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How I Quit My Job and Finally Wrote that Novel

By Michael Grothaus — 2016

The steps and missteps one person took to achieve a dream, and how you can make it work, too.

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7 Ways of Unpacking Fears of Leaving a Job and Striking Out on Your Own

Many of us have thought of or dreamed about leaving that job to pursue our dreams, maybe start a business, or pursue our passion. While there are practical issues to consider, we also need to overcome the inertia that comes with the fear we experience when taking a major new direction in our lives.

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Harvey Deutschendorf
2022
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How to Survive Being Laid Off

Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.

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Anupa Mistry
2019
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Stifled Creativity and Its Damaging Impact on the ADHD Brain

Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns out, creativity is more than a perk; it is a requirement. To be healthy and productive, you must carve out time to pursue your creative passions.

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Diane O’Reilly
2022
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How to Deal with Being Passed Over for Promotion

Imagine that despite the dedication, when the time comes, you are not selected for promotion.

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Jim Kane
2016
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The Transition You Never Asked For: Finding Meaning after Losing Your Military Career to Disability

You can build back your life

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Meredith Mathis
2021
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‘Should I Quit My Day Job to Write a Book?’

Recently, after years of being afraid to confront this reality, I accepted that I want to be a writer.

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Heather Havrilesky
2018
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Stuck, Bored, and Unfulfilled at Work

I don’t have a magic bullet to solve your situation. But I do have some questions to ask you, and the first one is hard: When are you going to take yourself seriously?

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Katharine Brooks
2013
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Feeling Stuck In Your Career? Do This First.

“How do I stop feeling so stuck?” I get that question a lot, and I’ve been there.

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Adunola Adeshola
2019
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How I Went From An Unfulfilling Career To Finding My Calling

When asked what they want to be when they grow up, children usually mention firefighters, teachers, astronauts, doctors, police, and professional athletes – the kind of roles associated with heroism, wisdom, and influence.

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Celinne Da Costa
2020
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Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Abundant evidence suggests that the waning of ability in people of high accomplishment is especially brutal psychologically.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2019
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