Archive | 2012

A New Perspective

I’m still (Voluntarily) Unemployed and Loving It…but that feeling is fading fast.  Since quitting my job, I’ve been having a great time relaxing, traveling and having fun on this well-deserved, much-needed time off from work.  I’ve loved having the time and flexibility to do things that I enjoy.  For the first time in a long time, my life doesn’t revolve around work.  Although, my career is still always on my mind.  My time off is a hiatus Read More

Life is Exciting Again

I finally quit my job (yay!), and now life is exciting again!  The dark cloud of negativity that had been hanging over me disappeared and now I see nothing but sunshine, clear blue skies, and exciting possibilities.  No longer are my thoughts consumed by pessimism.  My thoughts have now turned toward all the potential life has and all the new goals I could achieve:

I want to change careers.  I’ve accomplished everything I set out to accomplish in my current career.  While it didn’t turn out exactly as I had anticipated, I achieved my goals, and now I’m exc Read More

Unemployed and Loving It

I quit my job!  The job I hated; the job that seemingly hated me.  I finally quit!  And now I’m free from the burden that was dragging down my life, my confidence, and my chance at happiness.  Now, entering my second week of unemployment, I’m still living in a state of euphoria.  I’m relieved I don’t have to put up with the corporate chaos anymore, and I’m pleased I will no longer be anyone’s undercompensated ghost employee, but most of all I’m proud that I stood up for myself and for what is right.

I was unhappy at my job for a long time.  I tried discussing my c Read More

Thanks, Universe!

I believe that when we’re confused about situations in life and we don’t know what to do, the universe gives us hints to help us find the right answer.  The hints start out small, but if we don’t catch them and are still confused, the universe gives us bigger hints until we recognize them and use the hints to figure out the right thing to do.

As I mentioned in About Me, I hate my awesome job, and I want to quit, but I haven’t yet figured out if that is what I sho Read More