What’s The Coolest Thing You Did This Week?
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Big decisions are usually the hardest to make. You have think 5 steps ahead of what the possible outcomes of your choice can be. The big ones are also the most satisfying ones once you’ve taken them and today we are feeling extremely satisfied!
As of today, we are no longer the owner of what the Big Beef calls; a Just Over Broke! (J.O.B) We quit our day job!
One of the reasons we had balls enough to go ahead and become unemployed is this blog. We’ve got the feeling that it’s only just shown us a glimpse of it’s full potential and we’re going to dedicate more time into researching and writing top quality for you guys.
Stupid?
Perhaps. Call it a gut feeling but our agenda has just gained over 200 hours a month which can be used as we see fit. Surely it will need some getting used to. Only butter one side of our sandwiches, recycle teabags and start using both sides of the toilet paper for a while. But we’ll be having fun! No more taking crap from people just because they pay us. Work at the comfort of home and not in some under-heated and over-populated office! Freedom comes with a price but we’re willing to pay!
So now what?
If any, now is the time to ask you guys for advice. Who’s quit their job before without a real backup plan? What things should we take into consideration? What would you do if you were us? If anybody feels bad about the whole toilet paper thing, feel free to sponsor us 
And if you have need for our services in any way, have a look at the advertise page. Currently there are 3 slots available in our RSS feed advertising plan for just $20 per month. Your ad will be read over 12,500 times with the current amount of subscribers and posting rates. If you’ll excuse us now, we’ve got some desk packing to do.
more time into researching and writing top quality for you guys. Stupid? Perhaps. Call it a gut feeling but our agenda has just gained over 200 hours a month which can be used as we see fit. Surely it will need some getting used to. […] ?ród?o:John Cow
i think you are charging way too much for feed advertising. congrats on quitting. musta been a gutsy move.
ah well, we just cut it down so it’s as much as the text links in the sidebar. Just for you.
LOL I did the exact same thing about a month and a half ago. Got up and quit my job. However my scenario was a little different. It definitely is a bold move but with the numbers you guys are pulling in, I believe you can make it. If all else fails, you can always apply for another job in the same field part time and go from there. There is no such thing as a dead end and I truly believe you will make it.
It is only Monday, so I have done nothing cool yet!
I don’t think your decision is stupid unless you had a great job. I have been reading this blog since day one, I see a lot of potential. Perhaps a gutsy decision, but not stupid.
Good luck.
Quit my previous day job thinking that the job market was good and I’ll find another job pretty fast. Took 2 months more than I expected.
But the good thing that came out of it was that I used the time to learn about Internet Marketing and Making Money from the Internet and found you guys. With a day job now, I can finance this hobby of “Experiments”.
You should read my blog, I’ll help you along the way on your road to freelance and blogging freedom.
I really like my day job so I would never do this. I actually like going to work and doing my freelance stuff, but that’s cool if you think you’d enjoy this life. The way I look at it though, why does a job have to be a chore? Why don’t people just aspire to do something they enjoy? It is possible to work and gain great life experiences from doing so.
What you can achieve and get from working a job far outweighs (for me at least) what you can get from staying at home. Perhaps this is where I’m going wrong, but I still save money, have a good life, and make money on the Internet on the side.
I don’t like how people feel that they lose something just by having a job. That’s so defeatist. You lose something by never bothering to figure out what it is you want to do in life. There’s this great buzz about the benefits of working from home, and yes, you can wake up at 11 am like John Chow, but by working on the Internet so much you miss out on so much human engagement out there in the world.
Heck, if I didn’t work, I wouldn’t meet so many great people, I wouldn’t have a hot date with a cute girl, I wouldn’t eat at half as many cool restaurants as I do, and I sure as hell wouldn’t live out here in Thailand.
You really need to think about what you’ve done, because unless this is really your dream job, maybe you’ll live to regret it. Sure, you’ll make money, and as Kumiko keeps telling us, this is really important to some people, but there is more to life than fast bucks and online experiments.
I could be looking at this all wrong, but life is far too short to stay cooped up at home all day. One thing I’d really like to do would be to throw a party for every person on that top 100 list just released. I’d only invite the top 30 or so, because they’re the real serious bloggers. I’d like to see just how fun those guys are and how they socially interact with one another.
I wish you luck with your move anyway. What job were you doing before you quit? And could you clarify just how many people you are talking about when you refer to “we”.
Sorry for such a long comment. I’m too lazy to proof read it now.
