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A friend hates his job.  He’s good at it and well paid. He delivers results, mentors youngsters, and builds awesome customer relationships. He is currently working in a Service Industry. He’s not so good at the political game. In the corporate scene that is ‘the game’. In large corporations buffoons can do well, if good at internal politics.

He wants to start his own business. His Industry has next to zero start up costs, a real Bootstrapper. Some of his firms previous customers would give him all their business, tomorrow… it’s there if he wants it.

After a discussion today he has hit the point of Divine Discontentment: 

Definition: The tipping point where one decides to move from employee to entrepreneur.  

Dissatisfaction has taken over fear. This is a beautiful moment if you have the composure to recognize it. Keep an eye out for when it arrives.

Yesterday was one. Got shafted in every direction. Started considering the merits of a regular pay cheque. The difference for an entrepreneur is that bad days can’t be justified with ‘pay’ at the end of it.

It reminded me of Robert Kiyosaki’s view on the difference between Freedom & Security.

“Security and freedom… are opposites. The more security you seek, the less freedom you have. The people with the most security are in jail. That is why it is called maximum security.”