I sometimes look back on my two years out of gainful employment and wonder:

Was quitting my job the right call?

It’s an interesting question.

There’s no doubt that something at work needed to change. 

Being in the office felt like a vortex where every day was just as drab and ho-hum as the day before.

And, over time, this started to seep out of the office and impact my health, my relationships and my overall joie de vivre.

But did I need to take the nuclear option of handing in my notice and waving goodbye to a position, network and know-how that I’d invested 13 years of my life into? 

And was it a good idea to burn through all my savings over the next two years then find myself in the red and in the tricky position of needing a way to start making reliable & steady income?

If I had hungry mouths to feed at home and mind-bogglingly large invoices to pay for my little darlings’ weekly ballet lessons & football summer camp, quitting would never have been an option. 

I would’ve been forced to find a way to have a more pleasant time at work without jacking my job in.

And yet if I hadn’t taken those two years out, I never would’ve learnt everything I have.

It was those two years that allowed me to return to the office with a completely different perspective and attitude towards working life.  And go back to a job which use to grind my gears & have me banging my head against my keyboard with a spring in my step and actually enjoy being at work.

Truth is, no-one should have to go through the mental turmoil that I did when I was agonising over whether or not to quit my job.

No-one should have to go through burnout and the overwhelm & apathy which comes with it.

And no-one should have to set fire to 13 years of savings while they quit their job, recover from burnout and try to figure out what they’re going to do next.

In many ways, this is why I coach and write my emails.  

I know how draining office life can be and, while I was in the unfortunate position of experiencing this myself, I’m in the fortunate position now where I can help anyone who is heading down similar same path.

I’m on a special commando mission to bring some fun & flow back into people’s working lives.

And my new coaching programme Thrive at Work is firmly in the bullseye of this mission.  

I’ve created the programme to share what I learnt during my two years in the wilderness.

And Thrive at Work is unashamedly anti-quitting.

It’s for those who simply don’t want to deal with the hassle of researching & applying for new jobs, the uncertainty of changing career or the fear related to quitting their job, yet would still like their Mondays to Fridays to be filled with more fun, ease, flow and balance.

Honestly, if I’d been offered the chance to learn this stuff earlier in my career for less than three hundred quid instead of quitting my job and heading out into the great unknown to try to figure it all out myself, I would’ve taken that deal in a flash.

And if I could've learnt this stuff at the start of my career or even halfway through my career, knowing that the next 10, 20 or 30 years would be much less stressful and more fun, I would’ve taken that deal too.

Neither of these were options for me.

But it’s the option I’m giving you now.

I’ve been sending emails about Thrive at Work throughout the week, but we’re almost at crunch time. There’s less than 24 hours to sign up before the cart comes down. 

By now you’re either in or you’re out.

If you’re in, hurry on over here before it’s too late. 

 - Tom