There appears to be a new flood of blogging on the Internet. It's often written by 30-something-ish guys, probably none of whom would consider themselves particularly spiritual. Yet they're encouraging people to do one of the most profoundly spiritual things of the 21st century: break free from boring, mind-numbing jobs / corporate cages and, to paraphrase Gary Vanderchuk, "do shit you love!" Why is quitting a stable job to "do shit you love" a spiritual concept? Because old systems are crumbling as we enter the New Age, and it's YOU, yes YOU (who is probably reading this on the computer at work in a job you don't 100% love) who will be heralding the change! More and more people are feeling the pull inside their chests to drop their fears and live their soul purpose, and if you're ready, there's LOTS of help out there.

Guys like Dave Navarro (not the guitar player; I checked). Dave was actually in the process of quitting his job when he wrote this post. He has totally practical advice for how to leave stable security and jump into the [exciting, rewarding] unknown. And I quote: "Instead of obsessing over how much you want to make ("woo-hoo! $20,000 a month, here I come!") figure out how much you actually need to survive and keep the lights on. This number, while not a sexy one, is the key measure of what you absolutely need to squeak by. Sure, it doesn't include weekly trips to the spa or monthly cruise packages, but we're talking freedom here..."

You might also check out John Holling. Here's a snippet from his post: "You might be thinking, "Well, yeah, I love cats, and my friends all come to me when they have cat questions, but how could I possibly make any money at that?"  That's a great question, and you need to understand one thing:  It literally doesn't matter what your area of expertise is.  It can turn into a revenue stream, and even an information empire, if you choose to take it there.  With the advent of the Internet and the exploding popularity of social media, your reach is practically infinite.  You have access to millions of people interested in your area of passion, whatever it is."

This whole topic is pertinent to me, because just 18 months ago, I was sitting in a full-time office job, working for a multinational company. I enjoyed interstate trips, free lunches and benefits, marble bathrooms and cab charges. I was deeply unhappy, to the point where pains were shooting up my spine (which, surprise surprise, happened nowhere else but when sitting in my office swivel chair) but I was utterly paralysed. I had no idea how to leave behind my massive salary, or how to manifest my soul purpose.

Fast-forward 18 months and I have a healthy, thriving business, I've pushed myself out of my comfort zone and achieved things I never could in the corporate world, I've met amazing new people who've also jumped out on their own, and my money situation is perfectly safe and comfortable. I wish I could have reassured myself about all these things back in late 2008. But I pushed through my fears and 'jumped off the cliff' anyway - and you can too. Anyone can. And trust me -- the rewards and soul satisfaction are very, very great.

This week I found myself back in that very office building doing a bit of freelance work. I had the time, it was pretty easy, it paid excellently and so I thought, 'Why not?' Sitting for a few hours in such an environment, after a year and a half of flexible days, plenty of sunshine and 'playing' (not working), was massively eye-opening for me. All around me, people were hunched over their desks under the fluorescent lighting. As the clock ticked past 8 o'clock at night, people heated up meals and ate them at their desks (they smelled like awful aeroplane food). I started wondering whether these people had children at home, and why they weren't spending more time with them. There was lots of swearing and lots of tired faces. One new guy stayed back two hours after all his colleagues had gone home. And the same old miserable-looking guy was still manning the front desk in the foyer (he's been there for years). I've never seen anyone look more unhappy with his lot in life, and yet he, too, is clearly too paralysed to 'jump'.

Are you going to become him?