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Trust me Slinky, few are more risk-averse than I am. As for "Life-inertia" (great term BTW) I have been married for 21 years, working at my current position for 8 years, have a kid about to go into college and one 4 years behind her (8 consecutive years of college payments), and now two mortgages. Safe to say, I got baggage.

The key is to mitigate the risk, and it is not as harebrained, or difficult as you might think.

If you are happy with where you are in life, then I congratulate you; the thing is, I am not, at least not as far as my career aspirations are concerned. I hate management, love to get my hands dirty and actually DO the work. This has basically limited my opportunity for advancement. Plus I am reaching the end of my shelf life in a profession (Technology) that looks for a younger, cheaper labor force.

Here is the thing, ever since I started my endeavor, I have never been in better shape mentally or physically. The challenges are there, don't get me wrong, but the rewards so far have been worth it. (I went from a 236 lb couch potato in April, to a guy about to run a 10k on Labor Day).

I am still at my job, but I am laying a foundation for my transition. By leveraging technology, it is easy to test the waters with minimal investment of time and money. Just jumping ship at this point is crazy.

Oh, and I will survive...regardless of whether the blog succeeds or fails ;o)

Take care,

Zen
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