Thank you for the advice!

Although everyone is skeptical, I also started a “similar” company to help everyone Live Their Best Life…in the process of quitting my miserable job!

Life Unlimited can help you along your path to motivation, see: http://www.lifeisunlimited.com

thank you for the info!

My blog discusses topics related to the above and is focused on the philosophy of “passion-based learning”. I can certainly relate to the author of the above post and I’m glad we share similar perspectives.

Wonderful stuff!

Regards,
Amir Ahmad

You described my experiences to a “T”! I gave up a six-figure Wall Street career (was a stockbroker) to follow my dreams of becoming a motivational speaker, author and pilot. It was scary as hell to walk away but looking back, I have to knock on wood and say that the universe continues to provide for me, even during lean times. Money and opportunities always seemed to come to me at just the right time.

In my presentations, I use passion as part of my talk to emphasize the power of following what you truly want to do. I developed the HEAR Principle where H means HAVE A PASSION, E means ENTERTAIN THE POSSIBILITIES, A means either take ACTION or be AUTHENTIC and finally R means REMEMBERING WHO HELPED YOU.

Having a strong passion will get you through some of the obstacles on the way becuase otherwise what will you do the moment you hit the first obstacle? If you don’t have a passion to fuel you through tough times, how will you survive?

Thanks for sharing this story – it was GREAT. I look forward to the second part of our interview next week at Adversity University. It’s a great opportunity for people to really get to know you and put a personal face to this blog.

Success Built to Last says it best: “All you have is your personal capital; your talents, skills, relationships, and enthusiasm. Cultivate your capacity to be fully alive in your work because doing something that matters is a dream worth your life.”

Man, the world has problems. In the year 2050, society will look back at our generation and forever shun us for three things: climate change, the war in Iraq, and Aviator sunglasses. How could they let those things happen? How could they have actually …

1. There is more “risk” in sharing the control over your destiny with someone else (your employer) than taking complete control of it yourself.

2. It is true that “closing one door opens another.”

3. Making a transition for the right reasons, such as priorities above money, is more likely to lead you down the right path than the pursuit of monetary wealth…

I like the way you described the difference between having a “job” and having a “career”. I have a job at the moment that is “good” in many ways (good money, good manager, etc). Unfortunately, it is not my calling.

I would love to quit my job, but I am careful not to do anything rash. I’m taking small steps, and gradually things are becoming clearer and clearer as to what I want to do with the rest of my life. Like you, I am excited by the web and I have a feeling my ideal career will involve this in some way.

Lastly, well done for finding a career you are passionate about!