Comments on: Monty Python and The Process of Spontaneous Liberation

By: What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do | Location180

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do | Location180 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:09:45 +0000

[...] Monty Python and the Process of Spontaneous Liberation – JD Bentley of Wage Slave Rebel wrote this for the site just a few days ago, but it is very relevant to this conversation, so if you missed it, be sure to check it out! [...]

By: Paul Norwine

Paul Norwine — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:49:52 +0000

Damn, JD – this is the post I needed to read. I, too, up and left my job without anything lined up to pursue the life I am determined to lead. Reading about others who have done the same thing is encouraging. Will the path be rocky at times? Of course…but you can’t climb to the top of the mountain using an escalator.

Paul

By: Location180 Site Update July/August | Location180

Location180 Site Update July/August | Location180 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:24:22 +0000

[...] off with the first of two guest posts for the month. JD Bentley of Wage Slave Rebel wrote a great post about his final day at his “real job”. A few weeks later, Colin of Exile Lifestyle [...]

By: Sophia

Sophia — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:09 +0000

Failure is not falling down, it’s not getting back up. I read that somewhere and liked the message. Rasheed… I love your mentor’s take on it too.

By: Rasheed Hooda

Rasheed Hooda — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:30:34 +0000

Great post, JD.

Yeah, failure is a great teacher. One of my mentors, Darren Lacroix, says, “Go ahead and fall on your face, because when you get up, you would have moved forward in the right direction.”

All the successful people I know are independent of the good opinions of other people.

Rasheed

By: Corbett Barr

Corbett Barr — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:15:37 +0000

This is a fantastic and inspirational story. Thanks for sharing J.D. You’re so right that people live in far too much fear of being unemployed. The reality isn’t so bad. In fact, I’d say that being unemployed can be more beneficial than harmless if you’re open to new types of opportunities. John is right that it can be easier when you’re young, but there are also reasons that it can be easier to change when you’re older and can get by with less income.

By: John Bardos - JetSetCitizen

John Bardos - JetSetCitizen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:06:39 +0000

Nice cake! Did you eat it all yourself?

Congratulations on your liberation. I did much the same thing about 12 years ago when I moved to Japan. Quitting is a great way to restart. However, I also know that the older you get and the more responsibilities you have, the harder it gets to quit.

There are less opportunities to restart when you are older and you have much more to lose (house, good income, savings, etc.).

I do agree that quitting is necessary though. It is the only way to restart your life. I am going to quit my business next spring. It was a tough decision to make, one I feel will be worth it regardless of the outcome.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:42:19 +0000

Thanks, Karen.

Quitting isn’t so brave when you hate a job as much as I did! It was maybe even pretty stupid, but it worked. And it wasn’t a bad way to get out at all.

But yeah, the most important thing I’ve learned is that failure is awesome. When you stop being afraid of failing, and realizing that even if you do fail it’s not all that bad, then you can start doing things that matter.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:45:59 +0000

I love this! “Most people don’t fail nearly enough.” I’m thinking I need to work on failing more. Oh, wait, I do that a lot anyway… Excellent advice…. and how BRAVE of you to just quit your job and go for it independently. I really admire that, and hope to go down that road one day soon myself…