Comments on: How do you know when is the right time to quit your day job?

By: Ruben Gorneault

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By: Stefany Bonini

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By: Suzy

Suzy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:37:20 +0000

I am one who has left jobs without any plan whatsoever. I agree with one of the comments above that there is never an absolute right time to do something. Every major decision involves risk and a leap of faith. Even with all your eggs lined up in the basket there will be some point where you just have to trust, take your step, and believe that the bridge will appear. I have found that every “leap of faith” I have taken in life has resulted in the greatest rewards.

By: George

George — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:23:37 +0000

You left out something important:

8. Is your health and health history clean and impressive enough to convince an insurance underwriter that you’d be a high-performing asset in their portfolio of individual insurance policy investments?

That is an unfortunate reality of “the best health care system in the world.” When you apply for individual coverage, you’re not applying for health coverage. Rather, you’re bidding to become part of an insurance company’s portfolio of high-performing, low-risk investments. Any blemish whatsoever that suggests you’ll be anything other than a dependable source of continually-increasing premium payments who will never generate expenses will mean either an unaffordable premium for a policy that excludes any condition you’ve ever had (or might get), or else the the inability to obtain individual coverage at any price.

The “best health care system in the world” means that many people’s entrepreneurial dreams will remain forever unfulfilled because their only access to health care is through a cubicle. They may hate their jobs, but it’s the only way they can keep their bodies (if not their spirits) alive. Until there’s a fundamental change (which the entrenched interests will do anything to prevent), your advice will remain irrelevant for millions of people whose imperfect health is an indefinite sentence in cubicle prison.

By: PT

PT — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:25:29 +0000

Reading this right before I go give my 2 week notice. Thanks.

By: Mr. Chow

Mr. Chow — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:05:29 +0000

Thanks for the advice. ‘Need it. Esp. with setting up a new blog to supplement my income.

By: John

John — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:08:33 +0000

I really look up to everyone who had the guts to quit his/her day job. It really is “golden handcuffs” and I hope I join the group soon (That said, yes i do have a plan and i’ve already started taking action on it but I have a feeling it will still take me a long time before i’m able to earn a living out of it but atleast I have a plan and I’m never giving up)

By: Bob from Attract-a-Profitable-Home-Business.com

Bob from Attract-a-Profitable-Home-Business.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:36:09 +0000

This is such a great subject, and so helpful. I for one am blessed to have a job that I like very much. Problem is, because I work for a non-profit and my job depends on my organization receiving donations, my job security is never, well, …secure. So I’m trying to ignite an online business as a financial backdrop in case anything happens to my day job – and also to take me through to retirement (in maybe about 10 years). I just hope I have enough time to see it through to fruition.

By: Richard John Purvis

Richard John Purvis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:27:14 +0000

I’ve read all of the comments here and I feel a lot better about the move I’m about to make: leaving my cubicle behind and starting out on my own.
I have my finances in order and am ready to start a new life.
Some people are happy working in a corporate environment, but it was really getting me down.
I already have a few clients for my web site design business. I’ve been doing it off and on for a few years while slaving away for someone else. Now I feel is the time for me to make the plunge. Thanks for the insight and the encouragement I’ve found on this thread!

-Richard

By: Small Business UnMarketing

Small Business UnMarketing — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:54:36 +0000

The Cubicle is 40 Years Old

The cubicle, those little enclosures that people are assigned to when they work for other people’s companies, is coming up on its 4oth birthday soon. I was reading about knowing when to leave your day job over at Escape From