Don't Quit Ya Job to Live Your Purpose!

In our Level 2 workshop, we show people how to live the dream — turn their passion into a living, whether that's after hours, part-time, or full-time.

If you plan to do that after hours in your free time — such as a hobby, sport, or side hustle — then run free. There is nothing holding you back from doing that. But if you plan to make a part-time or full-time living out of what you love to do — then that's an entirely different conversation.

First, I’d assume you know what your purpose is without a doubt, and you genuinely want to do it. If you don't know what that is for you, our Level 1 workshop can help you find it.

Second, a lot more caution is advised if you plan to live your true purpose as a business or career — especially if your livelihood depends on it. Do it by all means — live your dream — but don't rush into it. That decision should be made carefully — ideally with the support of your partner, financial advice, and guidance from a business mentor who has expertise in your field. And as you pursue it, I would also strongly advise doing our Level 2 and Level 3 workshops, to give yourself the best chance of success.

Third, and most importantly, don't quit your current job — unless you have the financial resources to cover a 1–2 year period of zero to very little income, and maybe a 2–5 year stint of low income (worst case). Because anyone who has worked for themselves or started their own business knows you’re usually not expected to make a profit in your first 1–2 years — and even that's being optimistic, depending on the industry you choose.

But if you're not in a position to do that, keep your job for now. There is no need to blow up your life to live your dreams. You still need to pay the bills. Plus, you'll need that income and security to setup your business or career. That allows you to get out there, give it a try, see where it goes, and if it's for you — which depending on your purpose, you should be able to do after hours or on weekends.

The idea is to follow your dream initially, without worrying about money — because money worry will sink your ship, before it's even sailed. If the bills are piling up on your desk, you're late on payments, and your partner is freaking out, you’ll constantly worry about your purpose. That worry will activate your fears, which will subtly self-sabotage your purpose before you’ve even had a chance to make any decent income out of it. You'll limit your purpose, achieve less, doubt yourself, lose passion, suppress yourself, worry too much, or refuse to change. If you're not careful, you'll burn out, quit, or fail.

So, keep your job, so you don't have the constant money-pressure “digging its knuckles into your temple” — and instead, relax and enjoy your new purpose as you grow it in your free time, whilst using your job to fund it.

Keep Going

You basically keep doing that until your purpose overtakes your job. In other words, your purpose makes so much money, takes up so much of your time, and you enjoy it so much, you're able to leave your job and live your dream as your primary source of income.

That said, it should always be a gradual transition out of paid work and into a paid true purpose. Maybe as your purpose grows, you cut back your work hours, go part-time, or work from home, etc. That’s something you have to work out with your boss (if you even tell them about your plans). Or maybe you miss so much work time they fire you (that’s happened to me on a few occasions)!

The entire point is to transition from paid work to paid purpose without the money worry.

The only sticking point is this: as soon as you make the decision to do what you love for a living, your old job can start to feel like a real drag — especially if it’s a soulless job you hate (and I’ve worked plenty of them in-between to pay for the dream).

But there is a solution. Go to work with a whole new attitude. Remind yourself daily (silently, in your mind): “This job might suck, but at least it pays for the dream — and I’ll leave this job soon and live my dream full-time.”

That gratitude makes you feel better, make the workdays easier, and makes the time fly by faster. But it only works if it’s done with genuine gratitude, and without resentment.

Yes you do have time

And please don’t tell me you don't have enough free time to live your purpose after hours. If you're honest with yourself, you'll notice it's not that you don’t have the time — it’s just that your time is allocated somewhere else.

For example, in Australia, the average adult burns up 3–5 hours a day with screen time alone — watching television, bingeing Netflix, or scrolling social media. If they simply got up an hour earlier, cut back on screen time, and reallocated some of their weekend downtime, they could easily spend 15–20 hours a week building their business or career. That adds up to over three months of full-time focus.

Put more bluntly — if your dream is important to you, and you want to make enough income out of it, to say goodbye to your soulless job, then you might have to say goodbye to snoozy sleep-ins and soul-sucking screen time.