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 ALL IN
LESSONS ON RESIGNING FROM YOURJOB AND JUMPING INTO A WILD ANDCRAZY ENTREPRENEURIAL LIFE
MARK RUIZ
 
LESSONS ON RESIGNING FROM YOURJOB AND JUMPING INTO A WILD ANDCRAZY ENTREPRENEURIAL LIFE
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 ALL IN
MARK RUIZ
ruizmark.com/allin
 
I really didn't know if I had it in me to be an entrepreneur.
My DNA didn't seem to say so. My father was a brilliant structuralengineer, while my mother was a bank executive who loyally stayed withone company her entire career. Now, while both were absolutelysuccessful in their chosen fields, neither would really be consideredtextbook entrepreneurial.
My schooling was also of a different breeding. I took up ManagementEngineering in the Ateneo, which - translated into business-speak - reallymeans "climb-up-the-corporate-ladder". Not really the best pedigree forthe start-up world.
In fact, armed with this very degree, I sought the path more often traveled.I applied and got into a fast-moving-consumer-goods company, where Idid fulfill my course's prophecy and work myself up, promotion afterpromotion.
But make a go for an entrepreneurial life, I eventually did.
 
 Armed withnothing but the belief that this was just something I had to try, had to do. The itch, the desire, was just too strong.
 And as I would eventually say, I had to go "All In" --- resign from thecorporate rat-race and try the wild and crazy life of an entrepreneur.
Now, three years later, I for the life of me can't imagine ever going back.
 And while it often feels like my work-hours are now up to 24/7 from 9-to-5,this is my chosen life's path, and i wouldn't trade it for anything else.
In fact, I feel so blessed with that decision that I can’t help but pay-it-forward – thus, the motivation for creating and sharing document.
If you’re reading this and you’re mulling the decision to make the leap, Ihope his can help you gain more clarity. And if you do decide to make arun for it, I’d be more than happy to see you on the other side.
Mark Ruiz
July 26, 2009
ruizmark.com/allin
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