Today I did a really scary thing: I quit my day job. I wasn’t planning on doing it for a while still but here we are. I am terrified and anxious, but I ultimately know that this is the right move for me. Financial stability has always been something that I’ve struggled with. Over the years, I’ve worked so many jobs that barely pay the bills…it takes a toll on you. You’re always wondering where the next paycheque will come from and how you’ll pay rent. I don’t wish that feeling and struggle on anyone, and yet it’s something too many people are already familiar with.
My plan was to write and edit while I maintained a full-time day job. The day job would pay the bills while everything else would contribute to having a savings account or money to invest. It was going well for a while, until the balance shifted. My day job started taking up too much mental energy and it was burning me out. I wasn’t making time for writing and editing. I wasn’t making time for the other stuff that I’m passionate about. So something had to give…and that thing was my day job.
Like I said, I’m terrified about this. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m better off putting 100% of me into something I love rather than dividing my efforts. So I did something scary, but it’s for my own personal greater good. And I am excited about it.