Path to Independence

I'm at the point in my life, having listened to so many podcasts about 'should I leave my job?', reading numerous books about career paths asking myself  'Do I want to switch jobs?' and finally reading enough blog posts and planning enough paths to answer the question 'Should I be an entrepreneur?' that I'm thoroughly disenfranchised with my current career and ready to do the things that I actually love. Maybe you're at the same point I am, or close to it. Just know you aren't alone - it can feel like you're in some void screaming to no one in particular about how miserable and lost you are.

 

This isn't going to be easy, but my current situation isn't easy either. Doing something hard for anything I'm passionate about is exponentially easier than feigning passion for something I hate.  My soul is wasting away in this job that has no meaning and provides no purpose to myself. I HAVE TO GET OUT OF IT. 

What do I want to do? So many things. 

Can I make a lot of money from them? No idea, but I'm not quitting my job until being an entrepreneur replaces my current income or my husband finds a job that would support the family on just his salary.

It's time to put all of the planning and scheming into action and finally take a step into doing. 

First step?

Writing this blog post and just putting my intentions out there. I'm a planner, but actions don't seem to be my forte for so many numerous reasons. Fear of imperfection, fear of failure, fear of change. Valid reasons, but ones that can't hinder my progress any longer. 

The person I'll be years from now will thank me and ask the most cliché question, 'Why didn't I start sooner?' To answer my future self: "I should have" so today is the day I have to get started.

1) Write intentions in a public forum. [Complete as of this post]

2) Apply for multiple jobs within current company in 100% work from home capacity [Target 4/30] 

3) Eliminate debt (Already in progress. We have the house payment, one credit card, and one car left to finish paying off. As of 2023, our plan is to be debt free except for house.) [Target 2023; house Target 2031]

4) Make side hustle (I need to break this one down, but I'll do it in the next blog post). I can't quit my job unless some type of income is streaming in. I'll save whatever money I make as a cushion post-quitting my corporate job. 

 Not sure what to do past all of that. I'm sure step 5 is 'make enough money to quit my job' and 6 is 'quit my job', but all of the previous steps listed are well-thought out and 5 and 6...well, they're the goal itself and require multiple steps. I'll get there. 

Onward to Action.