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"It’s funny that when people reach a certain age, such as after graduating college, they assume it’s time to go out and get a job. But like many things the masses do, just because everyone does it doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. In fact, if you’re reasonably intelligent, getting a job is one of the worst things you can do to support yourself. There are far better ways to make a living than selling yourself into indentured servitude." Steve Pavlina

"There are many ways to make money in this world. By far the most common is trading hours for dollar, also known as a job. Maybe it’s the fact that I have never held a job for more than a year of my entire life, but I just can’t understand why people would choose to make their income this way."

http://www.johnchow.com/trading-hours-for-dollars/

Once you have some idea wherte you want to be headed career-wise, you can plan and attack to get the skills you need

7 You are afraid of the unknown

You are worried about not knowing what will happen to you. You can drive half-a-ton of steel at sixty miles an hour inches away from other vehicles, and trust their drivers to do the same. You can purchase and eat food that you didn’t see being cooked. You can enter a convenience store after nightfall. You regularly plug and unplug cables carrying 120 volts (or 240 volts) of lethal electricity. Heck, you pipe the stuff through a pad in your bed. But changing jobs is really dangerous.

6 It is comfortable where you are.

What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles
Ten Speed Press 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1580087957

"Still the best-selling job-hunting book in the world!"

Chock full of practical advice, sometimes quirky, a bit of a hodge podge but immensely useful

You Don't Make a Big Leap Without a Gulp; Finding the Courage to Change Careers and Live Again

Nigel Beckford and Michael Fitzsimons

Has a New Zealand persepctive but will be of interest to readers everywhere.

"'You Don't Make a Big Leap Without a Gulp' captures the wisdom of Kiwis who've found the courage to make a major career change. They come from all walks of life and have made amazing leaps in career.

It offers a wealth of practical advice and inspiration for any mid-lifer who wants more out of life."

http://www.fitzbeck.co.nz/html/publishing.html

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Here we discuss ways and means to ttjasi: to escape our current job and find a new working life.

Unfortunately, nobody has a right to be happy at work. But that doesn't mean you are obligated to be unhappy, nor does it give bosses a right to make you unhappy. So if work isn't working for you, try to do something else. Ttjasi!