Day 2: My Motivation and Starting Ideas

Like a lot of people I have been thinking about starting my own internet business for a while now with mainly the vague idea that an internet business would be a good thing to do.

Here's my motivation.
1) I want a business I can run from anywhere on the planet. If I want to spend 3 months in Brazil, then I want to be able to do it without taking extended leave from my business. (hmmm, sounds like an internet business)
2) I want to decide when I work - if its a nice day I think I should be allowed to go outside and work later in the evening. If the weather is crappy, then I can work during the day. (sounds like an internet business where I am the boss)
3) I want to learn. I want some practical experience in what really makes a business successful. I've worked for a big company and learned that only a very small percentage of the people have any real appreciation for what matters and what doesn't in terms of satisfying your customers and making money. You can only learn so much in that environment, I need a new learning platform (sounds like I want a small enough company to be able to touch and feel everything).
4) I want to be in control of my destiny. When I come up with something great, I want to benefit from it. When I screw up I want to know it and feel the impact of it (back to that learning thing). I think we all have the potential for greatness. Now I want to find it and prove it in myself.

I want a small, fully-owned, mobile business.

Here's my Plan
I have taken 2 months off work. I just came back from a month in Costa Rica to get work out of my head. March is now dedicated to figuring out how to start my internet empire and getting started.

Here are my 2 starting ideas:
1) There must be a way to leverage my existing expertise on the internet.
2) There must be a way to get started in something completely new.

How? I'm not sure yet, but I have a few ideas, I'll let you know what I come up with...