The people who fail are the ones who give up. If you want to find success, you're going to have to hustle. Entrepreneurialism is more of a mindset than a "Do X, Do Y, then you Succeed" type of thing.
All the books they sell about marketing won't do the fraidycats a bit of good if they won't jump in and do it. Ferris gives a clear example in 4 Hour Workweek. People just won't act on their intentions, and they default to some internal myth they create about success.
You're in such an unbelievably good position right now, I can't fathom you not going for broke in terms of self-employment.
You still seem to subscribe to some limiting beliefs...like not being able to find a job in 9 months. Unemployment is 15% (worst in the nation) where I live, and my friend from Kentucky found a job in under 1 month. He just went for it, and he loves his boss. He basically approached him and said, "I'll increase your business, create a website for you, and help you work the shop". Based on his CHARACTER, along with his sales pitch, he got this "job" which is really just a freelance gig. The owner now wants to offer him management of the shop.
I think the key here is that you lack the calibration to navigate in the "jobless" world. If you quit your job, your survival mechanisms will kick in, and you bet your ass you'll swim rather than sink.
P.S. It sounds like the ppl you work with are d-cks.
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