Should you start a business or get a job? (hint: yes and yes)

Reader,

A while back, my friend Michael Ellsberg and I talked about why a lot of our parents and friends took the traditional road to life and he said something I’ll never forget:

“Our parents want safety for us, not excellence.”

In other words, they want us to take that safe job, live in that safe place, and make those safe choices, because they’re worried about the RISK of us ending up homeless or (gasp) unhappy. 

And in this day and age, what our parents say seems … kind of right.

I had someone write me asking if he should switch jobs right now. 

The world is chaotic. Between coronavirus, job losses, and the sensationalism about the market, people want safety — and I don’t blame them.

But what we end up ignoring is the potential for OPPORTUNITIES.

Yesterday, I talked about how you can find opportunities even in the bad times. To seize those opportunities, you have to make unconventional choices. Sometimes, choices that seem risky.

But here’s the counterintuitive truth: 

If you get a few amazing pillars for your Tripod of Stability — like your job, relationships, and house — you can afford to take massive risks in your life.

Let me show you what I mean.

By the way, real talk: NOBODY talks about this because it’s not the sexy narrative of throwing it all to the wind and becoming an entrepreneur. 

My goal isn’t to sell you BS narratives. It’s to show you how you can deliberately, methodically, and successfully create a Rich Life.

A Dream Job can be the BEST support system for doing exactly that. 

For example, what if your Dream Job paid you $20,000 more? (I can show you how.)

What if you could switch industries? No problem.

What if you had a job that was 100% remote? 

What if you could build the skills to eventually start your own business — while your job PAYS YOU to learn?

Your Dream Job will give you:

An enviable income. We’re willing to work — as long as we know we’ll be compensated handsomely for our time. (BTW, you can use your savings to “fuel” your business or whatever you want.)

Free training. A great job offers you the ability to build your skills. (And pays you to do it!)

Amazing connections. People say, “It’s all about who you know.” YES! This is exactly how you meet amazing people. Not by reading some stupid subreddit on dodgeball. I’ll show you how.

When people ask me, “Ramit, should I get a Dream Job or start a business?” 

The answer is simple: Yes and yes. 

Here’s the truth: The vast majority of us will have a job throughout our lives. Yes, even in the new reality that we live in now. 

Most of us have never learned how to find a job (let alone a great job). We just took what was in front of us.

Over the next few days, we’re going to talk about how to create a career that gives you MORE freedom, not less — freedom to make more money, to take more risks, and to craft the life you want.

Not just a job you trudge to every day or something you say, “Yeah, it’s a job” when asked about it.

SOMETHING YOU LOVE. You spend enough hours there. You SHOULD love it. I’ll show you how.

For today, I want you to meet Tim. Tim was tired of spending so much time and effort applying to jobs he wasn't excited about. Then he learned a new way to find jobs he would actually LOVE.

Talk soon,

P.S. I also recorded a bunch of videos to show you other stories — of getting Dream Jobs with little experience, of switching industries, of getting $5,000 - $25,000 raises. They’re all on this page (scroll to the bottom for more).