Hey, even @writewords has a soft, vulnerable moment.
Seriously though, I have some pretty substantial news to share that will inevitably shock MY world.
I quit my day job.
It basically looked like that.
Seriously again, I actually just sent my boss a text last night at like 11:30 pm stating that I'm not going in tomorrow (today) and that I don't know if I'm going to be a good fit for the company.
What? Why?
Eh, the short answer is that I'm not really cut out for a job. I'm more of a business owner / farmer type. Plus the car business takes a wrecking toll on one's spirit -- or at least I feel that way.
So now what?
Well, I don't have a plan actually. And that's not good. I'm not encouraging people to follow me but all I can say in my defense is that I really didn't feel like I could handle anymore and that it really crept up on me.
I'm so good at pretending or at least maintaining appearances that when it really gets rough for me, I'm sometimes the last one to know just how serious the matter has become.
I might do more content around jobs, my job in the car business, what is good about selling cars and what is shit. For now, I'm just going to continue to blog over here and post my art on my new Steem account, @AbstractArt which I really encourage you to go follow and engage with me in the comments
Hey, hopefully, if I can make this change result in more hours of mine dedicated to building Steem and evangelizing for Steem, then it would have all been for the best.
Look for future posts dealing more about various emotional and logistical aspects I'm dealing with leaving the job world and going back to freelancing for at least some period of time.
<3 Love to you all - @Writewords.
Ah, shit, guise @xaero1 especially -- thank you. I said "EMOTIONAL" not "FINANCIAL" -- definitely not complaining about the upvote love.
I hope I can make some really great Steem content to help pay the bills so I can leave the car game behind me for good! God willing!
well man, you have any financial backup? If not, maybe switch things around. It should not be too late to get your job back. Your vision should be clear that you earn enough money outside of your day job. It is possible , but its hard work and no space for romantic thoughts. Problem is you cant built up resources like steem or something else cause you need to withdraw a grand each month. man man man. Might be best to look for an easy job as a park guard and plan your future while youre in the job and then do it.
Bro, you are right about me doing it wrong. I'll say that. I just can't go back there. I might have to get a part-time job to help pay the bills. Fortunately, I'm in a situation where I can live for not too much per month and I also have experience working as a freelance writer / freelance web designer so I can earn a buck on the side.
I might need to get a job waiting tables or something part time to help cover bills but I also might just hustle freelancing while putting out resumes for Blockchain related jobs doing marketing or sales for a company / product / future I really care about.
I like that you said park guard because that's much more my speed. A job I can sit around and make shit money but have my sanity. Something in nature too. I'm not saying I'm ready to not have a job but I think I need something more spiritually rewarding than car sales -- something in nature or something helping people.
Thanks @steemboys for steering me a little better towards health.
Are you self disciplined? This is a big issue, you need to be. Make a plan how you get up in the morning, how your working times will be, what you want to achieve in that day in that week and how you generate your income. If you have done the plan talk to someone, who is really honest with you and knows what he is talking about, if that makes sense.
The danger is that freelancers, especially when its just online work, have the tendency to isolate themselves. And if you quit youre job by an emotional moment, what prevents you from being guided by that emotions in your freelance job?
My advice, which i had to learn and helped me, is to write down a plan and stick with it on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. Thats what all sucessful publisher do. You will also gain confident and trust by achieving the goals in your plan, which will help you further. Good luck
Bro you are so helpful. I'm going to listen to your advice and try to implement some form of structure and also seek out continued emotional support in groups so as to not isolate.
Thank you again!
Wow that's a big step..a few years ago I had a job for a while, I was good at it but it was draining me too..being a sales person in company you don't believe in chips away at your morality and I had the support of my husband and left...we both felt it is best that I dtay home with our son and I am homeschooling him at the moment with a 9 month old..wish you the best of luck and hope you will find something that makes you happy :)
Hey God Bless you and your family. That's part of my dream. Having a wife who values time with her family most and will stay home and me having a means to stay home as well and work on home-based business type activities and live in simple joy with love and connectedness rather than hustling for another man's mansion.
Your words definitely encouraged me :)
Said everyone.
That was very brave to quit your job, I'm sort of in the same situation, I do fit the job and I'm good at my job but it's draining the life out of me because I hate the job, I put on the mask everyday and pretend I enjoy my job and that it makes me happy but in reality I'm sick of it and would love to pursue a career in photography because it actually makes me happy but unfortunately I have a mortgage and bills and just can't leave right now it's not feasable for me at the moment so the dream is to one day hand in my resignation so I keep chugging on.
