Tim Rhode - The Quitters Manifesto: Quit a Job You Hate for the Work You Love

THEQUITTERSMANIFESTO

Quit a JobYou Hate forthe Work You Love

TIM RHODE AND PAT HIBAN

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The Quitters Manifesto: Quit a Job You Hate for the Work You Love

Tim Rhode and Pat Hiban

Published by BiggerPockets Publishing LLC, Denver, CO

Copyright 2022 by Tim Rhode and Pat Hiban

All rights reserved.

Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rhode, Tim, author. | Hiban, Pat, author.

Title: The quitters manifesto : quit a job you hate for the work you love / By Tim Rhode and Pat Hiban.

Description: Denver, CO: BiggerPockets Publishing, 2022.

Identifiers: LCCN: 2021950317 | ISBN: 9781947200678 (hardcover) | 9781947200685 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH Vocational guidance. | Job satisfaction. | Self-employed. | Business enterprises. | Entrepreneurship. | BISAC BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational | SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Time Management | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness

Classification: LCC HF5381 .R46 2022 | DDC 650.1--dc23

Published and printed in the United States of America

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Pat dedicates this book to Tim, for being the first person he ever met who lived a life of interest instead of obligation.

Tim dedicates this book to Pat, who followed in his footsteps and came up with the idea to write this book.

Everybody Loves a Quitter

Its been said that an entrepreneur is the kind of person who jumps off a cliff and builds an airplane on the way down. For some people, this is exciting stuff. Theyre the leapers, and the idea of flinging themselves off a cliff is exhilarating. Whether its changing jobs or starting a business, they happily plummet toward the ground, building wings and whistling a cheerful tune. Any minute now, they think, Ill have this plane finished. What a ride!

Good for them. But not everyone is a leaper. For most of us, leaping is terrifying. When it comes to big life changes, wed rather take the stairs one at a time, thank you very much.

Thats why quitting is hard. Leaving a secure job, the steady paycheck, and the benefits? Quitting is like leapingits tough. And if we have to jump? Most of us arent enjoying the scenery and constructing wingswere screaming in terror and watching our lives flash before our eyes. Instead of building an airplane, were frozen. This was a terrible, terrible idea, we think. Whats going to happen? What if it doesnt work out?

Heres a secret: There are a lot more non-leapers than leapers in the world. A lot more. Most people are intimidated by big changes, and few changes are bigger than upending your stable job for something new.

You might be a non-leaper. After all, if you were a leaper, youd have leapt already. And you probably wouldnt be reading this book. But if youve been thinking about quitting for months or even years, youre not alone.

Let us help you feel even better. The critical thing most people dont talk about is that leapers fail a lot. To be clear, some failure is goodthats how you learn. But leapers are like the BASE jumpers of quitting. They crash frequently and the consequences are painful. Sometimes they dont build those airplanes in time. Or when they do build them, they dont work like theyre supposed to and things get scary.

Not only is it okay to be a non-leaper, but it may also be an advantage. If you want a professional change but arent keen on dashing out of your current job like the place is on fire, then this book is for you.

Were Pat and Tim, your hosts for this journey, and were Quitters. Pat left a thriving real estate careerlike, a seriously thriving one. And sometimes it feels like Tim has quit more things than hes started, if thats even possible.

By almost every measure, weve been extraordinarily successful. We have great relationships. Were healthy. Were financially secure. Weve built exciting, abundant lives that fit our values and make us feel like our time here on this planet really means something. In other words, quitting has served us well.

Youre going to hear more of our stories in the pages ahead, as well as the stories of other Quitters who found their way from something they didnt wantand in some cases never wantedto something they really did. People who were unhappy, unfulfilled, or unrewarded, and quit to find better lives.

Some went from full-time jobs to starting businesses. Some went in the other direction. Some became freelancers so they could finally be in control of their professional lives. Others switched from one job to another.

Youll hear from them, in their own words, in the pages aheadpeople like you, who became successful Quitters. People like:

1. Sean, who worked in sales and now operates his dream businesswith a dream income too.
2. Jessica, who grew increasingly disillusioned as a teacher and quit to start her own school.
3. Debbie, who quit a high-paying management position so she could be there for her kids when they needed her most.
4. Gabriel, who left a minimum-wage job to find joy and financial freedom in real estate.
5. Jake, who realized after losing his father that he could fulfill both their dreams by starting his own business.