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Why I Quit My Job to Design iPhone Apps

September 4, 2012

Note from Caleb: This is a cubicle renegade escape story by Nathan Barry, a friend and an accomplished iOS designer who builds beautiful apps that matter. My son Oliver was born September 20th, 2011. Two weeks later I quit my software design job I’d been working at for almost three years. Many people told me I was [...]

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The Four Burners Theory and Finishing Out The Year Strong

August 28, 2012

Ever since I heard of the “four burners” theory from Chris Guillebeau, I’ve thought that I should only have four major “things” going on in my life at once. The theory states: “’One burner represents your family, one is your friends, the third is your health, and the fourth is your work.’ The gist is that in order [...]

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Reader Story: What They DON’T Tell You About Online Business

August 14, 2012

It was almost 10:00 p.m. by the time I wearily stumbled into my apartment, finally finished with my frantic 14-hour day. After my first year of investment banking, I knew this wasn’t the life I wanted.

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Make Work Go Faster

August 6, 2012

Everyone that hates their job wants to “make work go faster”. I know, because I was there. In today’s short video I talk about the absolute best way to make your work day go by faster. No spoilers from me on this one; you’ll have to watch the video below in all of its HD [...]

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Working for the Weekend

July 27, 2012

If you always have “a case of the Mondays”, how are you supposed to feel most alive? Since when is trading five days of pain and agony to get two days of freedom a good trade? A preschooler wouldn’t accept that offer.

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Ask the Readers: Is “Follow Your Passion” Good Advice?

July 18, 2012

Welcome to another Ask the Readers segment. Today I’d love to hear from you in the comments whether you think “follow your passion” is good advice for either starting a business or choosing a career path. Over the past few months I have been hearing a lot of discussion about whether or not this advice is flawed.

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PC 005: Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn

July 1, 2012

In the fifth session of the Cubicle Renegade Podcast I chat with Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income. You can listen, subscribe to, or download the podcast on iTunes. I met Pat in person last year at the Financial Bloggers Conference, but I had been listening to his podcast and reading his blog since before I [...]

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Reader Story: Should We Really Trust Companies with Our Livelihood?

June 27, 2012

Note from Caleb: I recently received the below story from a reader and wanted to share it with you today. Here is what she said about her inspiration for writing it. “I wrote it at work before I knew anything about blogging, twitter, Pocket Changed, Smart Passive Income, Think Traffic, etc. It was my breaking point. [...]

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Complacency, Settling, and “I’m Fine, Thanks”

June 20, 2012

When you feel stuck in a job you hate it is easy to just throw in the towel and start living a life filled with complacency. You start to settle in all aspects of your work, finances, and life. You start living someone else’s “Dream Life” instead of your own. When people ask you “how [...]

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