Comments on: Initial Concerns about leaving the 9-5 (and how to see the bigger picture). http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2009/03/26/initial-concerns-about-leaving-the-9-5-and-how-to-see-the-bigger-picture/ Productive Lifestyle Design Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:37:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2009/03/26/initial-concerns-about-leaving-the-9-5-and-how-to-see-the-bigger-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Chris Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:46:03 +0000 http://www.lifestyleproject.net/?p=548#comment-938 @Leigh - Thanks for your great comment, it's great to get an additional perspective. @Jay - That's really interesting, I'd love to know more about that. @Mark - Go for it dude! @Leigh – Thanks for your great comment, it’s great to get an additional perspective.

@Jay – That’s really interesting, I’d love to know more about that.

@Mark – Go for it dude!

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2009/03/26/initial-concerns-about-leaving-the-9-5-and-how-to-see-the-bigger-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Mark McManus Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.lifestyleproject.net/?p=548#comment-936 Great article, Chris! This is timely for me. This is exactly what I'm going through at the moment. My concerns? Money - that's it. As a family man I crave the certainty that my job affords me, but sooner or later I know I have to leave and go it alone. Every morning at 5.30am I'm telling myself the same thing, "You don't have to do this anymore, you know" - but still I go, LOL. I know this, 2009 will be the last year I work for someone else. Keep writing man! Mark <abbr><em>Mark McManus’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.musclehack.com/will-wrist-straps-increase-your-muscle-gains/" rel="nofollow">Will Wrist Straps Increase Your Muscle Gains?</a></abbr></em> Great article, Chris!
This is timely for me. This is exactly what I’m going through at the moment.
My concerns? Money – that’s it. As a family man I crave the certainty that my job affords me, but sooner or later I know I have to leave and go it alone. Every morning at 5.30am I’m telling myself the same thing, “You don’t have to do this anymore, you know” – but still I go, LOL. I know this, 2009 will be the last year I work for someone else.
Keep writing man!
Mark

Mark McManus’s last blog post..Will Wrist Straps Increase Your Muscle Gains?

]]> By: Jay http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2009/03/26/initial-concerns-about-leaving-the-9-5-and-how-to-see-the-bigger-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Jay Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:32:06 +0000 http://www.lifestyleproject.net/?p=548#comment-931 There are hundreds of ways to make money. I believe you know this but I never liked 9-5 and I was always looking for a way out, and then one day my company made it easy and let me go. I have been out of it for 3 months and while there is not steady check, I have become very creative on how to make money. When you NEED it, you will find a way. Money is simply energy that comes when you think positive about it- if you know you will be fine, you will be fine! PS- it is "realization" - LOL There are hundreds of ways to make money. I believe you know this but I never liked 9-5 and I was always looking for a way out, and then one day my company made it easy and let me go. I have been out of it for 3 months and while there is not steady check, I have become very creative on how to make money. When you NEED it, you will find a way. Money is simply energy that comes when you think positive about it- if you know you will be fine, you will be fine!

PS- it is “realization” – LOL

]]> By: Leigh http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2009/03/26/initial-concerns-about-leaving-the-9-5-and-how-to-see-the-bigger-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Leigh Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:22:20 +0000 http://www.lifestyleproject.net/?p=548#comment-928 Nice article! When we were sorting through our lives before leaving NYC to travel, we thought carefully about each of the things you mention here. Sometimes, we came up with real answers, budgets, ways to support ourselves, and often, as you suggest, we took a leap and trusted in ourselves. One thing I'd like to add, though, is that there is a very emotional side to packing it all up to leave. I remember feeling like I was slowly untangling the roots of a very well grounded plant. First our stuff. Then friends and family. And finally, which for me was the hardest and most unexpected part, I had to let go of all notions of what I believed, what I wanted and where I was going. Because I no longer had the answers I used to have. And that is when the adventure begins. Nice article!

When we were sorting through our lives before leaving NYC to travel, we thought carefully about each of the things you mention here.

Sometimes, we came up with real answers, budgets, ways to support ourselves, and often, as you suggest, we took a leap and trusted in ourselves.

One thing I’d like to add, though, is that there is a very emotional side to packing it all up to leave. I remember feeling like I was slowly untangling the roots of a very well grounded plant. First our stuff. Then friends and family. And finally, which for me was the hardest and most unexpected part, I had to let go of all notions of what I believed, what I wanted and where I was going. Because I no longer had the answers I used to have.

And that is when the adventure begins.

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