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My short attention span

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Now that I’ll probably never have a full-time job again I’ve finally figured out something.  I’m good for about four years.

I just quit my job.  Best boss I’ve ever had.  Great properties.  Wonderful team.  Fine industry.  Customers who were friends.  My boss said, “You may not believe it now, but in a couple of months you’ll be missing this.”

“I’m already missing it,” I said.

But at 6.5 years, I was 2.5-years over my limit.

For my first “professional” job out of college I started an ad agency with my copywriter sister and her art director husband.  I was an English major.  No one else would hire me.   I was the Account Executive.  I didn’t know what that was (English Major, remember?), but it was on my freshly minted business card.  https://jlcollinsnh.com/about/

Not surprisingly, the agency failed after two years.  (What’s surprising is we lasted two years!)  So it doesn’t count.

The next job was selling ad space.  4-years.

The job after that was selling ad space.  Again, 4-years.  Then they made me publisher.  That lasted for 7-years.  But the last three I was out of my head with boredom.

I quit for a complete career change.  That job lasted just shy of a year and ended with my boss and me screaming at each other.  Looking at just the work, another three years would have been perfect.  So that doesn’t count.

From there I set out to buy a company.  That failed but morphed into a speaking and consulting practice.  Total time:  5 years.  But it was really two jobs and I still had steam left.

But then a consulting prospect hired me to be a publisher again.

One spring day, two days back from a vacation, I found myself telling him it was time for me to move on.  I hadn’t planned to quit that day and nothing particular happened.  It just seemed time.  Looking back, it had been 4-years.

We took the summer off and wandered around Canada making it up to Hudson Bay.  In the Fall I joined the company that moved me to New Hampshire.  I was a Group Publisher for some technology magazines.  It was 1999.  Couple of years later the tech bubble burst and a couple of planes slammed into the World Trade Center Towers.  By 2002 I was on the street. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/06/06/why-you-need-f-you-money/

 Didn’t make four years on that one either, but would have liked to.

The next three years I was unemployed.  Or retired.  Or something.  I just know job hunting is not in my skill set.

Finally, a colleague from the past hired me into the job I just left.  And now I’ve hurled myself back into the abyss.

In the unlikely event that you or somebody you know should hire me, remember I’m good for 4-years.  If I haven’t left on my own by then you’ll want to push me out. 

Thanks in advance.

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Comments

  1. R. Nardi says

    June 6, 2011 at 6:45 am

    Jim,

    Fix the typo in this post. “I just quit my job. Best boss I’ve ever head.” – I’m sure you are not giving your boss “head”!!!!!

    Regards,
    Russ

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 12:54 pm

      thanks for the ‘head’s up. I appriciate it. so does my former boss….

      Reply
  2. Perry Clark says

    June 6, 2011 at 9:08 am

    Jim,
    Your 4 and out rule is a good one. I have found since leaving Penton that 3 years is about right:
    3 years consulting gigs
    3 years Reed Elsevier
    3 years John Carroll University
    3 years Kent State University

    Currently at University Hospitals. Really enjoyed all of the above and never missed good old Penton for a day!
    Perry

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm

      Ha! your attention span is even shorter than mine!

      Reply
  3. New Mexico Lobo says

    June 6, 2011 at 10:09 am

    Nice blog-
    What does blog stand for?
    If you’ve only been working for 6.5 years, how old are you – 24?
    Everyone’s a lobo – “whoof, whoof, whoof!”
    Fritz in New Mexico

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 12:52 pm

      how should I know? I barely figured out how to get it up. the blog, that is.

      yep. 24. that’s it.

      Reply
  4. Gloria Adams says

    June 6, 2011 at 10:12 am

    Hi!

    So………..what you going to do now???

    Wish I had the guts to change jobs so easily. I’m still doing the Nashua-Tulsa routine. Need to get together for lunch sometime

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 12:48 pm

      Hi Gloria,

      not sure it’s guts. maybe just a lack of common sense? 🙂

      Great to see you posting here and thanks for subscribing!

      As to what I’m going to do check out: https://jlcollinsnh.com/about/

      lunch for sure. I shoot you an email and we’ll pick a day.

      Reply
  5. Randy Jeter says

    June 6, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    Jim Collins retires from paid job in publishing. Goes back into publishing for free with a blog…… There goes the neighborhood.

