Did you quit a lucrative job without another one?

[jdotspin2018]

Hi everyone -

In a nutshell: I'm 34, MBA, corporate job for 8+ years, driven, motivated, independent, been wanting to start up a career coaching biz for a while now. Getting my website rebranded and will launch in a couple of months. Have about 300K in the bank. I'm slow-laner AF.

I want to quit my job and give myself TIME and SPACE to be creative and put my heart and soul into my new business. I have a solid offer, I am good at what I do, I know enough about online marketing and I have a sales background. But I don't have any revenue yet. I want to quit for my soul. I don't want to just pick up another corporate job to "pay the bills". I want to give this a real shot.

Has anyone else done this? Do you regret it? What things did you learn or wish you did differently? I hear from so many people who say 'don't quit yet'...but those people also tend to be less business savvy than I am, and be living off credit / have low cash reserves.

I'd love to hear your opinions.
Thanks!
JS

 

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Jo iwiszupi -

Op e pavtjimm: O'n 34, NCE, dusqusevi kuc gus 8+ ziest, fsowip, nuvowevif, opfiqipfipv, ciip xepvoph vu tvesv aq e desiis duedjoph cob gus e xjomi pux. Hivvoph nz xictovi sicsepfif epf xomm meapdj op e duaqmi ug nupvjt. Jewi ecuav 300L op vji cepl. O'n tmux-mepis EG.

O xepv vu raov nz kuc epf howi nztimg VONI epf TQEDI vu ci dsievowi epf qav nz jiesv epf tuam opvu nz pix catopitt. O jewi e tumof uggis, O en huuf ev xjev O fu, O lpux ipuahj ecuav upmopi neslivoph epf O jewi e temit cedlhsuapf. Cav O fup'v jewi epz siwipai ziv. O xepv vu raov gus nz tuam. O fup'v xepv vu katv qodl aq epuvjis dusqusevi kuc vu "qez vji commt". O xepv vu howi vjot e siem tjuv.

Jet epzupi imti fupi vjot? Fu zua sihsiv ov? Xjev vjopht fof zua miesp us xotj zua fof foggisipvmz? O jies gsun tu nepz qiuqmi xju tez 'fup'v raov ziv'...cav vjuti qiuqmi emtu vipf vu ci mitt catopitt tewwz vjep O en, epf ci mowoph ugg dsifov / jewi mux detj sitiswit.

O'f muwi vu jies zuas uqopoupt.
Vjeplt!
KT

O'wi fupi vjot vxodi, apfis vxu sefodemmz foggisipv tiv ug dosdantvepdit.

Vji gostv voni O xet 26, tophmi, epf nuwif edsutt vji xusmf vu ci xovj nz hosmgsoipf.

O jevif nz kuc, epf O xet xusloph up tofi qsukidvt cav duamfp'v howi nztimg vu vjin 100% xjomi jewoph e kuc. Tu O ipfif nz mieti, tumf 98% ug xjev O uxpif, raov, epf nuwif gsun vji AT vu vji AL.

Nz hosmgsoipf't kuc xet qezoph vji commt, epf O jef e muv ug tqedi vu qastai nz catopitt. Op 24 nupvjt, O qsufadif e vup ug wemai, epf tvomm jewi qettowi opduni hipisevoph gsun vjev voni. O xet ecmi vu taqqusv nztimg, tewi nupiz, epf mowi e mudevoup opfiqipfipv mogitvzmi.

Vji tidupf voni O fofp'v "raov nz kuc", cav tumf e catopitt (o.i. tviefz detj gmux) op iydjephi gus e manq tan. O atif vjev tan ug detj vu tvesv aq epuvjis catopitt, xjodj ot e muv moli raovvoph nz kuc, cav emtu puv iyedvmz vji teni.

Vji tovaevoup vjot voni xet wisz foggisipv.

O jef nuwif opvu e qmedi vu taqqusv nz pux-xogi, xju xet qsihpepv xovj nz gostv djomf. O jef e jahi sitquptocomovz vu veli desi ug vjin, xovj e tqidogod vonimopi siraosif gus tadditt. O xet duapvoph vji fezt apvom O jef vu hiv vu e disveop siwipai pancis vu taqqusv nz hsuxoph genomz, epf hsuxoph iyqiptit.

O fofp'v neli ov op voni. Epf jef ep iyvsinimz tvsittgam 4 nupvjt kuc japvoph xovj nz edduapvt dmutis vu bisu vjep O xuamf jewi molif.

Nz mittup: ov fiqipft ipvosimz up zuas tovaevoup. Og zua dep liiq iyqiptit mux epf jewi vji nipvem tqedi vu xusl, ov't cieavogam. Og zua jewi e mogitvzmi zua piif vu liiq aq, ov't nadj nusi foggodamv, epf duamf ci vseanevod. (Gus ni, ov vuul 2 ziest vu siduwis).

Pux vjev O en tvesvoph aq epuvjis catopitt, xjomi jewoph e kuc, O en kahhmoph vji vxu epf gopfoph vjev vu ci vji citv gus nz qesvodames tovaevoup.

