Don't read me wrong . . . I haven't suddenly stumbled into unexpected riches.
A long, lost relative didn't die and leave me a gazillion dollars.
I bring it up because this morning as I sifted through the feeds I subscribe to, this one kind of jumped out at me. The headline read, "Why I quit my six figure job." The author points to this article that was the inspiration for his post. I'm sure anyone would want to read that. I mean, what normal, red-blooded person doesn't want to quit their job? But, to quit a job that pays a person six figures? Certainly that person has to enjoy the money. Of course, there's always someone so satisfied with everything in life and are more than happy to point out, "Money can't buy happiness." Well, either they are brain dead, on dope, or just rich and have always had money.
Perhaps it can't buy you happiness, but it sure can help.
The article documents a guy that was a vice president at a huge corporation. One day, after pursuing something that gave him a kind of satisfaction that he wasn't getting through his job ( acting ), he quit. No severance - he just up and quit. He did something that he had wanted to do for a long time. He became an actor. Now it isn't the part about becoming an actor that is most surprising. Certainly that is a profession that is glamorous and can be lucrative. I can relate to the guy in the Men's Health article. I'm not a vice president. I don't have a six figure salary or an expense account. I don't play golf. By all measures, I'm probably a pretty ordinary guy who gets up and goes to work so that my family can have food, clothing and shelter. I don't get a huge amount of satisfaction from the work that I do. Like the guy in the article, I expect that most people do hate their job. However, I do believe that I could enjoy my job. But, I'm not going to go into that today. I do envy that guy. I'd be more than happy to wake up tomorrow morning and not have to go to work another day for someone else. Although I haven't put any ads on this site ( yet ), that doesn't mean I'm not hoping that one day this is what I will do instead of my regular job.
A long, lost relative didn't die and leave me a gazillion dollars.
I bring it up because this morning as I sifted through the feeds I subscribe to, this one kind of jumped out at me. The headline read, "Why I quit my six figure job." The author points to this article that was the inspiration for his post. I'm sure anyone would want to read that. I mean, what normal, red-blooded person doesn't want to quit their job? But, to quit a job that pays a person six figures? Certainly that person has to enjoy the money. Of course, there's always someone so satisfied with everything in life and are more than happy to point out, "Money can't buy happiness." Well, either they are brain dead, on dope, or just rich and have always had money.
Perhaps it can't buy you happiness, but it sure can help.
The article documents a guy that was a vice president at a huge corporation. One day, after pursuing something that gave him a kind of satisfaction that he wasn't getting through his job ( acting ), he quit. No severance - he just up and quit. He did something that he had wanted to do for a long time. He became an actor. Now it isn't the part about becoming an actor that is most surprising. Certainly that is a profession that is glamorous and can be lucrative. I can relate to the guy in the Men's Health article. I'm not a vice president. I don't have a six figure salary or an expense account. I don't play golf. By all measures, I'm probably a pretty ordinary guy who gets up and goes to work so that my family can have food, clothing and shelter. I don't get a huge amount of satisfaction from the work that I do. Like the guy in the article, I expect that most people do hate their job. However, I do believe that I could enjoy my job. But, I'm not going to go into that today. I do envy that guy. I'd be more than happy to wake up tomorrow morning and not have to go to work another day for someone else. Although I haven't put any ads on this site ( yet ), that doesn't mean I'm not hoping that one day this is what I will do instead of my regular job.
Wow! It's a bit eerie when you read something that hit's so close to home. I was the guy earning the six figure salary (admittedly Australian Dollars but still lots of them). About ten years ago I said enough was enough and quit to become a teacher. Won't bore you with all the details but many are similar to the article referred to. Best decision I ever made - earning about a third of what I was before but happier and family life is much better. I was lucky to have a supportive family who helped out financially for a while. It's never too later for a change