Hi methochris, I wish you much success. Let's meet again at the end of 2012 and tell us how you've done. Can you give us a hint of what you'll be doing?
Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
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Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#32"cubicle for 5 years has crushed my spirit" I envy you that 5 years was enough for you to take this step. I am still trying to do it after almost 9 years even though technically I am a contractor but still got the 9-5 cubicle work. Now, good luck, work hard, don't get demoralized easily and associate with people who are better than you in aspects that you care about.
What's keeping you?
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#33Best of luck! I am some time away from doing the same.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#34Best of luck. Stay healthy and dedicate time away from your workstation. :-)
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#35I have been in that position many times. But with a family and a visa to worry about, I could never just quit. I work on my project(s) on the side. I launched one app in my spare time (in ~10 months) and I am working on my second app (hoping to launch within the next 5 months). These side projects also help me keep my sanity at my day job.
Keep in mind that your family is the most important thing in this world. Do whatever is needed to keep their future secure. So for now, I have decided to keep my dilbert day job, until the US decides that I can work for myself without any strings attached.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#36Not to pee on your parade, but you should've really started discovering that while still employed as a cubicle dweller. That removes heck of a lot of uncertainty compared to jumping off the cliff, blindfolded.
Good luck though, this still beats sitting in a cubicle.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#37"cubicle for 5 years has crushed my spirit" I envy you that 5 years was enough for you to take this step. I am still trying to do it after almost 9 years even though technically I am a contractor but still got the 9-5 cubicle work. Now, good luck, work hard, don't get demoralized easily and associate with people who are better than you in aspects that you care about.
What's keeping you?
Laziness to be completely honest. I have an idea, the background, the tools and eerything else ready. Heck, I even taught myself enough Python, Flask framework and HTML/CSS to build a CRUD site myself. Done a few exercises already but have not put together the pieces to be able to do a "Show HN" yet. Talk about misery.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#38Good luck! I did the same thing in the fall of 2008, except that I taught myself to program _after_ quitting my job. I went into freelance consulting with Ruby on Rails and have been doing that ever since.
Consulting is a path I am interested in. Do you mind describing how you got to where you are? (Email would be fine if you prefer)
People are unlikely to just hand over their strategies, the good ones anyways. It creates competition. That's why most of the blog posts you see contain mostly generic information. It's pretty rare to see specific, repeatable steps.