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From:
Imogen
King
To:
vip-books
Sent: Friday,
August 21, 2009 2:53 AM
Subject:
I
think you are
great!
Hi there,
I'm writing from
Cape Town, South Africa.
I found your
book in our local library
The Joy of
Not Working
near "The Road Less Traveled"
in the psychology section and
took both
out. (Interestingly
it's was first taken out
in the library in Feb
1998 and practically every
month since! - clearly a lot of
local peoples are wanting to
stop working!)
I found your
book echoed my thoughts
and views so perfectly - I
have recommended it to so many
people so they can get
where I'm coming
from. I have
taken your book out of the
library numerous times and must
return it today as it is past
the maximum renewal period -
but I'll return it and take
it out again - I still
have the last 3 chapters to
read through.
Your book has
been with me on my journey -
giving me little bits of
motivation along the way, as
I've read 2/3 chapters a time
(I normally take out
multiple books each time and
read a few non-fiction
books at once)
For the last 2 yrs
I'd been toying with the idea
of leaving my corporate job as
a Private Banker, as a single
parent it seemed crazy for me
to want to give up a
"great" job - but I started
writing a journal to
express how I was feeling at
those "something's gotta give"
moments, so that I could see
how often I felt overwhelmed
and overworked to convince
myself it wasn't going to get
better.
Finally I
resigned in April this year and
have been completely
"unemployed/self-employed"
since mid July. I'd banked on a
nice bonus in April to carry me
over a few months, but with the
financial crisis having hit -
it couldn't have been a worse
time to quit.
When everyone
was worrying about being
retrenched - I was electing to
resign - I got a mix of
responses - although many
echoed my feelings and admired
my step, wishing they had the
guts to do the same - I think a
lot thought I was irresponsible
and foolish.
It has been the
best thing I could have done -
even if my other ventures don't
pan out - I'll put it down to a
sabbatical which allowed me to
bond with my daughter and gain
more balance in my life.
Fortunately I have
always believed in a simple
life and possessions have never
been important to me - my debt
is next to
nothing and
because I wasn't enslaved to
"upgrading/updating/refurbishing"
etc. I am not imprisoned to the
same degree many others are. It
hasn't all been easy so far, as
times I've second guessed
myself and questioned my moves
- but I know I would have
been more foolish to
have carried on living the
way I was (which wasn't living
at all).
Your book's
helped direct me and encouraged
me in many ways with
practically points - thank you
for making me feel normal for
wanting more out of
life.
This morning I
decided to Google you for the
1st time and I'm thrilled
to see your book
Career Success
Without a real
job -
that's just what I need as I
develop this path as a
solo-entrepreneur - what
perfect timing! I'm loving
having the time to explore all
the ideas I've had over the
past 10 yrs and see which of
them pan out and which
don't - instead of just having
had ideas.
I think
you are
great!
Fond regards
Imogen King
