My situation: I have recently decided to turn in my 2 week notice at work on this coming Tuesday. My husband is currently unemployed after being layed off but it actively seeking a short term job to help with our income. All we are sure of though is $1000/month that my unemployment will provide. We have no savings.

I work for the State of Alaska and I simply cannot stand it any longer. Eight hours a day is way to much time to spend being miserable. My income is $57,000/year with full benefits and we’re giving that up so I can have a chance of doing what I love to do in the way I love to do it. I want to write and sell my own software and have always wanted to do so. It is too dificult to write my own software at night after having spent all day in a very toxic work environment. It is poisoning my entire life and it simply must stop immediately.

I have to confess it is a little scary to simply jump off a cliff with no visible means of support but I have done this before a couple of times and the support is always there. I know this in my heart. Your posting helped remind me of it and reinforce my resolve.

I read a quote once and I can’t remember who said it right now but…”Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aide”! It’s true.

Thanks again for the great post and all your articles. You have succeeded in helping me for one.

I few months later, I heard about a job opening at a company that, for years, I had wanted to work for. I got the job, and now I enjoy what I do for a living.

The Tao that can be named is not the real Tao.

Your recent post to the blog is great.

Thank you very much for such a great formulation of thoughts that seem to be so close to my own current state of mind.

I think it’s just the best speech I have ever heard.
It’s just plain true wisdom. Really.

> It’s that one person I’m writing for.

Yes, you can consider me this one person. I have also sent the link to your blog to some of my friends.

I tried sending a message to steve@stevepavlina.com,
but don’t know if this e-mail address works or not…

Regards,

A little secret I should convey is that there seems to be some force in the universe that will conspire to help you achieve your dreams when you really get yourself aligned with them and moving committedly in that direction. Once you get started on the right path for you, you don’t have to go it alone. I don’t know precisely why this is so, but it just always seems to work that way. When you know you’re doing what you really feel you should be doing, everything just clicks. Even when setbacks occur, right behind them is a new opportunity that turns the setback seem into a stepping stone.

This force is actually called “Framework 2″ in the Seth-
material. It is the inner reality which is the source of our world.

You’re very fortunate to have a wife who wants you to be happy. IMO that’s what marriage is all about.

The timing of this post couldn’t come at a better time for me. I am at the brink of making a dramatic life change. After spending the past 2 years at a company I am not very happy with and the last 6 months of that working for a toxic manager I have come to the conclusion that I am going to resign. What is scary is that I don’t have another permanent position lined up. I am actively interviewing and have some promising prospects but nothing in writing.

Though, this decision doesn’t come under haste. I have been discussing this with my wife for 2 weeks. With some sacrifices we can break even under her income while I search for more work. She is a blessed angel to be so understanding. She is for me resigning because I am so miserable it is preventing us from having any kind of life. The manager I am working for is known to be toxic and highly abusive to his employees. However, he is a senior V.P. and is not going anywhere. I have gotten to the point where I am having anxiety attacks just thinking about going to work.

My plan is to go back to IT contracting and look for part time work for money. “Making money” has become a second priority in my life. I have been doing that since I graduated from college and have never been very happy. For the past year I have been consuming motivational material from the likes of Carnegie and Hill, which without those books, I know I couldn’t make this kind of change.

My goal is to be “Self Employed” how I am going to do that I don’t know. I have many talents and interests but hard to concentrate on one. I am even considering starting a Blog of my adventures. I also know somehow that from this failure I will emerge extremely successful.

I know this might seem foolish but for I need to live. I currently spend close to 12+ hours a day in a living hell.

Steve, thanks for your work

Many of the comments to this entry are related to having family responsibilities, etc. that prevent you from making a change. I think, at worst, it just modifies the rate of chanage. Steve is not saying you have to drop everything tomorrow to pursue your dream. Make a plan to change and then follow it. The plan can be as slow or fast as you want it to be. The biggest waste of your life is to hate what you are doing and have no real plan to change. When you talk to old people that are bitter, most of them don’t say “I’m glad I stayed in my safe job”. Most of them say “I wish I had taken the risk to do x”.

For God’s sake, just do it!

I might have asked before; I’ll have to check–but a article or articles on finding oneself or finding one’s music, as it were, would be appreciated. I think by others, too. Thanks for the articles, and good luck on your path.