Hadley, owner and founder of Life Well Worked, loved her job managing a mental health clinic, until it began to take a toll on her own mental health.

She quit to start her own business helping other entrepreneurs take their first steps towards building a career and a life that fits them.

We talk about the tell-tale signs that something is not right in your work life, and how to move past the fear of letting your family down, risking your financial security, and failing in your entrepreneurial efforts.

You can connect with Hadley on TikTok @hadleyannn and on Instagram @lifewellworked.

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Cali O’Connor quit a job in engineering to travel, then later quit another job in engineering to travel again.

After that second career break, she shifted to living in Mexico and working in her own business, Travel Shifters.

Our conversation digs deep on what it’s like to be bored at work, how to survive a toxic workplace, how to take a career break, and why it’s so hard to make positive changes in your work life.

You can connect with Cali on Instagram @thetravelshifters or through the Travel Shifters web site.

Check out her Travel Possibilities podcast, including the episode I mentioned where Cali tells her own story: My Career Break Story.

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Chris works two jobs.

Now that he has paid off $150,000 in student loans, he’s ready to quit one of them.

His next goal? He wants to be financially independent and fully work-optional.

Chris’s alter ego, Mr. Inspire to FIRE, spreads the word about Financial Indepence and Retirement Eligibility on his Inspire to FIRE blog and podcast.

You can see all Chris’s content on his Inspire to FIRE web site and follow him on Instagram @inspire.to.fire or on Twitter @InspireToFIRE1

Chris mentioned Mad Fientist, Mr. Money Mustache and J. L. Collins

Bart Hofkin quit a tech job with all the benefits to go live on the road for 6 months.

Find out what drove him to leave a fancy campus with subsidized coffee shops and Disney castles for a trip that took in 20 national parks and gave him the space to reflect on what makes work meaningful.

You can connect with Bart on Twitter @abusyhippie

Bart mentioned the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

After 15 years in corporate work, Kristin wanted to spend some time with her partner in their home countries, to decide where they’d want to live long term.

It just didn’t seem possible to combine travel from London to New York and New Zealand with their full-time jobs.

The solution? A mini-retirement.

Now Kristin is putting the word out about the possibilities of mini-retirements.

Make sure to follow Kristin’s Instagram @miniretirementmovement... she puts out inspiring content every day!

You can also connect with Kristin on Twitter @MiniRetirements and buy her a coffee here.

Welcome to The Quit Work Podcast, 15-minute conversations with people who have quit their job and gone their own way.

I’m Mark, and every week I talk to someone who has taken the bold step of quitting to start living their true life.

The idea is to inspire you to live your true life, whatever that might mean to you.

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