Finally 100% away from my career

Yesterday in the mail I received my health insurance package welcoming me to the plan that Pure Adapt is now paying for. Why is this significant? Because previously I was still on COBRA (continuation of benefits) from my employer. In a weird way I always felt like I still kind of worked there because I was getting mail from them all the time. Or maybe a better explanation is that I felt like I hadn't "proved" to myself that quitting was the right move if I wasn't paying my own health insurance. COBRA would have ran out in June anyway, but it's nice to kick them to the curb sooner than later.

Even as of late 2006, I still wasn't sure if financially I was going to be able to swing working 100% for myself. I didn't know if I'd need to borrow money from family members or my 401K or what not. Now I know - I completely, without a doubt, made the right decision to drop my engineering career when I did. In a way it was easy, but in a way it couldn't possibly be easy to leave something I spent years studying for and had just been rewarded with a high salary and a company willing to send me to any school I wanted for a masters degree.

Now with Pure Adapt being able to easily pay our salaries, pay for our benefits, and cover expenses, my worries shift from wondering how I'm going to pay my insurance or student loans, to worrying about the most effective way to grow our company. Now those worries are the kind of problems I want :)