Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Work your job to your advantage
You’re in a job. Hmmmm……errr….it’s ok….at best. At night you sit back in your comfy chair, stare at the ceiling and dream about how you life would be as a bestselling author. The country estate, the vineyard in the south of France, the penthouse at the beach and the Rolls Royce Phantom in the garage.
You mood swells with confidence. You can almost taste your new life. You reach for for mobile phone and search for your boss’s name.
Wait………
Don’t dial that number UNLESS you want to tell the boss how grateful you are.
Here’s why you shouldn’t quit your day job just yet…
Steady Pay Cheque
Pay cheques can go up and down over time but for most they are steady. Aaah feeling better already
Sex
Let’s be frank. A lot of people have office romances. Work places are the greatest venues for match making until you discover that not all matches are made in heaven. Hmmmm and let’s not think about the office Christmas party.
Promotion
Move up the ladder – got to be a good thing; right? More responsibility equals more pay. Yay!
Extras
Love a corporate expense account. How many lobster dinners do you have at home or on holiday when you are paying the bill. None, never, zip. Exactly. But when you are travelling on business, lobster seems to be the norm. Add in a 5 star hotel room, limousine transfers, airline club membership and the corporate world is looking pretty good.
Job Title
Manager is impressive but what about…..Director….now we are talking. I bet you could out 500 of these little bad boys in a flash. CEO….now there’s a title with punch
Job Hopping
You don’t have to stick with the same company, you can move. Sure you can do that as an author and move to a different genre but you may have to wait a while to earn some money.
Having a job does reduce financial pressure while you pursue your writing dream. There’s nothing stopping you from becoming a bestselling author between 7pm – 11.59pm five nights a week. I mean this is something you really want; right?
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