I wrote a longer version of this before[1], but here it is in short form: > Did you have a strategy or was it a leap of faith? It was more of a loose plan. I'

I wrote a longer version of this before[1], but here it is in short form: > Did you have a strategy or was it a leap of faith? It was more of a loose plan. I'd been reading Patrick McKenzie's articles about consulting and knew I wanted to try it. When my 9-5 (more like 8-10) job pushed me to the edge, I decided to put in my notice and give consulting a shot. I had about $30k saved up from four years of 9-5 work which helped A LOT because I made zero dollars for a few months. But that cushion was a result of good personal finance decisions, not because I knew I'd quit some day. > Did you regret it later on? No, never. > Are you happy with the decision you made? Absolutely. I still have challenging moments but they're the good kind of challenges; interesting and rewarding. > Where do you think you would be today if you had decided to stay in that job? Miserable. No way my mind or body would survive that long in that environment for that long. In short: I made the right decision for myself, but it wasn't a rash decision. My savings cushion helped me survive for the first few months. Even if things didn't work out as well as they did, I would have no regrets for trying. [1] https://www.gkogan.co/blog/how-i-learned-to-get-consulting-leads/ https://www.gkogan.co/blog/how-i-learned-to-get-consulting-l...