Episode 415: Want To Quit Your Job? The Truth About Your Career & Financial Independence

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Finances, Business, Realestateinvesting, Entrepreneurship, Earlyretirement, Investing, Budgeting, Wealth

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Journey to Launch Podcast, I explore the question: Do you really want to quit your job, or are you just bored? I dive into the motivations behind financial independence and why so many people feel dissatisfied with their jobs. Reflecting on my own journey, I encourage you to ask yourself whether quitting is truly the right solution or if you simply need a shift in your work environment, role, or mindset.

I’ll walk you through important questions to consider before making a big career move. I cover self-awareness, workplace dynamics, career alignment, and even alternative paths like entrepreneurship. I challenge you to think about whether you actually want to stop working or if you just need a break.

In this episode I discuss:

How self-reflection can help determine if your dissatisfaction is caused by the job itself or if there is a deeper issue, such as recurring work struggles or personal patterns.
Whether frustration stems from low pay, lack of respect, or a toxic work environment, suggest considering negotiation or other options before quitting.
The pros and cons of entrepreneurship, questioning whether you truly want to work for yourself
Whether taking a sabbatical, extended PTO, or making a career shift might be a better solution than quitting altogether.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Whether you have a job or not, whether you are financially independent or not, you are you.
0:07.5	So before you think quitting or the job is the issue, before you think running towards something
0:12.9	and escaping something is going to be better, run towards yourself, run inward.
0:20.6	Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast with your host, Jamila Sufran.
0:25.3	As a money expert who walks her talk, she helps brave journeyers like you, get out of
0:30.7	debt, save, invest, and build real well.
0:35.1	Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial freedom in five, four, three, two, one.
0:47.3	If you want the episode, show notes for this episode, go to journey to launch.com or click the
0:53.5	description of wherever you're listening to this episode.
0:56.1	In the show notes, you'll get the transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we
1:01.6	mentioned, and so much more. Also, whether you are an OG journeyer or brand new to the podcast,
1:07.6	I've created a free Jumpstar guide to help you on your financial freedom
1:12.4	journey. It includes the top episodes to listen to stages to go through to reach financial
1:16.9	freedom, resources, and so much more. You can go to Journey tolaunch.com slash jumpstart to get your
1:23.8	guide right now. Okay, let's hop into the episode.
1:33.6	Hey, hey, hey, journeyers. Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast. I am your host,
1:40.0	Jamila Sufront, and today I have a solo episode for you, asking you the question,
1:45.0	do you really want to quit your job, or are you just bored? Now, I thought of this topic for the episode because I know the draw to achieving financial independence.
1:53.7	So this idea that you don't have to actively work ever again because you can live off of your investments comes from, for a lot of people, a place of
2:02.7	unhappiness in their current job. And I'm raising my hand here because when I first found out
2:10.4	about the fire movement, financial independence, retire early, it was because I was pushed to
2:16.0	search for a solution of being unhappy with the prospect of working in a job forever that I did not love and in a commute that was just terrible.
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