101 Ways Out

Leap and the net will appear

We all hope this is true. The reality is so many of us are risk averse. In fact, we FEAR the loss of something more than we get motivated by the potential reward of something else. Change is the scariest thing most of us can face. An author and entrepreneur I know says you don’t need to understand the whole path, you just need to take the first step, and then the next, and then the next. Somehow, the next step forward always reveals itself, even if you can’t see the true path ahead of you, leading you to your ultimate destination.

So what if the same is true for living the life you actually want to live? What if this is true for getting out of the rat race? That, my friend, is what 101 Ways Out is all about.

This book will share inspiring tales of others that have left the corporate grind behind. These people came from all walks of life and from all levels of seniority within organizations. They all had one thing in common - a desire to do something other than work for “the man” for the rest of their lives. They wanted to escape. They wanted freedom. They wanted to eschew the status quo in the interest of living a different type of life.

This book is organized into chapters based on the methods/dreams/lifestyles that these trailblazers chose. We will explore people who left their careers to start their own companies, folks who followed the FIRE movement and simply retired (Financial Independence, Retire Early) at a relatively young age, folks that felt they needed to spend their time giving back, and even folks that went totally off grid.

Since you picked up this book, my hunch is that you’re also looking for a way out. You have a fire burning in your soul to do something other than that which is traditional and expected. Whether you’re just starting to think about what life could look like outside of corporate confinement, or you’ve already got a full plan in place, I am confident you’ll find something that speaks to your heart in the stories in this book.