Alright, this is just a little strange to me... nearly everyone I've talked to about my quitting my job has congratulated me. Ironically, the same people congratulated for accepting the job I'm about to quit.

But anyway, so what's the deal? Am I being congratulated for politeness' sake? For creating a company? For having the cajones to up and quit my cushy corporate job?

Some Intestinal Fortitude is Required

About six months ago, Dusty and I started throwing around the idea of quitting our jobs and making a go of it. It was a scary thought for me back then. But, as time progressed, I became less and less frightful. In fact, it started to make more and more sense.

Some Preparations that Reduced Fear and Risk...

• I started saving money 6 months ago in preparation. I have enough saved that I could rough it for around 6 months without making a dime; it's a nice "oh shit" buffer.
• We formulated a few solid software "product" ideas. No formal documentation or anything, but they're ventures that we'd be able to immediately begin work on and probably see quick results.
• Running some actual numbers to determine how much cash flow we would need to maintain our current lifestyles.
• Finding clients, contacts, and even lining up some contract work prior to quitting.
• Last but not least, knowing that starting our own business would be exciting, adventurous, and (hopefully, at some point) lucrative!

What's your story?

As I talk to people who are clearly unhappy employees, I can't help but wonder how many of you are unhatched entrepreneurs. Granted, it's clearly not a profession for everyone. If you're on the fence, or even considering it, I ask you: do you really want to go through life without ever trying the entrepreneurial lifestyle? Worst case scenario, you fail and have to go back to being an employee - whoopty doo.