| Nov. 03 2006 at 9:24 AM |
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That is a story well worth noticing
In reality it is much more difficult to get an order from Oprah. That first client usually takes a lot of time to find, and the order is much smaller, and usually without profits :)
Then it works up to more clients and more orders etc.
I think one good way in-between quitting the job and the startup of the new company or business, is take a good break, relax and think about what you really want to do, what are your values.
I will do exactly that - quit my day job in one month, with a goal to start up an online business. I am taking a loan and a one year break to be able to travel (probably to Asia), so I can lift my thoughts from everyday routine.
In the meantime there will be a blog about my progress. If by any chance that sound interesting, go visit:
Cringel travellers
Best of luck to all starters-up,
Marius
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| Nov. 03 2006 at 11:32 AM |
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Quitting the day job can be a real big step, for me it was easy, in the end I just couldn't stand the boredom any more!
Mind you, it was a big financial shock to realise that my wage wasn't guaranteed anymore!
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| Nov. 04 2006 at 5:42 PM |
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My "aha" moment came when I was traveling for my weekly overnight trip to Fredericksburg. I was dead tired, left a pile of unfinished biz on my desktop and had to do my weekly performance for the pittance I get in take home pay. The next day I would work 10 hours without a break and then drive 3 hours to get home and start all over again. I can't afford to take a break but had to quit anyway.
I have my customers and my suppliers, just need a new day job to pay some bills while I get started. It might even mean that I move back home for awhile, talking about WA state not to mama's.
But I am on my way to the next adventure. Gave my notice last Monday. So Oprah... call me if you want pennants to decorate your studio.  "If you've got a frog to swallow, don't look at it too long. And if you've got more than one to swallow, swallow the biggest one first"--Danny Cox
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| Nov. 30 2006 at 1:41 AM |
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asykes wrote: Quitting the day job can be a real big step, for me it was easy, in the end I just couldn't stand the boredom any more!
Mind you, it was a big financial shock to realise that my wage wasn't guaranteed anymore!
It was easy for me too, the company I was working for ran out of money. I figured I can not do worse than them.
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| Jan. 04 2007 at 8:11 AM |
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Being able to take a year off and travel throughout Asia sounds like a dream come true. I did something similar a few years after college.
I trained to be a Bank Manager, but decided that I could not stand to charge people for every little thing that they needed done with their own money. I was able to quit after two years and spent the summer working at a summer camp in England.
It opened a whole new world to me and made me realize that there are lots of opportunities in this vast world of ours. And now with the internet, the whole world is truly our oyster. The Anniversary Shop, online store for traditional and modern anniversary gifts
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| May. 20 2008 at 4:30 PM |
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Great content and direction on this article. If I could add 2 more cents I'd say make sure you're focused on what you want to be, do and have before you jump ship. Sometimes we get so eager to be off the ship that we jump before we know where we're headed and drown in the confusion that comes from it.
The more I grow the more I'm reminded of the phrase that says "focus precedes success". Once you get focused you can start drafting your own pink slip to give to the big boss as you head for the door for the very last time!
Keep dreaming big and have the courage to follow your heart! David Bush
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