The Power of Quitting

I met a person recently who quit their job to dedicate themselves to a new endeavor full-time.

There is no guarantee they will make money from their endeavor.

This reminds me of the time I quit a job without my next job in place.

That was the most powerful thing I did for myself at the time.

Quitting without the next job is hard - really hard because the fear of not having anything after quitting is greater than the pain of staying in the current situation.

The main reason quitting without the next thing is hard is:

FEAR.

My mother drilled the message into me so hard:

Andrew, always have a job!

I took her message to heart and didn’t quit, even when things were hard.

It took my coach at the time to tell me:

You are in a bad relationship with work. They are abusing you and you have to quit.

That helped me get over my mom’s message and when I quit - I felt relief. I felt a great weight lifted off my shoulder.

My perspective on the uncertainty of not knowing what’s next changed too. I wasn’t scared of not having a job. I was happy not to be in an abusive relationship.

That was the first time I felt empowered with my career - that I can just quit without the next job because the current situation is worse for me than not having a job.

I found the next thing miraculously - the next job came fast and furious.

The lesson I learned from this:

The Universe does take care of those that take care of themselves.