Be honest: you would probably quit your job today, if you knew how to do it right.

Let’s talk about that.

Day in and day out, you wake up and go to a place you do not want to be, and do something that you do not want to be doing.

The reasons for dreaming about a new life at a new job are universal:

You aren’t paid enough.

You have no chance of a raise or a promotion.

No one respects what you do.

If you’re being honest, most of the people you work with don’t even know who you truly are.

You are capable of achieving so much more.

But how do you get from here to there?

📖 We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.
—Carl Jung

For most of us, our career is inseparable from who we are.

Our job is also our identity. So who are you? What do you do?

Maybe you answered I’m a banker.

I’m a programmer.

I’m a teacher.

For most adults, when we are asked who we are, the go to answer is your professional role.

Your work is your biggest time suck, but it’s also providing many of you with a sense of self.

So what do you do?

Are you a cashier?

Or a nurse?

Maybe you’re a bean counter. But you think of yourself as a Chartered Accountant. Or you’re a big deal. You’re Fiduciary. A Finance Guy.

If you’re lucky, and you’re young or willing to take a risk and invest in yourself, you’re a Student.

I’m a Closer. What about you?

But have you ever wished you were something else?

Most of you lied on your resume.

Nothing major. But be honest with me, and yourself.

You exaggerated once or twice about what you do or who you are.

Who hasn’t?

The numbers say that most of us stretch the truth.

Over a third of Americans openly admit to lying. Another third are uncovered easily with a bit of research.

I bet the last third just don’t reply to surveys, or don’t have a resume.

But I don’t think lying on your resume is as simple as it sounds.

We assume the dishonesty is about getting ahead.

We assume when other people lie it’s because they’re selfish.

But when we leave out a few facts.

Bolster a few of our roles or tasks.

Stretch a few months into a few years.

And of course you rename your past job titles. You want to make them sound a bit better. A bit more important. A bit more serious.

But you’re just editing.

You polish a few words.

You replace a few numbers.

Here is the truth:

Who doesn’t wish they were more… important?

Who doesn’t want to feel needed and valued?

🤲🏽 The reason we often have so much discomfort in the face of change is because it threatens our identity and sense of self.
—Dr. Maya Shankar

I want you to do yourself a favour today at work…

On your next break, or at lunch today, start a conversation about careers and your sense of self worth.

Ask a friend how they have exaggerated or fudged the facts before when they were applying for a past job or school.

Try not be pushy.

Lead with a question.

Make yourself vulnerable first by offering an example of how you have done the same.

This conversation should be about honesty, sharing and trust building.

So be careful not to come of as threatening. Stick to a job application or college application process that is old history.

You don’t want your friends honesty and vulnerability to affect their current role.

For many of us, the answers we receive might be surprising.

Most of all, ask your self and your friend:

How did it make you feel to see a fake or exaggerated role or title on your resume?

Did it change your self value?

Did the new title give you new confidence?

Did you feel more capable?

Or protected by the tweak in identity?

Grandpa story time: When I was your age…

The problem is that everyone judges your ability and ambition based on what you do now.

But our minds default setting is to be planning for the future.

When I was in my early 20s, I can remember bragging about being a Manager at Starbucks. I am serious. There is no punch line.

This was right after 2008 financial crash.

I lost my job at a fancy restaurant where I earned hundreds of dollars a night in cash tips.

I was still working long shifts on my feet.

I was still selling food and drink to the the public.

But my real value had plummeted.

I was waking up at 5am in the morning.

I was very confused about my self worth and direction.

Which direction should I take next?

I took a 70% pay cut to do the same job. Couldn’t afford rent. Broke my lease. Lost my $1250 deposit. And got the boot from my beautiful sun filled home.

I woke up in a smelly basement apartment in an ancient building near the college campus.

I had just graduated from the same college. I may as well have been back on campus.

Life reversed course for me. I was going backwards.

I had gone from wearing ironed black shirts and pressed slacks, feeling great about myself when I looked in the mirror, to the wearing infamous green apron.

I went from Saturday nights to Monday mornings.

I felt like a fucking loser.

And when my friends asked me what I was up to?

Obviously, I lied through my teeth.

I told them I was managing a Starbucks.

I was figuring it out till I got my feet back under me.

I was just waiting till the economy recovered.

I was sure the job market would open up soon…

I was an Assistant Manager, one step up from a Barista.

But I had a piece of paper saying I was an Honours graduate with Distinction.

Summe cum laude can kiss my ass. I didn’t have shit to show for my fancy college degree.

I had student debt that would have taken 25 years to pay off if I didn’t make more money.

I wanted to quit my job every single time I punched in to work.

I was not happy.

I was not healthy.

Something had to change…

Maybe your story is just as bad.

Maybe it’s a 100 times worse than mine.

🤲🏽 True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts.
—Brené Brown

I feel you. I’ve been there. Tell me all about your bad job. I’ll listen.

I can offer real, actionable help. If you want to quit your job without losing your identity, there is a solution.

This path to success, ownership of your time and life leads straight to financial freedom.

And it is available and open to you now.

No need to polish your resume.

No need to go back to college.

Forget about some online certification.

The best part about the new route to career change is that anyone with a bit of experience and expertise can get started today.

🤲🏽 “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” George Barnard Shaw, Man and Superman

I have been an educator for over 15 years now.

I started by running English workshops at a college in Mexico. I had a long, successful career that brought me to China, Australia and all around Southeast Asia.

With my housing and flights covered by employers, I was able to save the majority of my income and achieve financial freedom younger than most.

Unlike many other fields, the beauty of education is that life long learning is encouraged.

This creates openness and flexibility in the education industry.

When people mock or make fun of teachers, it comes from a place of insecurity.

They are dissatisfied with their own role.

They are unsure of their identity.

They are afraid to change by learning something new.

They are afraid to ask for help.

New online platforms and a change in mindset after the pandemic are creating a revolution in education.

The internet and low cost phones have made all the information in history available to us.

But until now, it was difficult to find mentorship and connections online.

That’s all changed now.

Today, thousands of people are sharing their expertise, and building profitable one person businesses by creating courses online.

The key to success is to share what you are truly passionate about.

Do not fake it.

Do not worry about certifications or accreditations.

Those are old news. Don’t get left behind and stuck in the past.

You just do you. The important thing is to start today.

You are going to share what makes you tick.

I promise there are thousands of other people out their with similar values.

You already share an identity.

This is how you quit your job but keep your identity.

Build a community of learners around your identity.

“I’m thirty-six years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I’m about to become a farmer. And until I heard the Voice, I’d never done a crazy thing in my whole life.”

Kevin Costner, Field of Dreams ⚾

If you build it, [they] will come.

Start with an all in one platform like Kajabi or a more traditional course hosting site like Teachable.

If you need some tips on building curriculum and delivering lessons, check out my courses and start today.

🌊 My mission: I will teach you how to do LESS.

I believe everyone can learn to earn, save, and sleep well with financial freedom.

Thanks for reading.

I write copy & content. I teach courses. I show up everyday.

But I do LESS. Learn. Earn. Save. Sleep.