If You're Going Thru Hell, Keep Going. ~Churchill

My job is unfulfilling. I say that and sometimes people nod in recognition, and even scoff because “that’s what work is” to millions, so I should stop my sniveling.

I thought I could do a boring 9-5 if I got paid decently, but within months I realized that I was so wrong.

I sometimes just stare at my computer, at my cubicle, and wonder “how the hell am I going to get out?”

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

OUR jobs don’t have to be unfulfilling just because most people are unfulfilled in THEIR jobs.

WE don’t have to accept that. WE deserve more.

WE can rise above this and “get out of hell” so we can glimpse heaven.

Use Your Brain. Better Yourself. Find Your Strengths.

I need to focus where my weak areas lie.

I think I am not using my brain to its limits, but only the mechanical part of my brain.

I need to better myself with skills, techniques, knowledge that would help not just the future organization, but also myself.

~Worker Living in INDIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Today, be fully engaged.

Don’t limit yourself.

Don’t limit your brain power.

Get plugged into yourself and your needs and give yourself a chance to be your best self.

 

Tell Your Family What Is Going On At Work

My employer wants me to work more hours for less pay. I already don’t see my wife as it is and when I do we only have an hour to catch up.

I dread going to work every day.

~Worker Living in New York

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Talk to your family and loved ones about your situation and your decision (Step 3). They need to know what is going on. 

They might not agree with your line of thinking, but they need to know what you are thinking.

They will have an opinion and you are strong enough to listen to it.

At the end of the day family and those you love and that love you are the most important relationships that you will have.

Seek their support.

Freelance Skills...Skills, Skills, Skills...Do You Have Them?

Because I want the freedom of freelance work–owning my time, and my work processes.

~Worker Living in the PHILIPPINES

 

Freelance work will free you. 

Action: Research the multitude of websites that offer freelance opportunities. 

At a minimum you need to have or start developing skills that are in demand.

P.S.

Just google – freelance and you’ll find freelancer, elance, etc.  At a minimum you need to be able to do something worthy of a freelance gig. What if you lost your job and find out the hard way that your current skills are outdated…think about it…start now updating your skills.

Have The Courage To Follow Your Talent Where It Leads

I am thinking about quitting my job without another one lined up because I really don’t want another “job.” I want to find out what I really want to do and what kind of lifestyle I want.

I feel like I’ve had the soul sucked out of me and I won’t be able to figure it out until I have some “job free” time.

I want to hike the Appalachian Trail.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Today, commit to finding your passion. 

If  you already know your passion DECIDE if you can stay in your current job while you pursue it, or if you need to “Just Quit” so that you can get some ‘job free time’ to gather first-hand knowledge about what you want to accomplish from this point forward in your life.

 

Enough Already - Start Making Good Decisions

I do not get to enjoy anything I want to do with the money I make because all my time is spent at work.

I wake up go to work, by the time I am home, I have two whole hours a day for myself. Not enough time for my family who also needs me. My days off, are often interrupted by work and many times I end up having to work on those days anyway.

I do not like the person I am anymore.

I do not feel like myself and I don’t want to keep doing something just because I feel like I have to.           

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Today, focus on what you want to do. If you are not able to enjoy your money because you’re working too much then you should save as much of that money as you can.

One day soon you can do what you want to do. The more money you have saved the more power you’ll have to “Just Quit”…any day of your choosing. 

Stop Wasting Your Energy WISHING Things Will Change...PLAN...PLAN...PLAN

I want to quit because I hate my job. The only reason I have not quit is because I don’t have another job lined-up. I have an idea of what I want to do, but I’m worried what other people (i.e. parents) might think. I live with my parents, and don’t have to pay any rent. I have no children and no other responsibilities.

The money I have saved could last me for at least a year. So why don’t I just leave my job? Several reasons: 1) I don’t like the stigma that comes with being unemployed and other people judging you. 2)Before my current job, I was unemployed for one year  and six months. I’m worried I won’t find another job. 3) I want to spend time playing and building my Online Poker bankroll. I’ve been playing on and off for two years. I have read books, played over a 100k hands and I believe that if I put in a lot of hours I can be successful.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

There is not only a stigma to being unemployed there is discrimination.  DO NOT “Just Quit” your job if you have not counted the cost.  There will be an impact. At a minimum there may be a gap in your resume.  By working the “Just Quit” Steps you can overcome the stigma, by creating your story (Step 6) and knowing what you want to do after you quit (Step 4).

Just make sure you think the decision through completely and carefully.  “Just Quit” is not a rash decision.  It is a well thought out game plan.