“It was dark, I only had three dollars in my pocket and I had to get from Buffalo to, no wait, that was another escape”. Christopher Sharp is a writer now but he had been a construction worker for thirty years. Over the years he has worked for trucking companies, tree companies, paving companies, you name it. Three years ago he started keeping a diary about one job he was on. After a year working for this company, on and off, he had compiled enough material to write a fifty thousand word book. With no formal education past ninth grade Chris was able to find a publisher, turn his diary into a novel and get his book published. Chris is currently enjoying his escape from the 9 to 5. “It was one of the best things I’ve ever done to improve my health, my mental state and my life in general since I stopped juggling live grenades while riding a unicycle through every mine field I could find”.
In his years as an employee Chris learned many things, most importantly that the boss makes most of the money and only pays employees just enough to keep them from quitting. As an author he has greater control over his own destiny and earning potential. “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner. For my wife and children I spend hours, every day, promoting my first book and writing the next. There’s no limit to the possibilities except the limits you put on yourself”.
Toxic Environments
Working for someone else was a toxic experience for most of his working life. “The corporate cool-aid couldn’t be more toxic than if Jim Jones made it himself. It’s like selling your soul to the devil and having him take it from you a little at a time until you are nothing but a wasted shell, devoid of health, happiness and desire.” Stress is now all but gone from his life and he’s healthy as the proverbial horse. He’s not worrying about someone else’s problems around the clock anymore. Chris is also thinking more clearly and is more creative. “I laugh a lot more, enjoy smelling the roses and even planting them”. If he knew where he would be now, he probably would have made his escape from the 9 to 5 years ago. “Don’t wait for the perfect time to escape, it will never come, that’s just the way life is. If you do wait, you may find yourself with a gold watch by the time your perfect time does come”.
Chris is a new escapee from the 9 to 5, but the seeds were planted over a decade ago when he first read Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad. One sentence stood out in the entire book. “If you do something long enough and don’t make any money at it, sooner or later you will figure out a way to make it profitable.” This one idea has put Chris on a new path as an author. “If you put all of the energy into yourself and your own endeavors, you’ll be amazed at what you can do and what the world has to offer you”.
Christopher Sharp
Author of The Last Ticket
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