    Wait, I just read your blogs. You missed your calling!!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 12:51 pm

      Hey Randy…

      trust me to turn a paid gig into no money…

      glad you enjoyed the bog so far. guess I was just slow finding my ‘calling”

      good to see you here!

      Reply
  6. Pat Reynolds says

    June 6, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    From: Pat Reynolds [mailto:preynolds@poolpak.com]
    Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:26 AM
    To: Collins, James; Jim
    Subject: Re: Moving on

    Jim,

    I received your “departure” email while I was in the Far East. At first I couldn’t believe it was true. Then I got your blog.

    My early career was similar to yours. I worked for 4 companies for 5 years each (20 years). Then I started PoolPak. Finally found someone I could work for. That was 25 years ago. Maybe it’s time for you to start your own company. Then you will be a king that eats rice and beans; and likes them.

    You were/are a class act. I aways knew why you were successful. I’ll miss our get togethers with Bob Gregis and Rod Beever.

    I’ll miss seeing you.

    Have fun doing whatever you’re doing.

    Pat

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 4:30 pm

      starting/buying a company are both things I tried and failed at. (Mmmm. new post idea: stuff I’ve failed at)

      but I agree, for guys like you who can make it work it’s the best solution. not easy, though.

      Thanks for the kind words. back attacha!

      Reply
  7. Liz Stott says

    June 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    This is great Jim – a great read. Very funny, dry, edgy – I love it. I can see you’ll be distracting me with your rants!! Very engaging!

    Good luck – and I look forward to reading more. I’ll keep you in my Favorites!

    Cheers,
    Liz

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 6, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      Hi praise indeed, Liz…

      thanks!

      Now I’ll have to try to keep it up. Ah, man. the pressure!!

      Reply
  8. Nichole Stough says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:43 am

    Great blog, Jim! I always wanted to write a blog but didn’t think anyone would be interested in reading my mundane rants ;)!Your blog is great – funny, smart and full of practical tips and information. Who best to give advice other then someone who’s lived it?! Thanks for including me…I look forward to reading more!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 7, 2011 at 11:12 am

      Wow, thanks Nichole. Great to see you here. You can rant to your heart’s content here! Maybe even a guest post?

      Reply
  9. Shilpan says

    March 28, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Great read Jim. You know art of funny yet engaging articles.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 28, 2012 at 7:49 am

      Thank you, my friend. High praise indeed coming from one of my favorite bloggers.

      Reply
  10. Talita says

    April 12, 2013 at 12:32 am

    So we should get ready to say goodbye to the blog in 2015? 🙁

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 12, 2013 at 10:23 am

      Ha!

      I hadn’t thought about that…

      Welcome Talita!

      Reply
      • Talita says

        April 12, 2013 at 3:43 pm

        Cheers!

        Reply
  11. Mark A. says

    January 31, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Hello Jim, What a relief! I’ve had a bunch of jobs in my field of fundraising for colleges and conservation groups. I get the first twinge of “been there done that” as soon as the first yearly cycle completes. By the end of year two, if I haven’t quit (twice) or been canned (once), I feel like an old timer. In year three I am talking to the head hunters who call. If I stay six years I either have grown to dislike my boss and others I need to work with, which is bad and I quit (once), or am staying for the money, also bad considering my goal of doing good in the world through nonprofit work, and get canned when the organization inevitably changes leadership (once). I’ve felt some guilt about this pattern but your post is literally the first thing I’ve read in 25 years of working that tackles this very real boredom phenomenon head on and honestly. What a relief! Like Perry above, my attention span must be three years. Cheers, Mark

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      January 31, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      We’re not alone, Mark.

      The odd ones out perhaps, but not completely alone. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Josh says

    February 5, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    Hi Jim,
    This article made me very happy bud! I have lasted between 2-4 years at each job I’ve had since grad school, owned a fitness franchise for 4.5 years, and I have learned a ton. I’ve been pretty good at most of them, but always find myself wanting to try new things, and I am constantly pulled toward entrepreneurial exploits. My last job was in automotive, I learned a ton about digital and social media marketing, and then started my own consulting company last month…I’m very glad to see you did this too. Thanks for your inspiration 🙂 Great work here!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 5, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      Hey Josh…

      Very glad to hear it and to see this old post getting some new life. It is one of my favorites!

      If you haven’t already, you might enjoy reading How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry Browne.

      Reply
  13. Ali Beshara says

    June 14, 2016 at 9:01 am

    Thanks a lot Jim for the article ..

