Comments on: Contemplating Suicide

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:32:04 +0000

Yikes, glad you didn’t go through with the suicide!

I’m in the corporate world, and it’s not that bad. Actually, it’s pretty freaking awesome being in San Francisco. It’s like being an entrepreneur but having a massive safety net.

I’ll never earning multi millions a year, but I will do well and don’t have to worry about healthcare and all this other stuff.

With Financial Samurai, I’ve got a great outlet to express my creative side.

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By: JunLoayza

JunLoayza — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:41:40 +0000

@Haleystar - I am very happy that you’re breaking free! If you ever need any advice at all, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Good luck!

By: Haleystar

Haleystar — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:11:11 +0000

YES! The corporate life is suicide! I’m convinced that my current day job is slowly killing me. I’ve had a headache every morning for the past week, as soon as I wake up and think about going to my *real* job my head hurts. I get no exercise because I sit at a desk all day, not allowed to take breaks or run errands or leave early. I WILL be breaking free soon and beginning a new happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Just wait and see!

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By: Jun Loayza

Jun Loayza — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:51:07 +0000

Hey Roland, thanks for the comment and your encouragement. If you hang out with good, productive people, then you have no choice but to be productive yourself. I live by this constantly everyday. Do you have your own company as well. Jun Loayza’s last blog post..Contemplating Suicide

By: Roland Cailles

Roland Cailles — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:41:47 +0000

Hi Jun. Found you through Viral Blog. Love your post man. I just finished my major classes at Columbia College Chicago and I’m going through the same thing. Keep your head up homie.

As for your advice, #2 resonates best with me. I call it the mastermind theory. Surround yourself with successful people, and you’ll be successful, right? Good luck to you.

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By: Jun Loayza

Jun Loayza — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:15:39 +0000

@Derek - It’s so true. People give up too easily and never give their idea or company a chance to really succeed. This is what separates the men from the boys

@Andrew - Look forward to seeing you build your legacy as well! Look forward to teaming up on a project sometime

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By: Andrew Warner

Andrew Warner — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:45:07 +0000

Glad the post isn’t what I thought it was going to be.

As the economy gets worse, I think many entrepreneurs will really contemplate suicide. Entrepreneurship is a tough way to live, full of ups and downs, and sleepless nights.

But, as I said when we talked, if you build something that lasts, you can leave a powerful legacy.

Looking forward to seeing your legacy buddy.

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By: Derek Halpern

Derek Halpern — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:58:09 +0000

Great post. I can’t emphasize the importance of “be persistent.” Not only do you need to persistently pursue your goals, but you need to persist through failure and what Seth Godin calls “The Dip.”

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By: Jun Loayza

Jun Loayza — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:31:46 +0000

@AJ - Hey good to hear from you bro. Didn’t mean to give you a heart attack but I did get you come back and comment

@Nisha - It is very difficult to develop that mindset. To be perfectly honest, I sometimes have trouble maintaining this life style along with having a girl friend. I did write a post about entrepreneurship and relationships earlier in the year, and I think I will follow up on that one.

You make a great suggestion! I look out for my next post (or one after the next one) that is about managing your time with so many distractions.

Jun Loayza’s last blog post..Contemplating Suicide

By: Nisha

Nisha — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:28:51 +0000

I love this post (shocking title though). I think your topic and your advice are great, but its hard for anyone of our age to develop the kind of one-track-mind work ethic you describe here. I’d love to hear more about you can have that kind of work ethic when there are so many distractions available to us…