There is nothing wrong with finding a job you love. However not having a job does not necessarily mean you’re going to miss out on the social aspect of life. It’s great that you met lots of people, got to date a cute girl, and live in Thailand, but working from the comfort of your own home can do all those things too.
Just because you work at home doesn’t mean you don’t have the free time to go out and do other things. As a matter of fact, because you’re not obligated to put in 40+ hours weeks, you can allocate your time better (at least in most cases). It’s all about how you look at it and I am sure there are jobs where most people will love it and not dread going to work.
I also don’t agree with you when you say life is far too short to stay cooped up at home all day. I do agree with the statement itself but who says people are cooped up at home all day long. What is the difference if you’re cooped up all day at work then come home.
It’s all about time management and I am sure people who are successful at work or at home doing their own business can find free time both ways. But like you said, I guess it’s all about personal perspective on how we see it.
It is a bold move indeed, Congratulations! I think the majority of people in this world dislike their job way more than they like it, and if given the opportunity to work at home, they would. Just because you don’t work in town at an office, doesn’t mean you have to miss out on human engagement. It just means you need to be more creative with your time. Perhaps volunteering at an organization or attending/speaking a conferences. There are many ways to be involved with the human race that don’t revolve around a 9-5 job.
I think it will be a great new journey for you Johncow, and I’m inspired that you are “spreading your wings” and opening your mind to this new and exciting venture.
Woo-hoo! Congratulations!
How would I feel? Well, actually, I’ve been working from home for ten years now and just got my first outside job in a long time to get some sense of balance.
Be sure to build social stuff into your world or you can get isolated really quickly. Take courses, join a club, visit friends. It’s important.
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Wow, you definently got guts I would never quit my day job, of course my day “job” is university so its not so much a job as a place I go to get hit over the head with knowledge.
very interesting, what other ventures do you have going?
I’m about to quit my “day” job, Not really sure if it qualifies as day job considering I start work at 3am or earlier. It has far to much stress for me, I sometimes enjoy it, depending on what the day is like, but for the most part is it way too stressful, and will only get more stressful as peak season comes up for us.
I’m not quiting because I make money online to support myself, I just need to quit to better my life.
I can’t really give you any valid unemployment (self employment?) advice, but I CAN tell you the coolest thing I did this week:
I single handedly defended Helm’s Deep from a horde of ninja Orcs with nothing but a chaingun, two lightsabers, and a T-Rex. You should have seen it. It was totally awesome.
The only job I ever quit without thinking about it was when I worked at a movie theater and used to hold boxing matches after hours using the Tensabarriers set up in a square ring. One day the assistant manager came in and basically asked me to hand her my keys. I never showed up after that…I quit on the spot. But I hated her anyway. About 2 months later I was working clean up at the local bakery and six months after that I went off to college.
The real question is, how long can you afford to not be working while you find another job…if the answer is less than a few months…you might want to line something up first.
the whole cow family will now rejoice and celebrate because their chosen prince has finally agreed to become King and the leader of the make mooney business online..
BTW, can you imagine a cow sitting on desk typing office work?
Cows are very versatile.
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Congrats! Working sucks anyway
Coolest thing I did was harvesting my own potatoes. Yummy!!
I will give a couple to the local cows.
Great Idea. Chase the dream. It is surprisingly close.
I never quit my job, I just never got 1. Blogging is my first and job, and I intend to keep it that way untill I enter and leave Uni, found a company and become a millionare.
At least that’s the plan!
Even if you or I were to fail (I’m confident we will both succeed) and lose everythying, it would have been worth it because we only live once and it is best to try.
Good Luck.
You’re still in school?
Congrats! Viva la you!
I took the plunge without a backup plan several months ago. Haven’t looked back.
Although now I’m going to be living in a van down by the river (but voluntarily).
Sounds like fun!
a cow won’t fit on a van..oh ya I forgot..flexible, flexible..
Well done Mr Moo.
Pretty impressive, if your blog keeps up with its current sucess you will be Moollionaires in now time
Good luck with your new full time job as a Dot Com Moogul !
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Awesome! My husband’s in the same boat as you. He quit and is not looking back. 9 times out of 10 the people in this world who are successful will tell you the only way they could have done it was by making a gutsy move of some kind. Sure, their friends laughed and their family thought they were crazy, but if you’ve got that feeling in your gut, you’ve got to go for it.
I think you made a smart move. I can’t wait to see what you can do with all that extra time.
Your girlfriend didn’t move out did she? It helps if they are supportive.
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