    I wounder if you are still interested in the blog anymore 🙂

    I am in a similar situation .. but currently spent just over 6 years in the same job .. ( well.. jumped to another employer for 5 months and came back 😉 )

    just wanted to ask ..

    Is what we are going through a medical condition or a psycological or whatever ?

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 14, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      Hi Ali…

      So far, I am.

      The blog just had its fifth birthday and I still find it engaging. I think my upcoming book helps. 🙂

      This being my own creation gives it more legs than a regular job.

      That said, ask me next year. 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  14. @kindoflost says

    December 23, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    I left a 7-year job a year ago. The first two were the best, the last three were hell.
    I just started reading your blog, heard great things about it on other blogs, you’ve been on it for 5 years now, so this must not be a job for you. Good deal!

    Reply
  15. Ingrid Alwina Masalamate says

    April 18, 2019 at 5:01 am

    Hello Sir/Madam,

    Hope My email finds you well.

    I’m Ingrid from Maxima Creative Agency.
    We are the Literature Agency base in Indonesia.
    Our Vietnamese publishers have very Interested in this title below:

    The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life
    • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (June 18, 2016)
    • Language: English
    • ISBN-10: 1533667926
    • ISBN-13: 978-1533667922

    Could you please let me know if you handle the Vietnamese rights for this title.

    As your information that We are a sub-agent of few publishers such as Hodder & Stoughton, Allen & Unwin, Penguin Group, Thomas Nelson, Career press, Crown Publishing, Perseus Books, Kensington, Random House, Shambhala Publication and etc.
    And agencies such as William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Inkwel Management, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, HarperCollins, Anderson Literary Management, David Black, Diana Finch, Jean V. Naggar, The Axelrod agency, Writers House and etc.
    We have sold more than 2700 titles for Fiction, Non Fiction and Children titles.
    You can see some of titles that we have represent.
    Fiction : Penguin USA (The Fault in Our Stars), Writers House ( Nora Robert and J.D Robb’s Work : Bed Of Roses, Vision In White, Savour The Moment, Reunion In Death, Seduction In Death, Imitation In Death, etc.) Harpercollins Publisher (USA) Johanna Lindsey’s Work : Say You Love Me, All I Need is You, The magic Of You, etc). The Axelrod (Julia Quinn’s Title). William Morris endeavor Entertainment ( Lisa Kleypas’s Titles etc).
    Non Fiction : Chicken Shop Titles, The Crown (Nick Vujicic Titles), Perseus Books (Brain Rules by John Medina, 29 Gifts by Cami Walker, etc), NewMarket Press (The new Totally Awesome Money book for Kids, What’s Happening to My Body, Chasing Miracles Ready, Set, Grow ! and etc), Levine Greenberg ( China’s Megatrend by John & Doris Naisbitt, etc), Thomas Nelson ( John C Maxwell’s Work : The winning Attitude, Life @ Work, Failing Forward, etc).
    Children : Random House Australia ( The Floods Series by Colin Thompson, etc), Scholastic Canada (Robert Munsch’s titles, etc).
    Looking forward to hearing from you and thank you for your kind cooperation in advance.

    Have a nice day.

    Best wishes,

    Ingrid.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 26, 2019 at 2:53 pm

      Hi Ingrid…

      I’ve passed your contact on to my agent.

      Thanks for your interest!

