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Unsought Permission

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It sounds sad that a 40-year old man needs permission from his parents, but we all look for permission in one form or another. In my case, I needed permission to leave my career. The problem was that I didn’t know I needed their permission. For ten years, I

It sounds sad that a 40-year old man needs permission from his parents, but we all look for permission in one form or another. In my case, I needed permission to leave my career. The problem was that I didn’t know I needed their permission. For ten years, I had wrestled with leaving my finance career but hadn’t pulled the trigger. It was always one excuse or another. Need to save more money, I can find a better boss, find a better company. In 2019, after working for almost eighteen years, I gave myself an ultimatum, either quit this year or quit complaining (and stay at the job). I…

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