I joined this forum over 10 years ago and became interested in the concept of FIRE. But I haven't been active for a few years, because I felt like a posieur. I kept OMY'ing for year after year after year, because my j*b was actually enjoyable, had great colleagues and made a great income working from home with very little actual w*rk. In fact, in 2021 I earned over $1 million in commissions realistically w*rking about 10 hours/week. That's why it was so hard to walk away.
But I realized I simply had no passion for it anymore. I was "phoning it in" for client calls, and likely not giving them the 110% effort they deserved. Plus, I'm 50 (round numbers are great times for life decisions), and my kids are still at an age where they enjoy my company.
So I did it! I told the company a few days ago that I'll finish up deals with my existing clients over the next 1-2 months, and then I'm retiring!!!! I just made the change on my LinkedIn profile, which somehow made it feel official.
Today, I took my son skiing for a couple hours in the middle of the day on a nearly empty mountain. No idea what I'll do tomorrow.
But I realized I simply had no passion for it anymore. I was "phoning it in" for client calls, and likely not giving them the 110% effort they deserved. Plus, I'm 50 (round numbers are great times for life decisions), and my kids are still at an age where they enjoy my company.
So I did it! I told the company a few days ago that I'll finish up deals with my existing clients over the next 1-2 months, and then I'm retiring!!!! I just made the change on my LinkedIn profile, which somehow made it feel official.
Today, I took my son skiing for a couple hours in the middle of the day on a nearly empty mountain. No idea what I'll do tomorrow.
