Just quit my job

I never realized that all I wanted was the courage. The courage to move into this unknown bravely.

And now, I want to make it really happen. Every single bridge is burnt and there is absolutely no more place for me to hide anymore and with me being unable to be employed again.

Affiliate marketing first. That's the area I need to do to quickly replace my income for the short term of 3 to 4 months.

After that, to move into product creation and design products across markets.

I really like that acronym Hilary! I've never heard an acronym for FEAR but I'll take that one. It's so true once you're on the "other side" of the fear you have/had.

So True!

Hi
Good luck on your adventure, keep the right mindset and you can do any thing.

Zijian

Congratulations.

Slightly dull but essential bit:

• Organise yourself and your business - develop systems now before they get out of hand
• Define your specific business model
• Set some definite goals for you and your business
• Develop your support network

The less serious but equally important bit:

• Have fun
• Make as much money as you want
• Generate your own luck
• Believe that you can

Peter

Congratulations! I remeber the day like it was yesterday. On March 15 1992 I quit my sales job to build an offline business. I have been working for myself ever since.

Stepping out of the comfort zone is the key. I have noticed a few Warriors saying to be careful with your time, etc. and I couldn't agree more.

I quit my job a couple years ago and did full time IM for a year or so before having to go back to a full time job for the health insurance (I'm a kidney transplant recipient... individual coverage is not cheap).

I probably would have been fine if I would have managed my time better that year. Looking back, I realize that I was just a cocky 25 year old kid that thought my **** didn't stink... which made me a bit lazy.

Now, I have 40 less hours a week to dedicate to IM, and have 2 small children that I dedicate a lot of time to... but I think I am still accomplishing more every day than I did when I was able to dedicate all my time to it.

.... I can't imagine how successful some of my sites would be if I was able to dedicate 40 hours of uninterrupted time a week to them.

Oh, I dunno. I can see your point here but I can also see OP's motivation. About 20 years ago, I quit a real good job in the airline industry. It really was a good job because it was long before the airline industry was so screwed up.

Anyway, after working there for nearly 5 years, I just said screw it and told my boss that I was leaving the very next day. Couldn't stand it anymore I told him. He was pretty peeved because the company had invested about $30k in my training over the years. I'd really burned my bridges and I knew it. But I desperately wanted to be my own boss & run my own business. The corporate crap, daily stress, and long hours were killing me.

Was I scared? You bet! I had a wife & new baby girl to take care of. Everyone within range thought I was nuts. Honestly, I did too. But I survived and went on to build a successful Broadcast Engineering business, and never looked back.

I don't recommend this approach to everyone, especially nowadays with economic gloom & doom all around us. But if you have chosen to do this then do your very best to make it work and the rest will usually fall into place. Good luck!

Sometimes it takes that leap of faith. Despite what your brain tells you; "it's a stupid move, you've got nothing to fall back on, run it along side your day job." You still HAVE to just go for it sometimes.

I would never advise anyone to simply leave the relative security of a regular job without having a decent, well-thought-out business plan, but I'm also not going to judge anyone who decides to say, 'Sod it!' and just does it.

I do know that this forum has its fair share of successful IMers who have made that foolhardy decision, in spite of their sensible business brains telling them to do otherwise.

I'm a time-served, fully qualified business adviser and I simply walked away from a decent job whilst supporting a family, paying a mortgage and in debt. Without a plan!!

Reckless? Foolhardy? Stupid? You might think so.

But for me and my family it was the best career decision I've ever made.

That was just over two years ago. We are now completely debt free, living in a place we love, doing things we love to do and have never been happier.

So don't be too quick to judge. Just because it's not right or sensible for you, doesn't mean it's not the right decision for someone else.

Just sayin'

Peter
EDIT: Darrell - great minds... Our posts must have crossed in the ether

It is difficult making a move like that when you have no financial backup. But for some people, it's a necessary move because they can spend more time working towards their dream.

I myself have struggled with the same issue... should I go full-time with Internet marketing or keep getting upfront money from clients. Well, no matter how much I want to cut the cord from my job I can't. So, I've made a compromise... work for less stressful clients in the morning and in the evening dedicate my time to Internet marketing.

At least I've realized part of the dream... I have a real job at-home. But then again, it's the job that's part of the problem!