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Originally Posted by fountainAtlas  Ninja,
I agree the B will have more chance of success. But why not be C? If you are truly committed than you can take the remaining 128 hours of your work week to pursue your dreams. And if there comes a time when you have to choose between your business and your job, choose your business. In many jobs it takes few offenses to get fired. So use sick days to your advantage and work like a mad dog in your off hours.
After this reply I think what I am trying to get is clear and I think I understand your point as well.
I enjoyed this discussion and I hope you found it helpful. |
But "C" is trying to 'ease in' into his own business. And that's not what we are discussing here. The discussion is about those who go cold turkey
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Originally Posted by seeker5 What about a balanced life? What about love? What about deep discussions with other people? What about heart-to-heart discussions? What about taking a walk in nature? What about spending serious time on Personal Development? What about your mind staying at peace without becoming a mad-house of busy-busy-busy-busy?
Sure some people can do what you suggest - work regular 40 hour, and then put 30 hours on their own time to fullfill their passion. I know I couldn't, I need time for the other aspect of life. Life, to me, can't just be about work. Thus, this path of working 40 hours at a job, and then 30 hours on a second business wouldn't work for me. |
My thoughts exactely. Writing takes a lot out of me. It's not the typing: I could keep that up for hours before losing feeling in my fingers
. It's the creative process: I begin writing, the inspiration starts to flow, more and more ideas pop up in my head and I type like a mad-woman to keep up with the story that is playing like a movie in my head. At this point, I'm completely into my work and you would need to violently shake my shoulder or spray me with the gardenhose to get my attention. Eventually, I reach a point where I'm spend, usually the end of the chapter. I slow down, end the chapter and feel like I've just ran a marathon. It feels great and I walk around the rest of the day with a big silly grin on my face, but I need to rest before another 'burst'.
I can't relax and write in the morning if I know I need to catch my train, and it would be extremely hard to get into 'the zone' in the evening, if I have just gotten home from a soul-sucking job and all I want to do is eat, watch tv and sleep. Weekends, I would need to recover. Nothing will drain me of my energy more than a 'tolerable' job, and compared to my true love, ALL jobs fail to rank above 'tolerable'. I would find a way if forced to (I'm currently in college, but I have worked a full-time job before), but I think it would be better for me if I try to avoid cubicleland as much as possible. Strangely, I don't have the feeling that it is going to be a problem. It's not going to be easy, but if I keep at it, I can make it happen. There has never been anything that has ever felt as 'right' as this.
