Quit my 9-5 day job for full-time AM

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So I quit my 9-5 job last week. A cubicle warrior no more. This was actually my first, and hopefully last, traditional job out of college. I worked it for less then 4 months. Last day is this Friday. Going full-time AM. It's a nice, excited, fun, scary feeling being on your own. I have a whiteboard full of campaigns and ideas I'm looking forward to finally executing. I am pumped... Looking forward to having time to make it to some conferences, too.

Anyone have any tips for making the transition to full-time -- especially in terms in productivity? I find myself easily distracted, and I think that may be my biggest problem.
 


WAY TO GO MAN!!!

Set yourself daily goals and weekly goals. If you're easily distracted just make it simple "if I work 10 - 3 then from 3 on I can party my ass off" type of work. Work at your own pace for a week then see how much you realistically get done, then transition into "x hours per day" which can be done whenever. I just set daily goals.
 
Make sure you get enough sleep. That's all I got to say.

Good luck man, and well done!
 
Good luck. I would like to try do it myself. My cubicle's padded walls are driving me insane.

As for productivity - i find surrounding myself with lots of flashing neon signs and drinking way too much caffeine helps me stay focused.
 
Write down your goals. Not just in terms of money, in terms of your lifestyle, habits you want to keep, places you want to travel to, nationalities of hottie you want to sleep with, whatever. Stuff that you means things to you. Keep them where you can see them.

I ignored this advice for a long time... I started doing it at the backend of last year, and the amount of difference it has made to my work is tremendous. It also reminds you exactly why you are spending 8 hours picking through keyword lists or fiddling with css when you'd really rather not be.

I used to struggle with getting distracted as well, and solved that by setting up an agreement with someone who was also home-working (but totally different career), where we speak at the end of each day for 5 mins on the phone and hold each other to account. Its a good replacement for having a boss/teacher/mom to kick your ass if you slack off for too long.

I also find taking the rush hour tube into London (or whatever faceless big city is nearest) now and again, and looking at the poor, miserable bastards who have been doing the same journey for 20 years a great motivator.
 
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amateursurgeon said:
Write down your goals. Not just in terms of money, in terms of your lifestyle, habits you want to keep, places you want to travel to, nationalities of hottie you want to sleep with, whatever. Stuff that you means things to you. Keep them where you can see them.
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1. Live in beach house in Florida. (Cliche' but oh, so sweet)
I know the exact location, but I'm not telling here. You'll all cash your Shoemoney-sized checks, buy places there and ruin the neighborhood.

2. Get under 200 pounds - preferably 185.

3. Run a marathon.

4. I really want to nail a Caucasian-American broad about 2 years younger than me. Will have given birth to our three children. At least that's what my wife tells me I want.
 
Congratulations mate!

I find discipline is a really important thing. I'm doing the same thing basically. I had the chance to go to University but decided that Internet Marketing is what I wanted to do because I hate the idea of working for someone else.

Pay a lot of attention to the 80/20 rule and make sure you learn copywriting too as this is a really valuable skill.

Best,
Kenneth
 
invisible777 said:
Your general IT analyst/business analyst position for a Fortune 100 company. Typical drone job.
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I feel your pain. I'm in the same spot, hopefully I'll be out within a year. Or suffer complete programming burnout, either way I'll be out in a year I suppose. lol
 
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