RV and all things continent-trekking.

Coleen Sykora began full-time RV living in early 1992 with her husband, a dog, and a cat.  Her RVs have been old and new, large and small, travel trailers, and motor homes.

She is a freelance writer and lifestyle consultant.  She believes positive actions yield positive results.  She writes what she lives.

Coleen publishes the Workers on Wheels website and the RV Life and Travel website.  She also publishes two RVing ezines, Workers on Wheels for RVers needing to earn a living while traveling, and Life As We Live It . . . On the Road with Coleen and Bob, a personal travelogue with lifestyle information.

She is a regular contributor to numerous print and online RVing and travel publications.

In addition to RV and travel topics, Coleen writers about her other interests.  She is the content manager of Relax, Refresh, Recharge, a website with practical solutions for feeling better mentally and physically.  She is also editor of the Hot Spicy Foods website.

Dream Jobs To Go Titles
Get a Life by Living Full-Time in a Recreational Vehicle
Make a Living in a Recreational Vehicle
Get Started as a Property Caretaker
Get Started as a Flea Market Vendor

Current Profession
I combine travel and food writing with property caretaking and selling new and used merchandise. When we’re RVing, we sell at flea markets and farm shows. When we’re taking a break from RVing, we sell at our second-hand store.

Websites or Blogs You’d Like Us To Know About
Workers On Wheels
RV Life and Travel

What Would You Be Doing If You Weren’t An RVing Writer and Vendor?
Dying. Seriously, I love what I do and if I weren’t doing these things, it would probably be because I was lying on my deathbed.

Life Philosophy
It’s not what I intend to do, but what I actually do, that matters. The easiest way to finish a task is to start it.

Favorite Food
Shellfish and Cajun food

Favorite Read
Regional cookbooks, especially those put together by churches and community groups. They are cultural goldmines.

Favorite Author
Nick Russell

Favorite Travel Destination
The Gulf Coast – southern Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana

Favorite Music
Classic country

Favorite Sports Team
J-Bar-B Hill’s Ice Racing Team

Favorite Movie
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Favorite City
Tampa, Florida

Favorite Country
U.S.A.

Favorite Animals
Dogs and cats

Your Hobbies
Reading, writing, traveling, and ferreting out oddball things to buy and sell.

Favorite Websites (Other Than Your Own)
Merriam-Webster Online

Favorite Quotation
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.  Beverly Sills

Favorite Drink
Milk

Why Do You Live Where You Do?
We have a home base in Alaska because my husband fell in love with the state and wanted to own a piece of it. We alternate between living in our cabin and in the RV.

If You Could Live Anywhere You Wanted, Where Would It Be?  Why?
In my RV, traveling the U.S.A. Because of the freedom, flexibility, great scenery, great foods, new people, and new experiences.

The Greatest Things About Being An RVing Writer, Caretaker, and Market Vendor?
The flexibility and variety. I never have to worry about life being the “same old, same old.”

The Worst Thing About Being An RVing Writer, Caretaker, and Market Vendor?
I come across so many great opportunities and I just don’t have time to pursue as many of them as I’d like to.

If A Young Person Approached You About Getting Into Full-time RVing, Writing, Caretaking, and Market Vending, What Would You Say?
The two things you need most to succeed are desire and determination.

If An Older, Career-Changer Approached You About Getting Into Full-time RVing, Writing, Caretaking, and Market Vending, What Would You Say?
What are you waiting for? The time will never be exactly right. Get going!

The Most Important Piece Of Advice Anyone Ever Gave You About Life?
Strive for excellence — not perfection.

Any Other Advice You’d Like To Share With People Who’re Thinking About Getting Into The Full-time RVing Lifestyle?
The saddest thing is when people write me telling me how they dreamed of traveling and full-time RVing, but were waiting for something or another, and their spouse — and consequently their dream — died while they were waiting. Don’t wait. Don’t let your dream die.

Any Other Comments About Full-time RVing, Writing, Caretaking, or Vending You’d Like To Share?
You can do these individually, but they all work fabulously together. They’re all adaptable to many situations. Pursue them and make your life what you want it to be.

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