I Quit My Job!
I quit my job! Forever.
I am a full-time solopreneur now!
July 7, 2023 was my last working day. It was both a well-thought-out and spontaneous decision.
Let me explain.
I seriously started thinking of quitting my job back in Nov 2022. There were some months where I was making more money through my business than my job and that was a good enough motivation.
But at that time, rather than quitting my job altogether, I decided to change my role and industry. Maybe it felt too soon to take the risk.
Fast forward to 2023, I set a target for myself that I will quit my job before my birthday in October.
One random day, my landlord emails me that she is selling the condo that I stay in and that I need to vacate by July end.
A shock but I thought I will manage.
Fast forward to June, Ishank motivated me to just quit my job as then I would be able to live anywhere in the world and not worry about finding another place. This made total sense.
Also, I was anyway going to quit later that year, so why not now! So, I made this decision in 3-4 days! I was ready in my head but just wanted to watch a few YT videos to get more assurance. So, one night, I sat down and watched 3-4 videos and made a Pros & Cons list.
As you can see, there was just one con and that was the fear of uncertainty. But this time, I was ready for that.
So, I gave my 2 weeks notice period and carved this decision in stone.
As per the rules, I should have had these conditions met before quitting my job:
Monthly business income = > monthly salary
The above should be consistently valid for the last 6 months
I should have at least 3-6 months of savings
I did not meet the 2nd criteria but I was still okay taking the risk as I had seen the impact that our work had on immigrants and Ishank and I had already validated our model back in April.
Moments like these reaffirmed my decision:
We had helped a mentee get a $100k job. His mom came to our subsequent career coaching call and gave us blessings and was so happy!
I had a Ninja come up to me and tell me that he got a job because of us. I had tears in my eyes as the next time I saw him in the coaching, I could see how he had become more confident and charming!
We had started getting messages on IG that even our free content was helping people a lot. A person wasn’t getting his co-op but after he used our method, he got called for an interview and got the job!
There was this one week where I cried so much. Every time someone would attribute their success to us, my eyes got teary-eyed. I felt so happy for the other person and proud of the work I was doing. Having seen this tangible impact, it just became impossible to not commit to this path. It’s a beautiful feeling when you can see people’s lives improving because of something you did!
What’s next?
The feeling has not yet sunk in but I feel so excited about my plan ahead! I am going to pack my bags and explore the digital nomad life. I’ve not finalized my itinerary but I plan on spending a month each in a new city or country and then hop on to the next one. Let’s see!
Key-takeaway
I hope this inspires you. I’m just like you: another immigrant who came to Canada, 4 years ago, on a student loan. The sky is the limit, you just need to believe in yourself and put in the work!
Keep blooming,
Bani Singh