      Reply

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      • Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again!
    • ► August (2)
      • Stocks -- Part XXVI: Pulling the 4%
      • Stocks -- Part XXV: HSAs, more than just a way to pay your medical bills.
    • ► July (3)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow
      • Summer travels, writing, reading and other amusements
      • Moto X, my new Republic Wireless Phone
    • ► June (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIII: Selecting your asset allocation
    • ► May (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXII: Stepping away from REITs
    • ► April (3)
      • Q&A III: Vamos
      • Q&A II: Salamat
      • Q&A I: Gaijin Shogun
    • ► March (2)
      • Top 10 posts
      • Cafe No Se
    • ► February (4)
      • Chautauqua 2014 preview, closing up for travel and other random cool things that caught my eye of late.
      • Case Study #10: Should Josiah buy his parents a house?
      • Case Study #9: Lars -- maximizing some good fortune and considering "dollar cost averaging"
      • Case Study #8: Ron's mother - she's doin' all right!
    • ► January (4)
      • roundup: Some random cool things
      • Stocks — Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans
      • Case Study #7: What it looks like when everything financial goes wrong
      • 1st Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest 2013 results, and my forecast for 2014
  • ► 2013 (41)
    • ► December (4)
      • Closing up for the Holidays, see you in 2014
      • Betterment: a simpler path to wealth
      • Case Study 6: Helping an ill and elderly parent
      • Stocks -- Part XX: Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies and Roth Conversion Ladders from a Mad Fientist
    • ► November (3)
      • Death, Taxes, Estate Plans, Probate and Prob8
      • Case Study #5: Zero to 2.6 million in 25 years
      • Case Study #4: Using the 4% rule and asset allocations.
    • ► October (3)
      • Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan
      • Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America!
      • The Stock Series gets its own page
    • ► September (2)
      • Case Study #2: Joe -- off to a fast start!
      • Chautauqua 2013: A Week of Dreams
    • ► August (1)
      • Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff
    • ► July (1)
      • They Will Kill You For Your Shoes!
    • ► June (4)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company's 401k?
      • Shilpan's Seven Habits to Live More with Less
      • Stocks -- Part XIX: How to think about money
      • My path for my kid -- the first 10 years
    • ► May (5)
      • Why your house is a terrible investment
      • Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull
      • Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
      • How we finally got the house sold
      • Stocks — Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard?
    • ► April (4)
      • Greetings from Prague & a computer question
      • Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague
      • Storage, Moving and Movers
      • Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging
    • ► March (4)
      • Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed
      • Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership
      • How about that stock market?!
      • The Blog has New Clothes
    • ► February (5)
      • Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador
      • High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye
      • Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
      • Cafes
      • Stocks -- Part XVI: Index Funds are really just for lazy people, right?
    • ► January (5)
      • Social Security: How secure and when to take it
      • Fighting giraffes, surreal landscapes, dancing with unicorns and restoring a Vanagon
      • My plan for 2013
      • VITA, income taxes and the IRS
      • How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
  • ► 2012 (53)
    • ► December (6)
      • See you next year....until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
      • Stocks -- Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the simplest path to wealth of all
      • Stocks -- Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway?
      • How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
    • ► November (2)
      • Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
      • So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
    • ► October (4)
      • See you in December....
      • Meet me in Ecuador?
      • The Podcast: You can hear me now.
      • Stocks -- Part XII: Bonds
    • ► September (6)
      • Stocks -- Part XI: International Funds
      • The Smoother Path to Wealth
      • Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action
      • Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
      • Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked?
      • Travels in South America: It was the best of times....
    • ► August (1)
      • Home again
    • ► June (4)
      • Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia
      • I could not have said it better myself...
      • Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors
      • Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
    • ► May (6)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
      • Mr. Money Mustache
      • The College Conundrum
      • Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire?
      • Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth
      • Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools
    • ► April (6)
      • Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation
      • Stocks -- Part III: Most people lose money in the market.
      • Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
      • Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! and Dr. Lo can't save you.
      • You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
      • Where in the world are you?
    • ► March (7)
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part V: Sold! and the taxman cometh.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part II: The Limits of the Law.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part I: Impossibly Naive.
      • You, too, can be conned
      • Armageddon and the value of practical skills
    • ► February (6)
      • Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some numbers
      • The Casanova Kid, a Shit Knife, a Good Book, Having No Regrets, Dark Matter and a bit of Magic
      • What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
      • How to Give like a Billionaire
      • Go ahead, make my day
      • Muk Finds Success in Tahiti
    • ► January (5)
      • Travels with "Esperando un Camino"
      • Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots
      • Selling the House and Adventures in Staging
      • The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick
      • Magic Beans
  • ► 2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Dividend Growth Investing
    • ► November (2)
      • The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
      • "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle
    • ► October (1)
      • Lazy Days and School Days
    • ► July (2)
      • The road to Zanzibar sometimes goes thru Ecuador...
      • Johnny wins the lotto and heads to Paris
    • ► June (16)
      • Chainsaws, Elm Trees and paying for College
      • Stuff I’ve failed at: the early years
      • Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
      • The. Worst. Used. Car. Ever.
      • Top Ten reasons your future is so bright it hurts my eyes to look at it
      • The Most Dangerous Words Your Customer Can Say
      • How not to drown in The Sea of Assholes
      • What we own and why we own it
      • The Ten Sales Commandments
      • My ever so formal and oh so dry CV
      • How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth
      • The Myth of Motivation
      • Why you need F-you money
      • My short attention span
      • Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either
      • The Monk and the Minister

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