Life Lessons | Advice
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Day Job
The many entrepreneurial benefits a day job can offer you
Unless you’re in the top percent of entrepreneurs who have made it, you’re probably faking it.
Faking it is an admirable endeavour for many reasons, but one that comes with a lingering caveat. The need for a financial guise. For many of us, this means a day job.
I work a day job and I’m not ashamed to admit it — at least, not anymore.
Once seen as a financial faux pas, I’ve learned to embrace my day job for the many entrepreneurial benefits it offers. Sitting here today, I feel as though a day job will always have a place in my life and my heart. Here’s why…
1. The infernal power of routine
I used to hate the idea routines. I have vivid memories of driving to work, feeling trapped in an endless cycle of disappointment.
Wake up. Dread going to work. Go to work. Rejoice at finishing work. Go to bed. Repeat.
My entrepreneurial dream has always been to write in some capacity but my routine felt like the monotonous death of creativity. I vowed to quit my job as soon as I saved up enough money to do so. Eventually, I…
