How My Boss (and CEO) Convinced Me to Quit My Job
Today I quit my job. Well, sort of. The bosses were locked up in reviews and meetings so after a while I decided to just leave and shoot them an email (basically a text message breakup for work). I...
View ArticleHow and When to Say No to an Amazing Offer
I was at run club last night (a weekly event and promise I made to myself that if I was ever my own boss I would attend more often) and the director of my position called me from Denver. I was...
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How To Achieve Your Goals Using The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
I have a pretty big goal, which I refer to as “the dream.” That dream is: No bosses. People are asking me how I plan to survive since I left my “real job” to pursue my writing. Particularly interested...
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all99life.com Gets a Little Recognition
It’s been only four days since I turned some heads when I walked out on my job and I’ve heard amazing things from readers already. This was the first thing I saw on Facebook today: How neat is that?!...
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Warning: Side Effects of Risk Include Anxiety
I went to the doctor for shortness of breath last week. “What a shitty time to develop asthma,” I thought. “I mean I just quit my job, my health insurance will expire soon, and now this.” On the doc’s...
View Article5 Simple Tips for Dealing with Anxiety
I recently wrote about feelings of anxiety I had been experiencing since I up and quit my job with no plan B. I got a lot of feedback from that post, and I want to say I’m extremely grateful for...
View ArticleRome Wasn’t Built in a Day… But I Built My Author Website in One!
I’ve been quiet lately but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been BUSY! I am super stoked to announce my author website is up. You can see my books there and also pre-order my first novel: Hang-Ups and...
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I Quit My Job and How I’m Making Money 14 Days Later – Phase-1
You probably are reading this because you want to know what happens after you walk out on your job with no plan B (i.e. another job). Even if you know that that path is not for you, it’s one of those...
View ArticleQuitting Corporate America, Personal Finance, Should You Go To College, and...
Work sucks. School can suck. Debt REALLY sucks. I’m sure you’ve either had a job, went to school, or had to think critically about your finances at some point so LISTEN UP because you’re about to get...
View ArticleYou’ve Only Been Told Half the Story – Your Corporate Cage
There are a lot of weird things from my youth that have stuck with me. Things that I don’t think I understood when they happened so I filed their meaning under “to be determined.” The Flashlight When I...
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Frame Control – Embrace the Suck
Today I committed (even more fully) to my writing pursuit by accepting that I may be homeless very soon. At this point, I’m still not planning to get a “real job.” I’m a stubborn son of a bitch and I...
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How To Not Pay Your Student Loans
(I said I stopped payments on my student loans here and this post is my follow up, like I promised, on how) What if you’ve found yourself in a jam, maybe you have no job and you have monthly student...
View ArticleStepping Closer to The Dream
Last Friday I had my first book signing. That was kind of surreal. Someone once asked me about book signings and I told her I would never do one. I said, “I would never go to one, so I don’t think I...
View ArticleThe Pretty Picture Entrepreneurs Paint
“It’s great what you’re doing. But entrepreneurs have this habit of making everything seem all rainbows and butterflies and like everything is going so great. But how is it working out- REALLY?” A girl...
View ArticleSuccess Is Scarier Than Failure
Yesterday I was blindsided by fear. I stumbled upon a tweet. It was a screenshot of a list of sites. Someone thanked Ed Latimore for placing their site on Ed’s “Rising Stars” list (Ed’s recommended...
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How Following Your Purpose Can Give You More Power At Work
I took a part time job. That’s right. A job. Dum, dum, dummmm. When I accepted the job I had a lot of negative thoughts because I quit my job to try and make it as an author. Most of my thoughts were...
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3 Uses For Your Job (Besides Money)
Your job is more useful than just cashing a paycheck. Here’s the real value behind waking up at 6am to punch a clock. Contribute to the Greater Good at Your Job i.e. Pay Taxes Uncle Sam thanks you for...
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7 Signals for When to Quit Your Job
So you’re wondering when to quit your job. Just imagine this… You just arrived at your desk, five minutes past the hour. Depending on the type of job you have, hourly or salary, you either scramble to...
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How to Quit a Job in 5 Simple Steps
So you want to quit your job, eh? I can relate. I hate jobs. But enough about me. Whether you want to avoid conflict or just want to do it right, here’s how to quit a job in 5 simple steps. How to quit...
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3 Books That Will Change Your Life and Words of Wisdom on My 28th
Do you ever feel older? I don’t think one ever feels like they’ve matured fully. Do you feel like you have all the answers to the questions you had just a couple years ago? Me neither. Today is my...
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