Hi there –
Having worked as the business manager for my wife’s popular food blog, 100 Days of Real Food, full-time for over three years now, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to learn from successes and failures along the way. I started this site back in 2013 with the intent of giving you a behind the scenes look at the blogging business and hopefully saving you a lot of trouble on your journey.
However, since then some issues with work and my personal life have demanded my time and attention (nothing bad really, just managing growth, change, and new pursuits). You may have noticed my activity here has waned, and I’m realizing while I have much to share, I just do not have the time right now.
I’d be honored if you would subscribe to my email list to be notified when I do have new content to share. On the drawing board are a blog income calculator, ebooks, a free blogging basics course, and perhaps more advanced courses or group training sessions. Until then, I invite you to explore the articles and resources here and encourage you to take action on your dreams. You truly can change your life for the better if you are intentional about it and get out of your own way.
Talk soon,
Jason
Jason and family on an adventure out west, summer, 2014
Hi Jason,
I was so inspired by your wife’s blog that lead me to here!.
I’m hoping I can be one of the lucky ones that you read this email because I’m going through of one those post college graduate hard times situation. Here’s my story, I got my first big girl job as a graphic designer straight out of college last July. This company I work for is a big engineering company. I’m 5 months into the job and with all the projects I touched based on, I slowly realized that I’m drifting away from being motivated, I feel depressed coming into work doing a 9 to 5 routine and I’m lacking creativity, It’s too fast paced for me, I get anxious and stressed rushing to submit deadlines for projects, I can’t. It’s so ironic because I’m stable, I have benefits and I have my source of income. But I’m starting to realize that it’s not making me happy. At the back of my mind, I’m up in the clouds dreaming about working for myself as a graphic designer and wanting to start a blog and just work from home at my own time, my own paste.
I’ve worked hard to graduate college, I said I’m going to work hard to find myself a job and be stable and that’s when life would begin. But now that I’ve achieved those, It’s like I’m not happy. That achievement feeling is gone. It has become a 9 to 5 routine, I feel bored of it, I’ve broke down many times because I feel so confused about my career. On Sunday nights, I would vent on about how I hate my job. My mood has impacted myself even on the weekends. I can’t seem to disconnect from work. I feel stress thinking about work.
I’m now 5 months into the job, the question of resigning from this job always crossed my mind but I’m too scared to let go because of the income. I’ve reached out to my close friends, my boyfriend, my teacher in college, my co-worker, Human Resources at work and I even google my questions just to seek answers. I feel stuck. I feel like a 9 to 5 routine is not for me. I don’t know.
Most people tell me to suck it up for the experience for a year because I’m new and start looking for another job soon. (but what if the 9 to 5 routine is not for me? how would I know? What if the next job is going to be worse?). Others may say that if it bothers me so much, just quit but be prepared to struggle (financially for the mean time).
What are some advices you would give upon this?
Talk soon,
Stephany
Hi Jason and Lisa,
Just wondering how to contact you by email.
Sincerely,
Joe Dawson
Do you not blog anymore?? Am I on an old blog site or something?
wow beautiful
Keep up the good work
Great piece of content
You are doing a great gob I inspired when I was reading your post. I am regular reader of this website.
Thank you for sharing this….
Haven’t see you for a while
Hi Jason,
Heard about you from Pat Flynn’s podcast. Love your work and hope you come back soon!
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