I am a big fan making the jump. Too many people stay in the “comfort zone” of a job they hate, wishing they could just get out. Well, surprise - they can!
I left a job that I liked, but which had some very compelling aspects that I did not like. As the public spokesperson for CAA Ontario, I needed to be available nearly 24-7 for the media, which among other things meant staying in my 800 square-foot downtown Toronto condo. That’s not a lot of space for me, my wife, my office and our new baby.
So we made a lifestyle choice to move to the country, which meant quitting that job and making it on our own. Neither my wife nor I had an ounce of entrepreneurial blood in our veins, but we made that jump. I called many people I had worked with while in Toronto, and several of them were in awe, saying, “I wish I could leave my job.”
You can.  You just have to decide you want it enough.Â
Here is a great blog post on the top 10 excuses why people stay in jobs they don’t like:Â
http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/top-10-bad-excuses-for-staying-in-a-bad-job/
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July 1st, 2008 at 10:54 am
I’m facing precisely this situation.
My job is really a good job — I have flexibility, and earn good money. But my heart is no longer in it, and I am trying to decide about early retirement. The question of course becomes “do you have enough”. I think so, but what if I don’t?
I think in the end, you have to let go of the financial details (which are always built upon potentially flawed assumptinos), and follow your heart. Or as Joseph Campbell notes: “Follow your bliss.”
I believe (in my heart) that everything else will follow that heart-felt decision. Let’s hope so!
Thanks for this serendipitous message.