Comments on: My Plan to Escape Rat Race Hell in 2009 http://www.arwentaylor.com/my-plan-to-escape-rat-race-hell-in-2009/ Writer. Thinker. Info Junkie. Life is a puzzle adventure and I'm on a mission to uncover all its hidden treasures. Come explore with me. Topics include personal development, spirituality, people and society, philosophy, science, alternative modes of thinking and my own personal quest to live life on my terms. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ArwenTaylor http://www.arwentaylor.com/my-plan-to-escape-rat-race-hell-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 ArwenTaylor Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:16:16 +0000 http://www.arwentaylor.com/?p=99#comment-2124 Hi Kathy, If there was some way that I could quit working for the man right now, I would do it in a heartbeat. But realistically, that's not going to happen. The instant gratification thing is a hard one to overcome. I struggle with it on a daily basis and nothing I do seems to make this challenge easier. Even though I know in my mind that eventually I get what I want if I keep plugging away at it, I still just want it now! Anyway, I'm happy that you will be able to cut back to part time. That means more time for you to work on your biz so that you can eventually quit altogether. We'll get there. We just have to take it one day at a time. Hi Kathy,

If there was some way that I could quit working for the man right now, I would do it in a heartbeat. But realistically, that’s not going to happen.

The instant gratification thing is a hard one to overcome. I struggle with it on a daily basis and nothing I do seems to make this challenge easier. Even though I know in my mind that eventually I get what I want if I keep plugging away at it, I still just want it now!

Anyway, I’m happy that you will be able to cut back to part time. That means more time for you to work on your biz so that you can eventually quit altogether. We’ll get there. We just have to take it one day at a time.

]]> By: Kathy Chavez http://www.arwentaylor.com/my-plan-to-escape-rat-race-hell-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Kathy Chavez Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.arwentaylor.com/?p=99#comment-2116 I was really excited by the title, and still pretty gung ho about the idea through to the end, although it was fading. Not because it wasn't a good idea - it is. i have the same idea. And that's part of the reason the excitement faded. Everyone has the same idea. Now, I'm a web designer, developer, budding Social Media expert. I know what industry saturation is. So I'm not totally put off by the idea that everyone has the same idea. I guess I was just looking for new ideas about the same old idea. So, anyway, I was still excited and hopeful until that almost last sentence: "I realize this means that I’ll be working a job for at least another year ..." I don't want to be working my job for another year. Not even another DAY! I'm still on the teat, as you call it, of instant gratification. I need to be able to stay home with my dog. My one solace is that I think I can move to at least part time on the Jay-Oh-Bee. We want to do the same thing. Only in different ways. Here's to us! K I was really excited by the title, and still pretty gung ho about the idea through to the end, although it was fading. Not because it wasn’t a good idea – it is. i have the same idea. And that’s part of the reason the excitement faded. Everyone has the same idea.

Now, I’m a web designer, developer, budding Social Media expert. I know what industry saturation is. So I’m not totally put off by the idea that everyone has the same idea. I guess I was just looking for new ideas about the same old idea.

So, anyway, I was still excited and hopeful until that almost last sentence: “I realize this means that I’ll be working a job for at least another year …” I don’t want to be working my job for another year. Not even another DAY!

I’m still on the teat, as you call it, of instant gratification. I need to be able to stay home with my dog. My one solace is that I think I can move to at least part time on the Jay-Oh-Bee.

We want to do the same thing. Only in different ways. Here’s to us!

K

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