Back in 2010, I was in the corporate world and hating every minute of it. A job I once enjoyed had turned into a stressful grind that took me away from the things I was really passionate about. Like everyone else, I had unfulfilled dreams. I wanted to spend time with my kids. I wanted to do all those self-reliance projects I read about. I wanted to write books.Most of all, I wanted to be independent. Instead, I spent my days grinding my teeth and pretending like I actually wanted to be at the office. Like most stories of dramatic change, it starts out sad. But hang in there. It gets way better.