(When) Should You Quit Your Job (5 Choices)

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In this episode Rob Moore covers 5 options to look at our career lifestyle and ventures. Rob takes us through these options with flare, fire, and enthusiasm, talking us through the possibilities of quitting our comfortable positions with optimism or, staying as we are and being contented with our career as it is. So be prepared to wake up and hear something you have thought about but not had the courage to do, until now.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• (0.41) In this introduction from Rob, he examines how we can overcomplicate our thoughts on ventures when as he explains it can be quite simple. The options he gives, for example; is taking a year’s sabbatical from our present employment with a possibility of returning to that company if things do not work out as expected. He goes on to cover other ideas that may well suit our needs and we just haven’t seen how simple it could be.
• (02.20)The first option covers if we like to follow a system, and we like safety and security, and we are happier being followers than leaders. Rob re-assures us there is nothing wrong with this. He suggests we should align with an organization that matches our values. We will be better working with an owner or leader that inspires us.
• (03.10)In the second option Rob impresses on us that if we are working in a company with the wrong leadership i.e. manager, boss ,we should not feel pressured into thinking we must quit and go out into a venture as a entrepreneur. He appraises what could be a better choice.
• (04.48)The third option is “Yes you should quit your job, yes you should set up your business” however, you do not want to jack it all in. Rob reviews the way we can consider which is the best method to set about an action plan to become an entrepreneur, he urges us to set a time frame for both finance and startup date, he tells us how it can lift us up from our work and helps us to feel pride and get back from life what we want.
• (07.10) Option four This choice Rob reveals to us is the riskiest and that is to “Quit now” Rob assures us that for some types of people this is definitely the right thing to do, he does not advice us or tell us this is what we should do, he points out that if we are desperately unhappy in our lives either work or relationships it is not worth it, He goes on to tell us there is a better way and an alternative route to take.
• (08.43)Rob’s fifth and last option is definitely not something he recommends. However he chooses to share some experiences he has encountered in his career with us, and perhaps jogs some memories of what happens in careers, and how it can turn out to be a blessing.

 

BEST MOMENTS

• Rob reminds us “our culture is very free, we give people autonomy, we don’t just fire people if they make mistakes”
• Rob tells us “Magic happens when you have accountability “accountability means results if we set a time and date and the date doesn’t work out it just means we need more time.
• On leaving your job Rob says “ I am not saying it’s going to be easy there are going to be different challenges, but I feel you will look back in a year or two’s time to maybe say why didn’t I do it sooner?”
• Rob summarizes his Five options
• If you are in the right job for you, then it’s OK to let go of a dream you have.
• Get a different job in a better organization that allows you progression
• Set a date in the future and commit to matching a certain level of income
• Quit now for those of you who have been saying it for years
• Is not really an option!

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Moore is a 5x best-selling author, a public speaker, an entrepreneur, property investor and a Guinness World record holder among others. He is the co-founder of the Progressive Property and the mastermind of ‘The Disruptive Entrepreneur’ and ‘Money’ podcasts.

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