Comments on: If You Know What Would Make You Happy, Why Wait?

By: reverse mortgage

reverse mortgage — Sat, 07 May 2011 20:24:54 +0000

Excellent post, we are proud to be doing what we love and helping seniors get out of complicated financial situations and secure their retirement. People put off doing what they love, fear is what holds them back, but if they go for it they would never look back .

By: retirement income planning

retirement income planning — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:03:53 +0000

@Kyle, I totally agree! Everyone complains, but no one is actually motivated to do something about it, great point!

By: laura

laura — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:31:02 +0000

Kyle, good for you! It’s great that you don’t let the naysayers stop you.

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Len Penzo dot Com — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:41:49 +0000

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By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:32:39 +0000

Why can’t most people afford to take a mini-vacation between jobs? Have they ever tried? If not, how do they know they can’t afford it? I bet if somebody put a gun to their head and said “figure it out or I’ll pull the trigger,” they would come up with a workable solution. The problem, then, is motivation. It is certainly possible. People do it all the time.

“please, quit your software job and dedicate all your resources and energy to opening a bar or restaurant and report on that experience.”

I done that (albeit not a restaurant or bar). It worked well. My software job accounts for less than half my income these days.

By: John Marks

John Marks — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:50:23 +0000

While I like some of the general enthusiam and perspective in your blog, I have to point out that you’re bringing a very idealist scenario to the table.

Most can’t afford to take a “mini-vacation” between jobs and while they could spend that time searching for an alternate source income, more realistically they will spend that time trying to line up their next job. And as far as it being “easier than you think”… please, quit your software job and dedicate all your resources and energy to opening a bar or restuarant and report on that experience.

By: TheBondGurl

TheBondGurl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:09:56 +0000

Hey, Great post! You touch on a few things here that I am always mulling over.
Risk of failure: A lot of times people dont act on their dreams because of fear of success. It sounds weird but more often than not people can procrastinate or make excuses because they are actually afraid of getting what they want and letting go of the security blanket of complaining about their current situation.

and the lifetime employee: who ever thought that was a ever a good idea was an idiot. I certainly am glad that I am alive now as this model is being deleted from our mental hardware. I dont think that there is anything wrong with working at a company for 30 years but it certainly should not be a standard that is enforced on anyone