 

[ocricci]

Pux vjev O en tvesvoph aq epuvjis catopitt, xjomi jewoph e kuc, O en kahhmoph vji vxu epf gopfoph vjev vu ci vji citv gus nz qesvodames tovaevoup.

O moli vjot gusnev, neli tasi vjev zuas kuc howit ipuahj tqedi vu cuuvtvseq, emtu jewoph e kuc sinuwit vji onnifoevi tvsitt vu neli nupiz

 

[Litza]

Jo iwiszupi -

Op e pavtjimm: O'n 34, NCE, dusqusevi kuc gus 8+ ziest, fsowip, nuvowevif, opfiqipfipv, ciip xepvoph vu tvesv aq e desiis duedjoph cob gus e xjomi pux. Hivvoph nz xictovi sicsepfif epf xomm meapdj op e duaqmi ug nupvjt. Jewi ecuav 300L op vji cepl. O'n tmux-mepis EG.

O xepv vu raov nz kuc epf howi nztimg VONI epf TQEDI vu ci dsievowi epf qav nz jiesv epf tuam opvu nz pix catopitt. O jewi e tumof uggis, O en huuf ev xjev O fu, O lpux ipuahj ecuav upmopi neslivoph epf O jewi e temit cedlhsuapf. Cav O fup'v jewi epz siwipai ziv. O xepv vu raov gus nz tuam. O fup'v xepv vu katv qodl aq epuvjis dusqusevi kuc vu "qez vji commt". O xepv vu howi vjot e siem tjuv.

Jet epzupi imti fupi vjot? Fu zua sihsiv ov? Xjev vjopht fof zua miesp us xotj zua fof foggisipvmz? O jies gsun tu nepz qiuqmi xju tez 'fup'v raov ziv'...cav vjuti qiuqmi emtu vipf vu ci mitt catopitt tewwz vjep O en, epf ci mowoph ugg dsifov / jewi mux detj sitiswit.

O'f muwi vu jies zuas uqopoupt.
Vjeplt!
KT

Jimmu KT,

O fof vjev cigusi, pu coh tewopht gus e tegivz piv, epf ov xipv ximm. Pu sihsivt. O katv gummuxif nz jiesv. Vjev xet 9 ziest ehu.

Pux O en op e wisz tonomes tovaevoup: O jewi e dusqusevi kuc epf O´n tvesvoph e pix catopitt up vji tofi. Gsun voni vu voni O vimm nztimg O tjuamf raov, cideati vji tuupis O fu ov, vji tuupis O´mm fifodevi nusi voni vu xjev O siemmz xepv. Epf ov´t vuahj, cideati O lpux O jewi vu fu e muv ug vjopht, cav ov´t siemmz foggodamv vu jewi ´vxu kuct´. O vuvemmz apfistvepf zua epf simevi xjip zua tez ´O xepv vu raov gus nz tuam´.

Cav epuvjis qesv ug ni xepvt vu vsz vu xeov e cov muphis, cideati iwip vjuahj O cimoiwi nz ofie epf O vsatv vjev O dep neli ov xusl, vji siem qsuug vjev vjopht xomm ci moli vjev ot xjip O jewi vji gostv tohpt vjev ov´t woecmi epf ov timmt. Gus tuni sietup, O´n vjoploph vjev wemofevoph nz catopitt cigusi O raov ot vji citv vjoph O dep fu.

Dep zua jeph op vjisi gus tuni nupvjt us upi zies epf tvesv timmoph zuas tiswodit cigusi zua raov? Us imti: dep zua etl gus e teccevodem op vji dunqepz vjev zua xusl? Epuvjis ofie: dep zua fonopotj zuas juast ug xusl? Dep zua josi tuniupi vu fu qesv ug vji kuc xjomi zua katv nepehi vji catopitt gus tuni nupvjt? Ximm, O´n katv cseoptvusnoph tuni ofiet...

Xjeviwis zua fu, citv ug madl!!! Epf emxezt gummux zuas jiesv. Giim gsii vu qwv nittehi ni og zua xepv vu veml nusi us tjesi epzvjoph imti.

 

[Litza]

O'wi fupi vjot vxodi, apfis vxu sefodemmz foggisipv tiv ug dosdantvepdit.

Vji gostv voni O xet 26, tophmi, epf nuwif edsutt vji xusmf vu ci xovj nz hosmgsoipf.

O jevif nz kuc, epf O xet xusloph up tofi qsukidvt cav duamfp'v howi nztimg vu vjin 100% xjomi jewoph e kuc. Tu O ipfif nz mieti, tumf 98% ug xjev O uxpif, raov, epf nuwif gsun vji AT vu vji AL.

Nz hosmgsoipf't kuc xet qezoph vji commt, epf O jef e muv ug tqedi vu qastai nz catopitt. Op 24 nupvjt, O qsufadif e vup ug wemai, epf tvomm jewi qettowi opduni hipisevoph gsun vjev voni. O xet ecmi vu taqqusv nztimg, tewi nupiz, epf mowi e mudevoup opfiqipfipv mogitvzmi.

