How to Quit Your Job and Follow Your Dreams

Do you “LOVE” your job or do you just “tolerate” your job because it pays the bills?

A few years back, Oprah took a “Motherhood Survey” and discovered that Oprah Winfrey Motherhood Survey

2/3 (66%) of working moms would quit work and stay home if they could. That means that 2/3 of women are working in jobs that bring them little (if any) fulfillment, joy, passion or purpose and they remain in these jobs for one reason — to pick up a paycheck.

Marcus Buckingham, author of the book, “One Thing You Need to Know” says: “Some people will tell you that it doesn’t matter if you like your work; you just have to be good at it. Question this advice. You may well be good at some activities you don’t enjoy, but your enjoyment is the fuel you require to keep practicing the activity. Lacking this enjoyment, your performance will likely plateau.”

Wanting to quit your job does not mean that you made a mistake, that you are a failure or that you’ve wasted precious time in the wrong job(s).

Soren Kierkegaard, a German Philosopher once said, “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

I promise you that all the skills you have learned so far in your life you will need in the future as you venture off in new directions to follow your bliss. There are no dead-ends in life, unless of course, you get to the end of a road and stay there. There are detours in life and you have probably detoured off of your true path.

So how do you know if you’ve detoured off of your “true path“? There are clues and the clues are:

Restlessness;
Boredom;
Not feeling fulfilled;
Dreading going to work everyday;
Daydreaming of another life;
Unmotivated at work;
Feeling like there is something “more”;

I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life; the numbers might astound you; probably at least 50 if not more. I got bored very quickly with most of the jobs I had, but the good thing was that I wasn’t afraid to quit and go to the next one. The problem I finally discovered was that they were all the “wrong” jobs for me. They didn’t give me that fulfillment, joy and purpose I was seeking; that I desperately needed.

I took a bold step after 15 years in the legal field and quit my job to follow my dreams. My dream was writing. Writing brought me great joy, happiness, fulfillment and a sense of purpose. What I didn’t know was that by following my dream of writing, that led me to public speaking, teaching classes, developing a website and becoming an Internet Marketing Specialist and Entrepreneur.

That’s the thing about dreams…if you are courageous enough to step into the direction of your dreams, then new doors will open that you would have never and could never have imagined. One courageous step leads to the next, then a new door opens, then you take another courageous step and another door opens and so forth and so on.

I’m not suggesting you quit your job tomorrow, next week or even next month. What I am suggesting is that you get back in touch with your lost dreams, your passions and what really fills you up.

Unfortunately, many women have become “disconnected” from their dreams. Sometimes the longer we stay in jobs we hate or even when we remain in relationships that are unhealthy, the more disconnected we become from our true selves.

The only way back to your true path is to get back in touch with the lost “you”.

And guess what? It’s not an overnight event. It took years for you to veer off your true path and it will take some time for you to get back on it.

I’ve got great news though — because I’ve been where you are I’ve discovered some shortcuts along the way. I wanted to give a gift back to women to help you get reconnected with your true self, your dreams and to really trust and believe that you can quit your job and follow your dreams.

I created a step by step, 6-week course that will help you on this journey. And I’ll be with you every step of the way as my 6-week online courses always includes “unlimited eCoaching” along the way. Moreover, you will receive a 20 minute FREE Coaching Call with the 6-week course.

The journey of a thousand miles always begins with the first step. Let this be your first step. An investment in yourself; your “true self”. The one you abandoned long ago.

Here’s what I cover in my 6 week online course:

Lesson 1: Clarity is Power – Discovering your Passion and Purpose. This lesson is about discovering what feeds your soul. Moreover, you will develop a mission statement that will help you get focused on your purpose. We’ll look at signs that will tell you if you’re not living your purpose and we’ll excavate those things that bring you joy and passion. We’ll also take a look at your skills and talents so we know what you enjoy and what you don’t. You’ll be given lots of hands on exercises designed to unearth your passion and purpose that might be buried deep beneath your unfulfilled life.

Lesson 2: Performing a Job Autopsy. In this week’s lesson we define and take a look at all of your past and current job(s) and do a “job” autopsy on each one. We ask the right questions that will direct you to the right path.

Lesson 3: Test Drives and Time Outs. We learn the resources to go to in order to “test drive” your dream job and also how to take an extended time out from your current job/life to figure out your new life. You will spend time designing your perfect day with lots of details as they will be your daily reminder…especially useful when you get off course.

Lesson 4: Removing Energy Zappers. This week’s lesson is about figuring out what is draining your energy and removing those things (and/or people) from your life. It also teaches you how to remove the emotional and physical clutter from you life so you can create a space for your new and improved life.

Lesson 5: Money Matters. In order to experience prosperity, you must identify and remove the obstacles that are blocking money from coming your way. In this lesson, we study the law of attraction, gaining control of your finances, how to stop your love/hate relationship with money, why it is critical to do what you love, how to think big and most importantly, gratitude.

Lesson 6: Support is crucial on this path. You will learn how to create your dream team, why you need to network and how to network. Additionally, we examine how hiring a life coach can make all the difference in the world and whether this is the right path for you.

Once you’ve completed these 6 Lessons and Assignments, you have graduated Level 1 and can now register for Level 2!

Here’s what one of my students who is taking my online course wrote to me:

“Your E-book (The Lazy Woman’s Guide to a 6-Figure Income) spoke volumes to me when I downloaded it from your website a couple of nights ago. I felt like I was faced with a dose of reality, in a good way. I really connected with Loral Langemier’s quote where she says “That day jobs also represent missed time and opportunity.”

I feel like I have been in a fog just going through the motions, knowing I need to make a change.

The idea of having someone hold me accountable, is part of the puzzle I have been missing and I have been looking for a business coach for a few months now.

I look forward to working with you!”

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I would love to hold your hand and your heart in a sacred space as you take this journey back to your “TRUE SELF“. I look forward to working with all the women who want to live their Dreams and trust that the Universe will provide. You don’t need to know all the answers before you begin.

You just need to take the first step…

To learn more about my 6-week online “guided” course and to sign up, click here.