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Quitting My Job to Start Blogging Wasn't the Worst Idea
8 years ago by clayboyn (70)
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I feel the same way - very hopeful and thankful for the things that have been happening. It feels like a lot of the efforts that I have been making over the last few years are starting to pay off. It has bee a tough but fun road for sure.
I like your quote:
To me this is such a big plus because there is just enough of a focus to keep me actively engaged doing something, improving my writing and learning new techniques and software.
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Thanks for being a part of the journey. Follow your passion and the rest works itself out.
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it's nice to hear your success,
this platform is so more than just blogging and posting , it's life and also a life savior :)
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Agreed. :)
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Great to have you here.
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:) Glad you are hear as well.
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i so want to get to this stage too. i am working on it.
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You got this Terry.
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Thank you alot. The truth is i have broken down because of combining both and my body pays for it badly. So i have to quit one really soon and it has to be my job. Jobs here is modern day slavery, from the pay to personal growth, to everything!
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We are meant to follow our passion. I am done doing anything else.
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Yes! We spend forever doing pawn in another person's dream. I will be glad to tell you when i am free from my job.
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Congrats bro. I am enjoying the real deal reveal in your heartfelt posts.
You're surfing the flow, go wide :)
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Flow so wide that reality can't stand it. Bend it to your will and take what you want like a bandit. Don't stop flowing even if you can't understand it, just pass it off to @bilbop and the mic he will command it!
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You nailed it once again. Indeed in deed :D
The Force has prompted me to take my wife to see Q-oblius X-nob, the Dr Doolittle of Venus for a tune up. My arrival from the ethers may be delayed.
Your prescience and rapid deployment in the immanent zombie threat is greatly appreciated.
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Perfect timing. I really believe the blockchain is going to offer new opportunities for many people.
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It is and more are still to come. I'm excited about the future and I haven't been in a long time. It's a good feeling.
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your decision is a wise one..keep it up.
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Thanks Frank.
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It's great to hear this is working out so well for you! I quit my job aswell. Trading it for blogging wasn't a conscious decision, but it's just what sort of happened. It does not pay better than a job for me, but atleast it's something and a nice investment for the future I hope!
Due to my burnout, I'm not really able to do the IT jobs I'd like to right now, so I'm happy there's atleast Steemit. This way, I still feel I'm useful and learning/improving skills!
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Sometimes our mental health is just more important.
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Exactly :-)
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You're right -- sometimes it is more of a risk to stay at a job than to quit. I'm happy to hear that this has worked out well for you in many different ways
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Like @sandstorm says, you win or you learn, and learning is winning. Failure was never an option :)
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Absolutely! And by sharing your experiences, others may learn too.
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I remember your article about you quiting your job to write on Steemit when posts were getting thousands. Rewards have fallen quite a bit. For myself, who never gets enough to buy a cellphone, there was no change for me.
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It's just a keep at it thing to me. I don't really look at the money much, but all those posts that I did that were not worth much at the time are really adding up as steem price increases. The long term investment is worth it for sure.
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Congratulations, your doing something that most people dream of but never act on. Its great to hear a true success story.
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Thanks for the encouragement and the story is far from over.
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I was going to use this for a quote of the day, but this post deserves it FAR more:
A Real Boss Has No Boss!
And you broham, are a phucking BOSS. if Steemit wasn't around, you'd have gotten onto something else and got shit done anyways.
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Thanks, oddly enough my old job was being the boss. I hated it.
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That's probably why you hated it then :) You rode around as 'the boss' now you are simply 'a boss'. Subtle changes is all it really takes :)
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Heh... old subtle...always doing it's subtle shit.
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