I think I am very lucky to be in this position, but I have got many doubts about if I should quit my job.
I am 32 years old,
9-5 job:
Why am I considering quitting my 9-5 job?
Why do I have doubts?
I consider myself very ambitious. I want to develop my full potential and have further impact in the world. I think my next level is in the 8 figure businesses and wealth.
What do you guys think? Any external points of view would help.
I am 32 years old,
9-5 job:
- $170K / year gross salary
- $1.2M in stocks (current market value).
- Netting in average ~$2450 in dividends per month (net)
- I co-own a 3 years old company.
- My part of the current profits is ~$12K gross / month (this has been the average the last 4 months) so I could also use some of this to live (though we want to reinvest)
- Current expenses: $3000/month(it will probably increase in the future with kids)
- 12 months of current expenses in savings
Why am I considering quitting my 9-5 job?
- Lately I don’t care at all about the work I do here. So I am in a loop of no passion, no effort, no results, that leads to stress.
- I could focus 100% in what I like to do today. Trying to scale the business. Maybe even starting a new one. I don’t think I am missing the time today to do any of that, but I am missing to be able to monogamously focus, and I feel I would be able to achieve much more if I could just do that
- I think I want to avoid potential regrets of not having given it all when I had the chance
- I think I have got a safety net, and that the worst thing that could happen is that I would need to find another job and end up in a worst job/position than today, plus the opportunity cost
Why do I have doubts?
- I find it difficult to walk away from a job and salary that many people would kill for. Very good pay, and the time is very flexible (honestly, I don’t think anyone would push me to put 40 effective hours/week. Remote working 2-3 days / week helps with that)
- I feel like I would quit because I am lazy to put the effort to do it all, but that I could keep handling it
- I am afraid of the opportunity cost that could have walking away from 170K/year that I could invest
I consider myself very ambitious. I want to develop my full potential and have further impact in the world. I think my next level is in the 8 figure businesses and wealth.
What do you guys think? Any external points of view would help.
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