A Little Roadblock

Well, I haven't posted in awhile but don't worry I haven't completely disappeared.  A lot of things have been going on and I've been completely consumed with trying to make a decision as to what I need to do.  I thank everyone who has been waiting patiently to see when something new would be posted.  This post is not going to be the typical for what you'd expect from "Dreaming is Winning."  I just want to give everyone an update on where I'm personally at.

As I had mentioned I've been had Northwestern Mutual doing insurance planning.  I've been struggling lately keeping the amount of production that I need to be keeping.  Insurance is a very tough industry to get started in.  Unfortunately, I have had to make the decision to leave Northwestern Mutual.  This decision was tough due to my head telling me one thing and my heart telling me the other.

I followed what my heart was saying.  I need to make sure that I am able to put food on the table for my family and with the struggling I have been doing the past couple of months and the unknowns of what will happen paycheck to paycheck I need to find something that will allow me to do this.  This decision was very difficult as I really enjoy the type of work that I do.

This leads me to let everyone know that I am not out of the insurance industry.  This is my dream career so I am going to do what it takes to continue doing it.  So, I've done my research and I am still going to be doing insurance(although not through Northwestern).  I am going to be an independent insurance agent and will represent multiple companies.  Giles Insurance - Because you should have a choice.  My goal is to build my book of business up and continually transition my insurance business back to being my bread and butter.

I don't know the exact quote but I am following the advice of another great dreamer, Jon Acuff.  In his books both "Start" and "Quitter" he mentions it multiple times.  You don't have to be in all-or-nothing you can continually work on getting to your dream career.  So, I am taking his advice and taking a big step back to a safety net so that I can put my head down and work myself into a position to get to 100%.

I will continue being a dreamer! Please answer/share to the following:
How do you feel about my decision?
What advice would you have to give me?
Have you ever had a time where you were all in on something and later figured out you needed to slow down?
What did you do?