When I “quit my job” back in January I suddenly found myself in a “weird” and pretty cool situation . . .
Namely, I had a lot more people trying to hire me to write copy, do launches and do interpretive dance (OK, maybe not that part) than I had time or desire to take on . . .
In order to simplify my life, I set up a series of rules and criteria for new clients. If a potential gig didn’t fulfill these criteria, I’d pass on it.
If it did, I’d at least consider taking on the job.
I call this my “Client Crucible” . . . it’s drastically simplified my life and (even if you aren’t
at the “I’ve got more work than I want” stage yet) I think it can do the same for you . . .
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What is my purpose? The Last Thing I Want To Do Is Hurt People
This is Part 3 in my “I Quit” Series of Blog Posts. You can find the previous two entries (“I Quit, Part 1″ and “Death of the Infoslut” by clicking here.
In my last post (the tantalizingly named “Death of The Info Slut”) I laid out the drastic steps I’ve been taking to cut down my nasty addiction to useless information (did you know Cher had $145,000.00 in plastic surgery? I DID. How messed up is that?)
Now that I’ve (mostly) got my crazy info addiction and “chicken with no head” tendencies under control, it’s time to really focus on what I want to be doing, who I want to be doing it with and what I ultimately want to be known for.
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I'm too lazy to edit this. But just pretend it says "Info Slut."
This is part 2 in my “I Quit” series of blog posts. You can see the first post here. In today’s post I go into my RIDICULOUS addiction to information and how I’ve started putting systems into place to deal with it.
My name is Chris Haddad and I’m an info addict . . .
Actually, that’s wrong. I’m not an info “addict.” I’m an info SLUT . . .
Ask my friends, (ex) girlfriends, family members, enemies and even some of my clients and they’ll tell you that I’ll give my attention away to ANYTHING . . .
Latest news about Brad and Angelina and how they’re relationship is being SHATTERED by Brad’s secret affair with his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston?
I’m in.
80 page Wikpedia entries on the development, translation and ratings of the classic 1980’s cartoon series “The Smurfs?”
Oh, please, more.
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“I wear a watch for curiosity’s sake only.” – Dean Jackson
That’s it, I quit.
As of right now, right here in front of everybody (with you, dear reader, as my witness and my friend) I’m officially quitting my job.
That probably sounds weird.
I mean, can you really quit your job when your unemployed?
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