quit my job Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/quit-my-job/ Funding the Adventurous Life Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/clippingchains.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-TEST_CC_Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 quit my job Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/quit-my-job/ 32 32 150809980 Peter Beal: Can You Afford to Be Sponsored? https://clippingchains.com/2022/07/05/ep39-peter-beal/ https://clippingchains.com/2022/07/05/ep39-peter-beal/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=8755 Today on episode 39 I’m pleased to welcome long-time climber and Front Range local Peter Beal. Peter, at age 58, has been climbing for over 45 years, with notable achievements including multiple 5.14 first ascents and bagging V12 in his late forties!  But Peter is also known for his critical takes on the culture of …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2022/07/05/ep39-peter-beal/feed/ 2 8755 Why Trying to Quit My Job (Sort of) Made It Better https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/12/why-trying-to-quit-my-job-sort-of-made-it-better/ https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/12/why-trying-to-quit-my-job-sort-of-made-it-better/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:37:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=7422 It’s been almost exactly 18 months since I quit my job and watched the last corporate world elevator close behind me. Reflecting on that time, it’s clear that my best career years—those defined by rewarding assignments, autonomy, increased paid time off, and better work/life balance—all came after I knew I was going to leave. Weird, …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/12/why-trying-to-quit-my-job-sort-of-made-it-better/feed/ 11 7422 The Fallacy of Happiness and Meaningful Work https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/20/the-fallacy-of-happiness-and-meaningful-work/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/20/the-fallacy-of-happiness-and-meaningful-work/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4497 We all want to live the best life. Today we examine the paradox of how attempting to do just that can result in less happiness after all. For all of us that dream of the greener grass on the other side⏤a full-freedom lifestyle or a better job⏤why do so few find a life of contentment …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/20/the-fallacy-of-happiness-and-meaningful-work/feed/ 2 4497 BREAKING: I (Sort Of) Quit My Job https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/10/breaking-i-sort-of-quit-my-job/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/10/breaking-i-sort-of-quit-my-job/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=3452 WHOOAA!! Yes, it’s true. By the time you are reading this, I have finished my last day in Corporate America, facing an uncertain future. We have achieved financial independence, perhaps reaching a new pinnacle of unrelatability. I have no job, and I have no plans for a job. The story of how this came to …

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