I QUIT.

I Quit.

Yes, I do. And tomorrow I can say, yes, I did.

Quit what? Quit my first job that I have held in over 6 years and I have held it all of 4 weeks.

Why of all things? Why in this time of vanishing jobs, the jobless economy, and record unemployment, would I leave this seemingly desirable institution of American culture, the “9 to 5”?

Not because I dislike my co-workers. The opposite. What a sweet bunch of women (and a man or two). No complaints with management, in fact I have found them caring, one and all, and sharp, as well. Not because I am unsuited to the work, because after all, if you love sales, and I do, then a sales job is a good job.

No, there is a different reason. That reason is, working this job leaves me out of my “integrity zone”.

For 15 years now, I have been preaching the gospel of “do what you love”, “create a project and create a cash flow”, promoting Enlightened Entrepreneurship to women and men alike. And there was nothing like getting a job to shove right back in my face, that I have a mission.

Every moment that I was dialing at my job, I was thinking, what about helping women start their own businesses? What about doing what I love, meeting people, leading seminars, inviting people to take the risks that set their hearts to pumping with joy? What about teaching classes for families with my son and husband? What about our family band? What about being my own outrageous self and sharing my passion with as many people as I can possibly touch?

It took me 4 weeks to realize, I gotta do what I gotta do. As genuine cosmic timing would provide, what was the topic in a meeting I went to tonight, but doing what you love. One woman asked the question, what do I do now that I am 60 and hate my job? And another man shared, he is 52 and finally doing everything that he loves. Another man mentioned he earned an MBA because his dad said to, but now is finally working in the arts, which is what he loved all along.

So tomorrow I go in, clean up, and say good-bye. Let them know how much I respect them and appreciate them. Tell them I hope we stay in touch. And then come back to my home, soon to be my launch pad, and get on the phone with my national team, which stretches from California to New York, and have a day of team calling.

This is my integrity, a life of boldness, daring, risk and appreciation. A life where each and every sale I make has the opportunity to impact someone’s life for the good, for the rest of their lives. A life where I share my joy and my experience in the service of others’ dreams coming true. A life where I am living my dreams, doing what I want, and declaring to the world that it is not only possible to design your life from pleasure, in fact, it is vital.