Could I Quit My Day Job?

You've heard the common term before "Don't quit your day job." but could you actually quit your day job? The easy answer is no. As long as you owe rent and have a car payment and basic needs like food and - you know - toilet paper, it's pretty much near impossible to say, I quit my day job.

This has been a topic going through my mind quit frequently lately as I took on a line of work that I found to be less than exciting - working in a call center! Let's put this simply, answering phone calls all day long for 8 hours a day - or more - is killing my soul. With each phone call, I am feeling my heart being ripped out and watching the callers eat it alive - glad they are enjoying it! My heart, however, is not in the work. Don't get me wrong, the people I work with are amazing. Everyone is other-worldly polite, there is literally no drama. It's insanely stress-free. I'm just bored. I say my name over 200 times a day and it's just not for me. There's no challenge. So of course my mind drifts off into the wants and desires of a different job description or better yet - the beauty of being able to do whatever you desire!

The thing that makes this such a complicated question is the fact that there are so many activities you can do in this world that will create a profit. If you enjoy painting, yes, you can do what you love and make a profit. Sell a wonderful artful creation and you'll be well on your way to making a profit. If you're a writer, yes, you could publish that book and make a profit.

There are other questions that need to be asked to define this question. Why do I want to quit my day job? If your answer is what the majority of ours is - because I don't like the work. Then we can go on to the next question. Is there a "job" out there for me that I will actually enjoy? Because even though we talk about quitting our "day jobs" activities that we pursue can actually be looked at as jobs as well.

Humans are actually a strange bunch of creatures. We need to do something with our lives in order to feel a sense of achievement. We do this through creating, discovering, and even collecting. My boyfriend, for instance, I'm sure would be perfectly content to quit his day job and simply add to his DVD collection for the rest of forever and die perfectly happy and content with just that. However, we live in a world where we cannot function without the need for money. So in order for my man to build his collection, he will need his day job to make money. Or some creative way to put his collection to work - like renting out his movies or something (that's a really half-baked idea from me, don't judge me).

I can really foresee this question going around and around because when it comes down to it, there are two different answers based on how it's being asked. Could I quit my day job and use my hobby to make money? Absolutely! Could I quit my day job and live wild and free for the rest of forever? No. No you cannot.

If you could quit your day job right now and pursue any career path or monetary hobby at all, what you would do? If education, money, contacts weren't an issue, what would you do for the rest of forever?

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