Awesome. Thanks Xeni.
Did he amass a fortune in finance and then become a dog walker? If so Iâm less impressed. If I had to never worry about money again there are lots of low-pressure, more personally satisfying jobs Iâd rather do over my current occupation. Hell if it wasnât for money and health care most of us would be doing something else.
âWhether you think you can, or you think you canâtâyouâre right.â --Henry Ford
It doesnât sound like he did. Apparently he worked in finance for a few years and then just quit. I didnât get any sense of âNow that I have five million in the bank I can do this.â
Definitely inspiring stuff, but so hard. A job for ten years and a young family is an incredible amount of momentum to just stay the course.
Seems like whenever I see an inspiring story of someone âfollowing their dreamsâ by taking a wacky career, theyâre always leaving a job in finance.
Sure makes it seem like spending a few years in the world of finance makes it easy to be a dog walker (or candlestick maker, or knife sharpener, or world traveler, etc) for a living. Must be nice, finance!
Notice heâs an entrepreneur in Norway? Funny how socialized medicine makes it easier to be a capitalist, isnât it? Now Americans are beginning to have similar stories - but only beginning.
It doesnât necessarily take money. It takes personal sacrifice and a bit of gumption. The man in the video may have worked in finance, but he was in London so itâs quite possible that a large chunk of his salary went toward housing. He probably did save up a bit of cash, but youâd be amazed at how much you can accomplish if youâre not wasting your day 9-5 at a job and cut your spending down.
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