Getting off the Fence

by JOB on January 5, 2010

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If you are still on the fence trying to decide to go for it and become your own boss or continue to cope with the limitations of your current job, I have a suggestion. Read The Dip by Seth Godin. When you do, expect one of two things to happen:

1. You will send me an email.

2. Nothing.

I can tell you what will make the difference. You are either a decisive person who can make a decision and move forward when you understand your situation and your options or you are an indecisive person who is uncomfortable making big decisions and always finds a reason to stay where they are. Either way, it’s good. If it is number 1, it means that you will stop dithering and actively start pursuing a new life. If it is number 2, it means that you will stop dithering and relax with your current situation.

The benefit is that you make a decision and stop playing what if with yourself. If, in spite of Seth’s advice, you don’t make a decision but keep coming back and fantasizing about becoming job optional anyway, just stop it. Decide to be happy with the life you have and make the best of it. Don’t torture yourself any further about a decision you can’t make. Otherwise, I’ll be waiting for your email.

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It’s not a crazy idea

by JOB on December 30, 2009

The idea that you can live a different kind of life – one where your don’t depend on somebody else to tell you when and where you work and how much you are worth – is not crazy. Just because you were brought up with an employee mindset doesn’t mean that you cannot change.

<div xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" about="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84905000@N00/3791956727/"><a rel="cc:attributionURL" href=If the idea of becoming your own boss and making a living from your own business keeps popping up in your head, don’t dismiss it. Don’t tell yourself that it is impossible or that you don’t have what it takes. You are not qualified to make that judgment because you just don’t have enough information. You can’t afford to let your future depend on what you don’t know because you can learn new things. Don’t limit your future to the vision you have now. Lean on others who have different knowledge to guide you to a new future and help you determine what you need to learn.

Tell yourself. “What if…?” What if you can change your life. What would you need to learn? What skills would you need to develop to become that kind of person. Then take some action. A small action is fine. Find people who have accomplished what you would like and follow the trail they have left. Read books that help you grow your thinking and work on the skills that you will need . (Don’t let yourself think that you are incapable of being the kind of person that you need to be.)

Reading is where I suggest you start but maybe you need something more personal. Leave a comment. Ask a question. Begin the journey now.

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Becoming Job Optional – Can you do it?

December 17, 2009

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If you are looking at this blog, it has to be because you think about changing your life. You are tired of being an employee and want the freedom of the life of an entrepreneur. You are tired of the limitation of being told what you are worth and when to [...]

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You Have the Power

December 11, 2009

If you are here because your want to find encouragement that you have what it takes to become job optional, you are in the right place. You do have what it takes.
If you want to hear that it will be easy, then look elsewhere. If you want to discover that you can do [...]

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The S Sector and Stress

October 8, 2009

The S stands for self-employed.  This is the sector where a lot of us aspire to work because it seems to represent independence and freedom. Professionals like doctors and lawyers who have their own practice are in this sector.  This sector seems desirable because in this sector you become your own boss.  You make the [...]

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