25 things I’ve accomplished while I’ve been unemployed

Written on October 29, 2009 by Srinivas in Uncategorized

2241985233 e0d9ebca5f 25 things Ive accomplished while Ive been unemployed

1.   Visited Sedona, AZ
2.   Started The Skool of Life
3.   Grew my blog traffic to 160 RSS readers and broke the 100+ daily visitors mark
4.   Published 3 Guests Posts on Dumb Little Man
⁃   The Most important relationship you’ll ever have
⁃   How to manage your ego in order to reach your full potential
⁃   10 signs that the matrix has you
5.   Surfed for 6 hours a day as many days as I could
6.   Made many new friends (mainly from surfing)
7.   Read the entire Malcom Gladwell Trilogy (Outliers, Blink, and The Tipping Point)
8.   Got to roughly 40% completion on Grand Theft Auto IV (a game that might take a few years to beat)
9.   Connected with close to a dozen personal development bloggers
10.   Attended a ton of networking events
11.   Went to a friend’s wedding
12.   Rode so many waves I’ve completely lost count
13.   Got in really good shape
14.   Completed Tony Robbins Personal Power II program for a third time
15.   Got to know my parents a little better
16.   Wrote over 150 blog posts
17.   Started to see the world in a different light
18.   Quit smoking when I drank
19.   Watched a bunch of movies
20.   Experienced a great deal of personal growth
21.   Broke two surfboards in half
22.   Lost whatever gut I had
23.   Learned to stretch a budget
24.   Got really dark from spending countless hours on the beach
25.   GOT HIRED AS AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT A SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING FIRM

Well, it’s been a long journey to say the least. But, I just want to say thanks to every one of you who’ve visited my blog, commented, written for me, and more for all your support over the last 5 months. I really am grateful for everything I’ve experienced and think that it was all meant to be. Obviously this doesn’t mean I’ll stop blogging, but I figured it was noteworthy for all of you who’ve been following my efforts since I started The Skool of Life.

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Cameron Plommer

Dude, I'm getting so much done and learning so much while being unemployed.

It feels like my life has started ever since I graduated college in December.

Keep rockin man.
.-= Cameron Plommer´s last blog ..But is Capitalism Showing Signs of Diminishing Returns? =-.

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ami

Great list Srinirao. The theme I see is you never let external circumstances keep you from living a life that had meaning to you. That's a good lesson for all of us, whether we're employed or not.
.-= ami´s last blog ..What the Heck Do I Do With My Word? 5 Easy Steps to Boost Your Word’s Magic =-.

srinirao

Wow. Thanks to all of you for all the responses to this post. I didn't imagine this would be that interesting of a post :). But I'm glad that I might have inspired some people out there.

Congrats on completing your bucket list while unemployed! Pay it forward at The 405 Club -- our unemployment support network would be very grateful!

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Shane

Wow, pretty impressive list of accomplishements! You must be doing something right!

Casey

Surfed, got color, got into shape, read, played videos games, kicked it some with the parents...sounds pretty awesome.

@Eric: I'm definitely looking forward to getting some positive cash flow going.

@Armen: I'm glad you found it useful. I actually was shocked at the amount commentary this post generated. Regarding, breaking two surfboards, that's why I love Costco. I was lucky enough to return them with no questions asked and get replacements.

Armen Shirvanian

Hey Srinivas.

This is the kind of set of items we are glad to see. Anyone looking can take a note from this. When you do many good things, point them out like this to serve as reflection on what you have done, a showing to those who are interesting in knowing, and as an example for others to do the same.

The items on this list are all positive and growth-oriented. Breaking two surfboards might not exactly be, but it is entertaining.

We look forward to more Srinivas~

Eric | Eden Journal

Great list! You really did take advantage of your time off. And, congratulations on your new job! I'm sure it will be good to have some positive cash flow for a change. I know it was for me when I started working after 3 months of unemployment. I do still yearn for the freedom I enjoyed while unemployed though.

Thanks Lisis. It's amazing how many people stress out and mope around. I actually did that in the past when I graduated from undergrad and promised myself I wouldn't let it come to that.

Lisis

What an awesome list! I see you've made the most of your time off! I'm so proud of you for not sitting around moping, or stressing out. Oh, and congrats on the new job!

Nicholas ,

Thanks of the kind words. I don't have any plans to stop blogging. This has really been a great time for me, and i've learned alot about myself and connected with so many interesting people. My longer term goal is to get the readership to the point where I'm making a decent amount of cash off my blog.

Nicholas Haasch

Yes yes! Keep blogging!

I've enjoyed reading your blog over the last few months. I'm sure you'll find a way to carry this energy onward. I hope to see more excellent posts. :)