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How performing standup comedy helped me quit my job

10th February 2023 By John Williams Leave a Comment

20 years ago today I walked out of my well-paid job as Senior Managing Consultant at Deloitte and declared I never wanted a job ever again.

To mark this anniversary I’m sharing 20 lessons I’ve learned over the 20 years I’ve been running my own business.

This includes 3 lessons I learned in taking a standup comedy course and performing my first ever gig at a Soho comedy club:

I’ve also recorded videos out here in Mexico on how I won my first ever consulting gig at the BBC and how to use a stepping stone to make quitting your job safer & easier. You can those on LinkedIn, in my Facebook group, or TikTok.

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