Recording the unabridged version of Free From Corporate America: A Tactical Guide to Success on Your Own Terms has given me a fresh look at my own material. This chapter, which hones in on my own mistakes and existential absurdity, is one of the most personal in the book. While there are autobiographical anecdotes sprinkled through the book, this chapter really hits home. The point of sharing it early in the book is to give readers a more personal feel for what I have tried to overcome, and perhaps impart a lesson or two in a more memorable way.

This chapter is just about the end of what I think of as the “foundational” chapters in the book. While I like these chapters, there’s no doubt that the book takes it up a notch once these chapters are complete. I wasn’t able to solve that during the editorial process, but what I can tell you is that once you have these foundational chapters in place, I think you’ll enjoy where the book heads next. The meatiest ideas and most scathing critiques are coming up. For now, enjoy this piercing view into my own hard lessons on feeling a sense of ownership over that which I did not own.

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