I salute you for having the courage to quit and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
Well thanks :) All I can say is some people can deal with it more than others. That shit broke me. If the trade-offs were worth it more I'd continue. Enough factors piled up and I couldn't go in today.
Maybe pursue the photography as a side-hustle?
At the moment I'm posting photography on Steemit and enjoying it but I get where you're coming from it's not fun going into a job every day and hating it, it's soul draining, I'd love to do what you did!
congratulations man! You are your own boss now!
Yes @jwolf so long as I can stay fed and sheltered --- you know accumulating wealth always an option as well -- but yes, glad to taste freedom again. :)
Wow. That's ballsy. But I like the way you told the story. Sorry for the circumstances, but it was funny and endearing, the way you told it. I too, am "not fit for a job". I just...suck, as an employee. It's not that I don't work hard, it's just that I don't give a shit about what it is that I'm doing.
You seem to also have much else on your mind. Perhaps you could seek a temporary job doing something with your hands? Maybe, working for a landscaper, or house painting? Maybe part time work at a local plant nursery or feed store? It might give you some time to think, while "working" (performing the same repetitive motion over and over, for financial compensation)
I once worked as a "janitor". (Basically cleaning the bathrooms and breakroom at a call center) I got to spend the rest of my time in a broom closet, reading "Financial Peace" by Dave Ramsey. Good book. Worth a read.
Also, today might be a good day for you to chill and watch "Office Space".
Cuz' texting your boss the night before?? Yooz a gangsta'.
Here's your emotional support, brother. hugs
Yo, I loved reading this response. I'll probably read it a few more times. Yeah, I like your advice. Part time / temp work, repetition, working with my hands. Yes.
Thanks for saying i'm a gangster. I try :)
Your post inspired me to write one of my own, in response. Would you mind if I were to mention you in my article?
I would not mind at all.
That's amazing ! Congratulations. I too feel like making a change. Such an inspiration.
Wow, didn't expect to inspire anyone today. Thanks :)
Good luck, sincerely! :)
Yo, dude. Thank you sincerely. That upvote puts food in my unemployed belly -- thanks @xaero1 :)
Love the Handle, and the Story.. I quit the rat race over 7 years ago and never looked back.
I find that the times in which you feel you have nothing are the most abundant for the flow of ideas and the creation of a business.
Best of Luck to you @writewords.
Thank you pierce. Shit that meme made me lol. Yes I'll blog like that sir. Here's hoping for the abundant flow of which you speak :)
Most Welcome... I have a good feeling about your upcoming success here on steemit. Just keep writing from the heart like you are doing.
It WILL FLOW FOR YOU! :)
Damn Pierce. I will.
I like the attitude and I wish you much luck. Happiness is what this life is all about and with only 80 or so years why waste time being unhappy.
Just be prepared to do work and remain disciplined and you'll succeed!
Ok, thank you. The resounding theme is quitting your job is still a lot of work. Ok, I'll do my best!
Oh man oh man!!! I worked in the car business for 3 yrs and it took such a toll on my mind, body and spirit! We have a great deal in common! Keep following the dream and never give up! MUCH LOVE, this is a great post!
You did? Damn, is there anything we don't have in common? I'm sure there is plenty. Very interesting to me you know how the car business is. :() <3 you cool peoples lady
Congratulations !!! Very courageous . Keep following your passions and you will be fine :)
God Bless. I pray you are correct :)
Kinda in the same situation with feeling like I don't fit into 9 to 5 jobs anymore. I worked in corporate America for many years and it seems like I've outgrown that so to speak. I do still work temp jobs but I don't have a permanent 9 to 5 anymore. And work from home proofreading and editing college papers, and of course, there's cryptocurrency, making money with Steemit and Bitconnect mostly. But yeah do what makes you happy and find ways of footing the bills until you don't have to worry about them anymore.
Yeah, it sounds like you are living how I did from 2014-2016 before I went back to the grind. I just have to be more focused and disciplined, as @steemboys pointed out and all should be fine. If nothing else, doing this is like jumping in a cold ocean -- it will wake you up!
I love seeing Steemit and other outlets help people do things in which they love to do. Best of lucks with this account and your account with posting your art.
thanks Gnik!