“When the deepest part of you becomes engaged in what you are doing, when your activities and actions become gratifying and purposeful, when what you do serves both yourself and others, when you do not tire within but seek the sweet satisfaction of your life and your work, you are doing what you were meant to be doing.”  Gary Zukav

Do you ever have those days where you dream about quitting your job and going to do something you are really passionate about? Is there a part of you that is attracted to the idea of moving on and doing something new?

If your answers to both questions are “yes”, then you may want to keep reading.

Maybe you already have an idea of what it is you really want to do, but just haven’t figured out how you can realistically make it happen without risking too much.

I think one of the most common questions people ask, is “how do you know if you are really meant to quit your job and do something else?”

I know this is a question I used to ask myself all the time, but it took a while before I really even seriously considered quitting my job.

I would continually tell myself that the timing wasn’t right and that more things needed to fall into place before I decided to quit my job and “jump” into the unknown. I had to be realistic … I had bills, responsibilities, and a family to take care of. [Read more…]