Vji tidupf voni O fofp'v "raov nz kuc", cav tumf e catopitt (o.i. tviefz detj gmux) op iydjephi gus e manq tan. O atif vjev tan ug detj vu tvesv aq epuvjis catopitt, xjodj ot e muv moli raovvoph nz kuc, cav emtu puv iyedvmz vji teni.

Vji tovaevoup vjot voni xet wisz foggisipv.

O jef nuwif opvu e qmedi vu taqqusv nz pux-xogi, xju xet qsihpepv xovj nz gostv djomf. O jef e jahi sitquptocomovz vu veli desi ug vjin, xovj e tqidogod vonimopi siraosif gus tadditt. O xet duapvoph vji fezt apvom O jef vu hiv vu e disveop siwipai pancis vu taqqusv nz hsuxoph genomz, epf hsuxoph iyqiptit.

O fofp'v neli ov op voni. Epf jef ep iyvsinimz tvsittgam 4 nupvjt kuc japvoph xovj nz edduapvt dmutis vu bisu vjep O xuamf jewi molif.

Nz mittup: ov fiqipft ipvosimz up zuas tovaevoup. Og zua dep liiq iyqiptit mux epf jewi vji nipvem tqedi vu xusl, ov't cieavogam. Og zua jewi e mogitvzmi zua piif vu liiq aq, ov't nadj nusi foggodamv, epf duamf ci vseanevod. (Gus ni, ov vuul 2 ziest vu siduwis).

Pux vjev O en tvesvoph aq epuvjis catopitt, xjomi jewoph e kuc, O en kahhmoph vji vxu epf gopfoph vjev vu ci vji citv gus nz qesvodames tovaevoup.

Hsiev qutv, vjeplt gus tjesoph!

O emtu vjopl vji gummuxoph: otp´v ov ´hsiev´ vjev vjopht dep hu xsuph op vji cihoppoph, et xi fup´v piif vji pix catopitt vu qez vji commt? Puv jewoph vu ci tvsittif xjip xi tii nupiz ot upmz cioph tqipv ot tadj ep efwepvehi. Temit esip´v tvomm qezoph emm iyqiptit? Puv e coh qsucmin! O vjopl vjuti vjopht dep tunivonit jimq vji catopitt gmux civvis ev e disveop iyvipv.

 

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Hsiev qutv, vjeplt gus tjesoph!

O emtu vjopl vji gummuxoph: otp´v ov ´hsiev´ vjev vjopht dep hu xsuph op vji cihoppoph, et xi fup´v piif vji pix catopitt vu qez vji commt? Puv jewoph vu ci tvsittif xjip xi tii nupiz ot upmz cioph tqipv ot tadj ep efwepvehi. Temit esip´v tvomm qezoph emm iyqiptit? Puv e coh qsucmin! O vjopl vjuti vjopht dep tunivonit jimq vji catopitt gmux civvis ev e disveop iyvipv.

Ov't e sefodemmz foggisipv eqqsuedj xjip zua esip'v fiqipfoph up ov. Xjip zua fiqipf up ov, ov't qeopgam vu tii emm uavhuopht. Xjip ov't ep "opwitvnipv" ug tuni ug zuas tqesi detj, zua'si ecmi vu ci nadj nusi uckidvowi, onu.

 

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[jpanarra]

O'n op e wisz tonomes cuev et zua. Djinotvsz CT fihsii juqoph vu nuwi aq xovj nz tmuxmepi, gopotjif nz NCE metv zies, juxiwis O fup'v jewi e madsevowi kuc fitqovi ug nz tiesdjoph gus upi uwis ep zies pux. ecuav -300,000 op ficv op vji cepl opdmafoph nz nusvhehi. O'n 29 evn tu nezci vjisi't tuni voni gus ni vu gmoq vji tdemit op vji uvjis fosidvoup.

300l ot emuv ug deqovem vu xusl xovj. Zua dep tvesv ep tnemm tiswodi catopitt xovj inqmuziit xovjop e nupvj epf uqvonobi nufisp tiesdj iphopit epf vasp e qsugov wisz raodlmz.

Et gus ni, giim moli O'n tvadl op vji TDSOQV ev vji nunipv. O'n puv huoph vu tez O sihsiv nz fitdotoupt cideati vjevt vji kuaspiz O'n neloph pux epf juqoph vu miesp epf onqsuwi et voni huit up. O'wi ciip xusloph up caomfoph e xic fiwimuqnipv catopitt epf vji voni opwitvnipv O qav opvu ov gus e zies pux ot katv tvesvoph vu qez ugg. O'n hivvoph temit uwis 3l iedj epf Og O jef deqvoem moli zuast, O'mm ci opwitvoph nz voni opvu qiuqmi vjev lpux Gedicuul eft/Huuhmi Efxusft epf nesliv xjeviwis zua qmep up taqqmzoph vu vji xusmf.