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[–] ptd ago 

I recently left a job I was very happy at to start my own company based around a project I was really passionate about. It was scary at first but we recently secured a decent chunk of funding. It's a lot of hard work but it feels liberating to do your own thing.

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[–] Coolrunner ago 

I'm leaving everything I have ever known in two weeks to start a new life 1,000 miles away. Hopefully in one year, I will be able to say that was the best decision I've ever made.

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[–] Daspoots ago 

USMC. Nuff Said

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[–] lucke0204 ago 

Taking a risk and going on interviews for a new internship instead of asking to work at my old one.

I loved the first company I worked for, but I wouldn't give the experience that I've been able to have for the world.

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[–] CA_Dreamer ago 

Changing my diet / way of eating.

Up until 2 1/2 years ago I ate the "standard American diet" of fast food, sodas, lots of breads, pastas and sugary foods. At 5'2" I weighed 162 lbs, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, allergies and no energy.

In February 2013 I made the switch to a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet (it's called Keto, very similar to the early phase of Atkins...). I lost weight immediately (currently at 114lbs), my blood pressure lowered, my cholesterol went up temporarily as I lost the weight but is now greatly improved, my allergies are gone and I have more energy than I would have believed possible. And BACON all the time!

Getting the carbs and sugars out of my body and using healthy fat as a fuel honestly changed my life.

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ELBOW ago 

Joining the military and getting out of the shit hole town I was living in.

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[–] Carbocation ago 

I was offered an opportunity to help develop a course for my undergrad university. It wound up taking full time hours for a full summer but wound up being incredibly worth it and acted as a major catalyst to get me to where I am today. I imagine you'd be able to piece together the subject by looking at my username.

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[–] angryCOMMguy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Getting out of the Air Force and finding a real job. With all the training the AF have me it was such a waste to reenlist. I literally left thousands on the table and could be making a lot more had I bounced sooner. I love my country but the military screws over their enlisted guys pay.

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[–] ptd 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I am ex-navy and the biggest issue with military pay is that it is rank based and independent of job. That's not like the real world in any way so they end up losing a lot of their talent to the private sector after their first or second enlistment. Of course it's all quite a predicament as making pay both job and rank based would have some negative consequences.

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[–] angryCOMMguy ago 

Lucky me they found I had a medical issue and I pushed hard for a med board. They medically retired me (all retiree benefits) and I make a pretty good chunk of change off disability.

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