No guts no glory
It’s been along time coming but it’s finally here. May 31st will be the last day at my current place of full time employment.
The last two months were difficult. Lincoln was right, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”.
I’m an all or nothing kinda guy. Being a full time Sales Rep for a Medical Device Company demands everything you’ve got to hit your yearly budget or at least it should!
My conscience demands clarity and gives me no peace when I’m ‘between’ decisions. Purgatory is hell. To be trapped between where you want to be and where you are is to be in perpetual motion going nowhere.
I lived most of my life next to Niagara Falls. The volume of water flowing over the Falls is an incredible sight and depicts an image of the constant flow of income my family is used to depending on. Here is the American side of Niagara Falls when the flow of water was shut off back in 1969.
I have voluntarily shut off the dependable stream of income that has sustained my family. There is no income stream to count on except the ones I now create.
Oh, Janet and I have socked away a bit for emergencies and that’s what we’ll be tapping into along with the income from her full time job. But it’s not nearly enough and I’ll be back to work in about 6 months at some part time occupation unless things go much better than I’m anticipating.
Folks, I’ve thought this through many times and have tried to envision various scenarios and how they might play out. But there comes a time when you just have to look out over the horizon take a deep breath and push off from the cliff of safety and let go. No guts no glory, and those who don’t have the guts don’t deserve the glory.
To admit that I’m scared is an understatement. Fear doesn’t begin to describe how I feel. The first time I see the “Wifey Poo” burdened under the strain I’ve asked her to carry I’ll shed a tear inside and renew my determination to lighten her load. Janet’s a trooper and I’m thankful she trusts enough in my abilities to allow me to take this risk for us.
Jumping off is the easy part. Now comes the day-to-day work necessary to make my dream become reality. I can’t wait till next Wednesday!
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Comments
You will make it work Mark …you have the guts and the determination …but remember to get to the summit there is lots and lots of climbing to do …keep movin on up brother
Rob
Lot’s of climbing. Hopefully there will be some plateaus to rest along the way. Heck, I’d take a rest on plateau 100 feet up Mt Everest.
Time to go and dust off my “Billy Goat Boots” huh?
Mark
PS: Thanks Pat, There’s a fine line between guts and stupidity. Sometimes the “Wifey Poo” thinks I err on the side of stupidity. I’m constantly striving to prove her wrong :-)Not an easy thing to do, she’s smarter than me.
Mark
Congratulations on your big decision. I wish I had your guts in making the leap. I know you can do it.
Pat