And of course everything you learn along the way, you can share with others to generate even more value. So even your mistakes can be monetized.

Never Get a “Real” Job: How to Dump Your Boss Summary of Never Get a “Real” Job: How to Dump Your Boss

Think about your business partnership as something similar to a marriage. It requires commitment and understanding, as is difficult to walk away from. Don’t you think your life would be much easier if you got paid while you were eating, sleeping, and playing with the kids too? Why not get paid 24/7? Get paid whether you work or not. Don’t your plants grow even when you aren’t tending to them? Why not your bank account? Jobs are not going to materialize out of thin air just because politicians say they can make it happen. Look around you. Really look. What do you see? Are these the surroundings of a free human being? Or are you living in a cage for unconscious animals? Have you fallen in love with the color beige?Plan for those tough times; this entails strategizing to scale through all scenarios without coming out a complete failure. You can achieve this by thinking through your plans carefully. Many people treat their jobs as their primary social outlet. They hang out with the same people working in the same field. Such incestuous relations are social dead ends. An exciting day includes deep conversations about the company’s switch from Sparkletts to Arrowhead, the delay of Microsoft’s latest operating system, and the unexpected delivery of more Bic pens. Consider what it would be like to go outside and talk to strangers. Ooooh… scary! Better stay inside where it’s safe. It may not be as fun as imagining a scenario where everything works out perfectly, but being prepared for every eventuality makes you a more resilient entrepreneur in the long run. The next time someone says to you, “Get a job,” I suggest you reply as Curly did: “No, please… not that! Anything but that!” Then poke him right in the eyes. In Never Get a "Real" How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke , Gerber challenges the social conventions behind the "real" job and empowers young people to take control of their lives and dump their nine-to-fives—or their quest to attain them.

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You have the information and attitude you need to put in the hard work it takes to be successful as an entrepreneur. Now comes the hard part: actually going out and doing it. Free human beings think such rules and regulations are silly of course. The only policy they need is: “Be smart. Be nice. Do what you love. Have fun.” 10. Becoming a coward. The next time someone says to you, “Get a job,” I suggest you reply as Curly did: ”No, please… not that! Anything but that!” Then poke him right in the eyes. So long as you can put in the long hours and hustling spirit for the long-term, you can let go of your “real” job without thinking twice. Since You’re Here…Millennials are no longer beneficiaries of the hand-out, resume-driven society of old. Boomers and Gen Xers need to stop training Gen Y to believe that the mantra of ‘work hard, get good grades, go to school and get a job’ that they were told to buy into, is alive and well. It’s not — it’s dead — and now it needs to be buried for good. Should all this negativity cause you to retreat or complain about unfairness? No, instead you should take advantage of what you have at your disposal, and make the most. We’ve been socialized to accept that if one’s job does not meet the above criteria, then they do not have a real job. They are not responsible adults yet. They are going through a phase that will pass.