Ben wrote a blog post about my one-year-no-job-project, in which he admits to be jealous of me… HA! Jk. Ben and I have been good friends since College. We’ve taken many classes together, we’ve worked together, and we’ve travelled together. He’s known about my desire and plans to work on YowTRIP (and/or other projects on my own) full-time for a long time.

I know a few people who want to do the same thing and I know they will be watching my progress very closely. I’ll be the guinea-pig, so if it works out, they may try it too. Well, here’s a couple of things that motivates me, and maybe could help other decide to take a similar step.

(1) Do/work on something you like. If you’re really passionate about a project, chances are you will be able to make it. And strike rich isn’t the only sign of success. The experience you gain by trying it, the people you meet, partnerships you form… All of that adds up for your next venture, and the next one…

(2) Try it fast and don’t be afraid of “failure.” The sooner you try it, the earlier you will be on the market and the sooner you will know if your idea is that great of an idea at all… And you might then come across that great idea. You should always look at “failure” as a new opportunity.

(3) Be realistic and have a backup plan. That being some extra money saved up to start over, family support to fall back to, or be sure that you can easily get a job if you need (plan somewhat ahead for that)

(4) It’s never too late to start over. There’s no such a thing as “wasted time.” Everything you try to do - if you believe in it, if you enjoy it, but doesn’t work out as expected - you learn from it and you can always try again and start over.

So anyway, I’m very excited about this. And I’m going to have to work hard and very fast (time is money) and at the same time enjoy my favorite city in the world: Montreal! It’s going to take me a few days to get settled… I shipped my stuff yesterday, so I should get it on Tuesday or Wednesday… Then I have to buy a new computer desk/chair and I should be back in business soon.

I’m probably going to be blogging often and you should be getting emails from me every now and then asking for your opinion about something So help me out!