It always made sense to me... Right out of the gates.... There I was 17 years old, and bored with my life... Academia and chasing around ladies hadn't been panning out as simply as I had hoped.... It seemed that this whole world was a bit more complex than my young mind had reckoned with in the beginning. While skipping school one day, I happened upon a iconic entrepreneurial book lying around the house... Yes it was Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Now I know it sounds strange that I would skip school to read a book, but this is what was on my docket. In fact I remember my business teacher pulling me in his office and apologizing that the curriculum was not up to par; so I doubt he for one would have blamed me.
But anyhow, getting more to the point... I learned a lot of things that day that changed my life forever. Some of them good things, and some of them bad. As retrospectively I don't really agree with the book as a whole, (too get rich quick without a greater purpose) it did make me start to realize the method behind my career madness. Up until that point in my life I had been changing jobs every 4-6 months as I would generally tire with the same repetitive tasks and hope to spread my wings in some other more meaningful endeavor. Sadly this would not be possible until many many years and many crappy jobs later. But still... One line in that book stood out in my head... That is that you should always work to learn, and never work to make money...
Now Mr. Kiyosaki makes this point for a different reason than I am about to.... He says if you work to learn you will always be building upon your skill set.. This is true, but more importantly I believe, you will just have a more fulfilling life. I honestly have never regret quiting a job. I might have regret squandering my humble paychecks at one point or another, but give me 30 more crappy jobs and I would quit them too. Not because I'm a quitter, but because I knew that I could do better, and deserved more meaningful work in my life...
You can always go and get another job, but you can't create more time with which to live your life. Once you're done, you're done... There are no more jobs to work and before you know it your life will be flashing before your eyes and you will regret not having tried everything in your life that you possibly could have. Money is just money, but life is a much grander thing... Much more precious, and much more meaningful. So from where I am standing, working for the life experience is always going to be more valuable than working for money. So if you're not the sole breadwinner for a family or something of that sort I say go for it. Quit living for the paycheck and start sailing all those uncharted vocational waters splashing around in your subconscious. If you're not living, you're dying, and if you're not learning, you might not be growing! So challenge yourself, go find the most interesting and challenging job/career/vocation that you can find and master it.
An old Buddhist adage states "When presented with two paths, always choose the more difficult one." Wise words I feel...
Until next time...
Enjoy some coffee and relax, its all a part of life...
Best,
Austin