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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:44:32 +0000

Hi Davina – knowing what you want is really important. It can cost you if you change your mind. Earlier this year, I realised I was totally on the wrong path and I had to take a big financial loss to put myself in the right direction.

I’m wondering – you say you had your job taken away many times. Did the worry of potentially losing your job again make you concentrate on your future goals more?

Hi Barbara – I know what you mean – being self employed often feels like the least glamorous job in the world. I know a guy who gets so stressed about his business and he says he would happily do something as mundane as shovelling shit all day, if someone would pay him £100k after tax to do so.

I thought you might say that about the job thing. I would do the same for a while if I had to. For some of the countries I’m looking at emigrating to – it’s far quicker to get in if you get a job first and I would be willing to do that for a while. Plus it would give me time to do a lot of research – you’ve really got to see a place to know it

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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:22:51 +0000

Hi Catherine, Even though I don't work for "the man" (or woman), being self employed has responsibilities many don't consider before venturing out on their own. It's not always as glamorous as it sounds, nor do all self employed people become gazillionaires. Although I like being my own boss, if the situation changed and I had to go work for someone, I would. It was from previous employers I got a lot of my real world education. For that, I will be forever grateful. Barbara Swafford's last blog post..Commenting vs Social Media-Is One Better

By: Davina

Davina — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:44:00 +0000

Hi Cath. I've both given up my day job and had my job taken away on numerous occasions. The results have been incredibly positive! In fact, my most recent post touches briefly on this topic. What I have learned is how important it is to KNOW what you want to do so that you can outline the steps that are needed to get results. If you don't know, you will just float around aimlessly. Davina's last blog post..Magic Happens

By: cathlawson

cathlawson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:10:09 +0000

Hi Marelisa – Thanks. I hope Vered doesn’t think I meant like she planned it or anything – it was just an unfortunate choice of words.

I like your idea. It would certainly make the world very different. But I guess it would depend on the person. I know lots of people who are really happy working for others and wouldn’t dream of doing anything else.

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:13:35 +0000

You know, I think children should be taught from early on that working for someone else is a stepping stone. It’s a chance to learn the ropes so that you can start your own business on better footing. Giving up the day job, or whatever you want to call it to make it less traumatic, should be a right of passage. Like a bar-mithzba, or a sweet sixteen (quinceañera in Latin America), or college graduation; something that is almost expected of people.

Also, I don’t think it was a move on Vered’s part, I think that’s just how it turned out

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:03:28 +0000

Hi Ian – You’re up early for a Sunday too. Those are good points. I honestly often found that I couldn’t switch off when I was in a job either though. I’d alays be trying to work something out in my head, our reading or studying something related to work.

The thrill of success is important though isn’t it? When you’re in a job, you don’t often get that feeling – especially with small successes. I think that being a small wheel in a big cog, you often wind up not realising they’ve even happened.

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:51:24 +0000

Hi Vered – That was actually a smart move. And I have to admit that I have often thought life would have been much easier if I’d married someone with a high income when I was younger.

Hi Lillie – 32 years is a long time. I guess it would be virtually impossible to work for someone else after all that time.

Hi Akemi – Yes – it is definitely important to approach it in a positive way. Sometimes it seems that folk who hate their dayjob the most struggle do to that though? I wonder why that is?

Hi Hunter – That is weird isn’t it. Did I ever tell you that that big RSS button is not really an RSS button?

A Sugar Mommy is not a bad idea. But it will be tough to find one – because they’re always busy. I once read that there’s some online dating agency where you can meet a multi-millionaire but I don’t know the domain.

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