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“I hold the conviction that I’ll continue to find a way to do so. There’s no proof of this”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Whatever your jump is”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“If you’re sitting at a boring desk job and reading this”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“people who build a safety net will have the skills to get another job.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“it wouldn’t be a jump if you were moving along solid ground.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“How we live our lives becomes our legacy.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“these are simply thoughts that you have; they are not who you are.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Life moved on. While others cared, this jump and whatever was to come from it was critical to me and me only. Every morsel of good, every atom of bad, every new challenge and fear, every conquest and milestone I would face from here on was building toward my own learning and experiences, toward my own life journey.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“All I needed to do was believe in myself. That was the hardest part. But it was made possible by all the work leading up to that”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“I remember thinking”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“A jump doesn’t have to happen at once—that’s rare. But the little things—the expense spreadsheets, the cold-call conversations, the internal research and brainstorming—that can start now.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“The truth is”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“I’d always had this opportunity to jump. It had been there the whole time. Had I done my homework and some relationship management”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“There’s no science to this. Before you jump”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Yes”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“When viral videos”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Once you know what you want”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“In my own experience”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“I had built a safety net by being in my old role for a year.… People who build a safety net will have the skills to get another job.” (Paige Johnson)”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“It is human to crave knowns”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“hear the fear”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“You have to jump and believe that some good luck will come to you.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Making a jump is like riding a bike: you don’t learn how to ride a bike solely by reading about bikes.… Get out and try some laps around the street.” (Eric Wu)”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“When you do decide to jump”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“It’s not all been fun and easy by any means. I’ve made it near the top and dropped back down to the very bottom”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Jr.: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“I knew I wanted to do my own thing”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“Whatever it is you want to jump for”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“I was living what should have been my dream. But what if your dreams change? Or rather”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

“The act of preparing to change your life can turn into one of the world’s most seductive procrastination tools. Talking about travel and adventure makes for great cocktail conversation and”
― Mike Lewis, When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want