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Today is the day that I voluntarily quit my day job.

Today is the day that I accept the financial risks of working for myself and take a real stab at making it work.

Today is the day I can begin concentrating on my ASP.NET book so that it's finished on time and doesn't suck.

Today is the day that a job and The Man no longer place constraints on me that keep me from doing what I really want to do in terms of professional development, personal time, diet and exercise.

Today is the day that even my “hobby” sites can be something that is better than the rest because I can devote proper time to it.

Today is the day where I don't have to dread Monday, because Monday I'll be working on my own terms.

Today is a glorious day.

 

Posted: May 21 2004, 09:19 AM by Jeff | with 26 comment(s)
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Steve said:

Very glorious indeed! ;-) Can I be next....
# May 21, 2004 9:29 AM

bilbo said:

congrats! move forward and kick some ass!
# May 21, 2004 9:33 AM

Puleen said:

Congratulations, now if only most of us can realize that sooner and act upon that realization, we would become true masters of our own universe.

Cheers
# May 21, 2004 9:33 AM

M. Keith Warren said:

Today is also the day you learn how hard it is to get out of bed when you dont necessarily have somewhere to be.

Good Luck! Welcome to the club.
# May 21, 2004 9:35 AM

christoc said:

Congrats Jeff! I had the very same day about 3 weeks ago now. Not out on my own, but off to a new opportunity. So far the first week has been great!
# May 21, 2004 9:36 AM

Matt said:

Congrats. A day-job coworker/side-gig partner just quit his job last Friday. He's been IM'ing me all week from coffee shops, asking me how my status reports are going, did I fill out my timesheet, etc. He's trying to blog it as well: http://www.thinkfirst.biz/blog/
# May 21, 2004 9:55 AM

Sonu Kapoor said:

All the best.

Sonu
# May 21, 2004 10:15 AM

Siva Mateti said:

Also, today is the day where there will be no weekends.
# May 21, 2004 10:17 AM

Jeff said:

...Or weekdays. You're talking to someone who has made it an art form to make as much as possible while doing as little as possible.
# May 21, 2004 10:25 AM

OmegaSupreme said:

Today is a good day. Congrats and good luck :D
# May 21, 2004 10:30 AM

brady gaster said:

YES! Very awesome indeed! I wish you the best of luck, glorious blessings abound that will make your dreams realities, and a most vigorous vote of hopefullness for all of your aspirations!

GO NUTS! DO IT YOUR WAY!
# May 21, 2004 10:35 AM

brad said:

I hear and understand the relief in your words. Monday is the day that I give notice, so that two Mondays after that I will say:

-Today is the day that I voluntarily quit my day job.

-Today is the day that I accept the financial risks of working for myself and take a real stab at making it work.

...
# May 21, 2004 10:44 AM

Girish said:

Best of luck
# May 21, 2004 11:08 AM

SBC said:

Great!! It's also my birthday today!!
# May 21, 2004 12:45 PM

Vic said:

Congratulations. Thats great to hear.
# May 21, 2004 4:07 PM

Addy Santo said:

Good luck!
# May 21, 2004 4:16 PM

Brian Moeskau said:

Thanks for the note on my blog -- I thought I'd return the favor. I have to admit that even though I've only been free from The Man for a week now, it's been a great week! I am actually working more now in terms of hours, but it just feels so much better knowing that I will reap the rewards of my effort (in theory...) It somehow doesn't even feel like work to me, but I guess that's how it feels to be doing what you truly love. Now if I can just get some income going, I'll be golden :) Best of luck to you.
# May 22, 2004 7:51 PM

Josh Baltzell said:

Best of luck to you. I figure that as soon as I triple my programming knowlege it may be time to take that dive. I wish you the best.
# May 22, 2004 9:15 PM

du8die said:

Congrats Jeff.

I'm looking forward to the book.

du8die
# May 22, 2004 9:48 PM

Sandeep said:

Best of luck!

I wish I had your guts. And yeah, looking forward to your book! :-)
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