Why I Didn’t Quit My Corporate Job to Write on the Internet

I decided to crunch the numbers on how much I’ve made so far this year. The numbers? I’ve made more in my part-time creator endeavours than in my day job. It’s funny. Two years ago, I told myself I’d quit my day job if I earned even a fraction of what I made. At 50% I’d jump. At 60% I’d definitely be all in. Now, at 120% I’m not sure I’m going anywhere and I want to tell you why. <h1>I hated my day job until I didn’t</h1> When I was making zero on the internet I hated my day job. I felt stuck. I worked in a city. I would stare out the window looking at all the people below, exploring, laughing, and joking. I was jealous. I’d walk past food trucks on my lunchtime stroll. I’d find myself drifting into their life. I’d stare, dreaming about their life compared to mine. They’d get up, work on something they loved, be passionate about the product they served, they’d hand over sandwiches with a smile. I didn’t have that. I had stale ambition. I hated my job. I wanted out. But I had no way. I had looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else. But I just didn’t know what to do about it. I started poking around the internet. <h1>Common advice fails us</h1> For a long time, I kept hearing the same stories. “Quit your day job” “Start your own business” “Build your freedom” Over and over and over. I kept seeing this time and time again and I sat, from my small office in the middle of the English countryside thinking: <a href="https://medium.com/swlh/why-i-didnt-quit-my-corporate-job-to-write-on-the-internet-8fce2baf92e2">Click Here</a>