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The Book That Made Me Quit My Corporate Job
And it might make you quit yours too.
This is as good as it gets
Not so long ago I was working a typical 9–5 job in Melbourne, Australia. I had good pay, nice colleagues, a low workload, and an epic view from the office.
It was the perfect job — as far as jobs go. And I know a thing or two about jobs that aren’t. I’ve worked in six advertising agencies across the globe. I’ve seen overwork, exhaustion, bullying, despondency, and more office politics than you can shake an unused HR handbook at.
This job was as good as it would ever get.
Sure, I could get a promotion, increase my salary, and get a corner office, but ultimately this was it: selling my soul for money.
Quitting the best job I ever had
That’s when I discovered a book that would change my life forever.
That book was The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.
In it, are details about what Tim coins the “new rich” — a group of people who aren’t set with the status quo. The new rich are people who don’t want to wait until retirement to travel. People who want to live an extraordinary life now. People who believe in working for themselves, in doing what…
