i quit my job, a good job, i was (web) business developer, had to oversee a few coders, code a little bit myself, tell other companies what they should code for us, talked in big meetings, had a great time with my boss and co-workers and the prospect of becoming a COO in time.
i quit, it was 2004, i was 26 and the web was in a shitty state (this was before web 2.0 and IE had 90 market share). i wanted to do something else. start my own company. i had a lot of ideas and a high quality half baked plan.
the first day of my self-employment i jumped over a wall, broke my knee, badly. i was in hospital for 2 months. i could not walk for 4 months. my mother is dead, i do not talk to my father much. i had a 6 year old child.
after this i was broke, i was more than broke.
i decided to get a job again. it was the worst job possible. i hated every second. 4 months later i quit again.
this was the worst of times - i thought my life was over.
- and -
i was wrong. i was unbelievable wrong.
it was the most important time of my adult life (so far). you can only recognize the good parts of life if you have experiences some bad parts.
i quit my job, a good job, i was (web) business developer, had to oversee a few coders, code a little bit myself, tell other companies what they should code for us, talked in big meetings, had a great time with my boss and co-workers and the prospect of becoming a COO in time.
i quit, it was 2004, i was 26 and the web was in a shitty state (this was before web 2.0 and IE had 90 market share). i wanted to do something else. start my own company. i had a lot of ideas and a high quality half baked plan.
the first day of my self-employment i jumped over a wall, broke my knee, badly. i was in hospital for 2 months. i could not walk for 4 months. my mother is dead, i do not talk to my father much. i had a 6 year old child.
after this i was broke, i was more than broke.
i decided to get a job again. it was the worst job possible. i hated every second. 4 months later i quit again.
this was the worst of times - i thought my life was over.
- and -
i was wrong. i was unbelievable wrong.
it was the most important time of my adult life (so far). you can only recognize the good parts of life if you have experiences some bad parts.