我怎么知道什么时候离开我的工作？

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来源How I Knew It Was Time to Quit My Day Job  Read more: http://moneylandtimecom/2011/07/15/how-i-knew-it-was-time-to-quit-my-day-job/#ixzz1SJhdJAOS
译者watashiwa

Brett Farmiloe is the founder of pursuethepassion.com and author of a book of the same name. His website is a resource for inspiration, guidance and support when contemplating the “what should I do with my life” question. Here, Brett talks about how he decided to quit his day job to become an entrepreneur.

Brett Farmiloe是pursuethepassion.com的创始人，同时他还是一本同名书的作者。当“我该怎么办？”这种想法萦绕脑海时，他的网站是个可以获得激励、指导以及支持的地方。在这里，Brett讲诉了他是怎样决定离开日常工作而成为一个企业家的。
 

“Am I closer to where I ultimately want to be now, compared to where I was two months ago?” This was the question I posed to my fiance over some dinner table conversation one recent evening. She looked at me and said, “I don’t know. You tell me.”

“相比于两个月之前，现在我更接近我最终的目标了么？”这是在一个最近的晚餐对话中，我向未婚妻提出的一个问题。“我不知道，你告诉我吧”她看着我说道。

Two months ago, I walked into the building I’d been going to for four years and quit my job. When I told my boss, she kept repeating, “Are you sure? You don’t sound sure. Are you sure?” The truth was, I wasn’t sure of what was going to happen next. But I was sure that I wanted to be an entrepreneur.

两个月前，我走进那栋我去过四年的大厦去辞职。当我告诉我老板时，她不停的重复着这样的问题“你确定么？听起来不那么确定。你真的确定么？”事实上，我只是不确定接下来该干什么。但是我非常确定我想要成为一个企业家。

I had been grappling with the decision with for a few months, but it wasn’t until I had lunch with a colleague that I decided to take the leap. I told him about this crazy idea that involved me traveling around the world and starting a website that would bring a person’s experiences out of their head and onto the Internet. I interrupted myself halfway through the pitch and asked him, “What do you think? Am I crazy for wanting to do this?”

这个决定已经让我挣扎了好几个月了，但是直到我跟一个同事吃中饭时，我做出闯一闯的决定。我告诉他这个疯狂的想法：周游世界、开办一个将个人经历发布到网络上的网站。讲到一半时，我停下来问他“你认为怎么样？这样做我是不是很疯狂？”

He said, “I’ll tell you what. In five years, you won’t have the option to do what you’re talking about. The Internet will have changed. You’ll have two kids and a wife. You’ll need your paycheck more than you do now.” He was right. The risk of remaining tight in the bud was looking more painful than the risk it would take to blossom.

他说“我告诉你。就你刚谈论的事情，五年之内，你都没有这样的选择。网络会变。你将有两个孩子一个老婆。你会比现在更需要钱”他是对的。相比于结果的风险来说，初期保持谨慎或许会更痛苦。

So the next day, I quit without notice. The following week, I launched an iPhone app with the help of a friend. Then we launched another app. Then I decided that starting a business that launches iPhone apps for professional sports teams wouldn’t be that bad, so we launched that. To date, we have a handful of apps available in the iTunes store that teams have paid us to develop, and we’re working on developing an Android and Blackberry solution as we expand to other leagues outside of minor league baseball.

所以，第二天，我一声不吭的走了。接下来一周，在一个朋友的帮助下，我发布了一个iPhone应用程序。接着，我们又发布了一个应用程序。于是我决定开一家公司，为专业运动团队提供iPhone应用程序，这总不会太坏吧，然后我们就这样做了。迄今为止，我们在iTunes商店里有了一部分可供出售的应用程序，我们正研发Android和黑莓的解决方案，因为除了职棒小联盟外，我们想扩张到别的体育联盟去。

Despite the small success of launching a business, things are still really stressful when it comes to money. I knew money would be tight, but things get much more real when you leave behind a steady paycheck but you still have a car loan, a mortgage and a lifestyle you’re accustomed to. Now I rarely wear a shirt to work because my thermostat is set at 87 degrees in order to save on my electric bill. I’ve started biking everywhere to reduce the expense of filling the gas tank on my car. And when I eat out, I pay with a gift card and leave with a to-go box in hand.

尽管有了这个生意上的小小成功，但是当关系到钱时，事情还是很让人有压力的。我知道钱很紧，但是当你没有稳定的工资收入后，事情变得更真实了，因为你还有车贷，抵押以及你习惯的生活方式。现在我很少穿衬衫工作了，因为为了省电我都是把恒温器调到87度的。我开始骑车出行以减少汽油费。在外面就餐时，我用代金券付钱，并且还会把打包带走

But hey, at least I’m two months closer to being the entrepreneur that I want to be.

但是，嘿，至少我离我的梦想——成为一个企业家，又近了两个月。

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