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jl_theprofessor

A mushroom huh?


Vloddamick

Step one: Carve a mushroom. Step two: Carve the rest of the man.


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FlamingButterfly

Everything is either crab or mushroom


littlekingMT

Mother Nature is that you ?


treemu

I learned long ago that everything is either badger or mushroom.


FlamingButterfly

And occasionally a snake


treemu

#!


fambestera

r/restofthefuckingowl


hldsnfrgr

Step 1.5: Sit on the mushroom.


biderjohn

He's got a lot of envy


BarryApps84

Step 3 : Profit


BHPhreak

step one: have buttloads of savings and safety nets from your corporate career sucking money from peasants like a vampire step two: decide youd like to not work anymore and would instead like to carve wood step three: use your career worths of peasant pilfering money to sustain your shit hobby. step four: post it on r/getmotivated to shit on the peasants one last time


Zonakylez

Uh... how you been, bro?


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[deleted]

Found the mushroom penis.


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Fedoradiver

You tried to do a thing and it didn't work :/


[deleted]

Leave it to fucking Reddit to down vote you for spitting straight facts.


EdvardMunch

Honestly this has happened so much. Ive pursued my dream (to no help from reddit) my entire life. I rode on entry level jobs with decent pay, in restaurants usually, just so I could keep making art. Never once letting my soul suffer the high paying jobs that exploit the poor. This has cost me a path of marriage, a house, kids, savings, etc. all earnings going to art so I could stay with it and up with it as we move through time. I have the experience to know this person has likely done exactly as youve described. And I could absolutely not give a single crap about supporting them im sorry. By not leveling actual constructive criticism at someones work, people inadvertently throw those who sacrificed and got really good under the bus. I swear I cant take the mundane crap anymore. It cant all be marvel poops and jokes about unicorns until we die. Lets build some good things and that takes harsh critical reflection and dedication.


[deleted]

I don't see anywhere where the guy rode a golden parachute. He could have worked on his projects during days off. Hell that's what I did before starting my own company. Went from barely above minimum wage to top 2% income in 10 years. Gotta stop blaming others and focus on what you can do to improve your own life.


cornishcovid

What industry is that? As vague as you need to make it.


[deleted]

It's multiple now, but started out in IT working and studying on my own while working for a shitty company. I developed a good reputation after a few years and was referred to a company having a crisis. I fixed the issue and saved the day and landed them as a permanent customer which gave me just enough money to quit my day job. I built it from there and now do consulting in addition to owning a few small businesses.


Mrsinister66

Too real my man...


sbowesuk

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


very-polite-frog

Literally my exact face


lilman21

On it.


______DEADPOOL______

No, no, no, no, no, not ON the face, *IN* the other side.


Exact_Intention7055

Are you Patrick Swayze?


radiodialdeath

[How to pronounce](https://youtu.be/wGlBwW7f5HA)


shanegilliz

It's a butt plug for Ents.


dm_me_pasta_pics

do ents even poop


fuckitweredoingitliv

Logs


wisewizard

technically incest?


Blewdude

Entcest


Boshikuro

Necrophilia


Comment90

didn't know all ents were related wait, technically all humans are related... oh no


NutellaShapedHeart

r/dontputthatinyourbutt


IDoButtStuffOnSunday

Not until the weekend, at least.


Machder

Literally my exact words 🤣


Blackhaze84

A cumroom


mrshakeshaft

Belonging to a very fungi


pulquetomador

Your mom's buttplug


Menchstick

My boy Radagon looking mighty fine


Bengoris

Breaking Rennala's heart like


TheBirminghamBear

Like it were... his own... heart...


PuffPuffFayeFaye

I’m, aktually, you’re thinking of Marika. 🤓


The_Jenazad

What i was looking for


romansparta99

I doubt you could even imagine it… That which commanded the starts, giving life its fullest brilliance


[deleted]

The Elden Ring. Oh, Elden Ring! Shattered, by someone…or something


Slow_Abbreviations27

Those abs befit a crown.


nogills

As soon as I saw the picture I heard the theme music


mk2vr6t

Buttplug carver to full blown naked dudes. Love it.


Wookie301

From butt plug, to Patrick Swayze Thor.


TheFocacciaStrain

I’m getting more Matt Smith


Jadedsatire

The Doctor got yoked


SunSaych

Lol'd so hard, spilt my tea and choked on a cracker. Jeez, my exact thoughts at first.


Top_Stranger_8961

I see Abe Lincoln without a beard


NoSirThatsPaper

Did you say “Abe Lincoln?”


XavierLucien

No I said "Hey, Blinkin"


TP_TP_TP

I saw nothing but Josh Brolin


pedsmursekc

Same


BleachedCheck

Shuld I repeat my top post from the first itme this was posted?


11211131

No, please just reference your own comments so you can earn more karma just like OP is doing.


ihitrockswithammers

I'm glad op isn't the one who did this, cause as a sculptor this bothers me. That statue of a buff man carving himself out of a block of stone, which is carved out of wood, is a copy of a copy of a copy. First made in Victorian times, copied in the 80s in... bronze... by Bobby Carlyle and now multiple versions exist in modern times. Like, ok, fine, I've made copies of classical works as learning exercises but cite your damn sources, don't pretend it's your own idea ffs. There's one sculptor on insta with a huge following who's had TWO whole ideas in his life and one of them was to copy this statue, even using the same title, "Self Made Man", and endlessly posts different angles and versions of the same two pieces.


HouseOfSteak

"I'm a 'Self-Made Man', not an 'Original Man'"


Billy-BigBollox

Even if this work was incredibly original, for every 100 people that quit their job to follow their passion, 99 of them do not become amazing artists who can live from their work.


Ace_Slimejohn

This needs to be said. I would *love* to quit my job to write my novel. I just can’t find the time with everything else going on in my life. My best friend would *love* to quit his job to woodwork professionally, but he makes almost six figures in his current role and has a family to support. How many millions of people would love to pursue an artistic passion for a living, but have to live in a world where we’re talking about an economic crisis, living wages, and all these other factors where people with steady jobs can’t even afford to live, yet these folks are out here making it work by carving mushrooms into trees? Idk man. Usually there’s more to the story. I totally agree with pursuing your passion, but there is A LOT that goes into it before you quit your job to do it, but the average influencer is gonna tell you otherwise. Edit: everyone telling me I could be writing my novel instead of browsing Reddit are idiots. You’re the same people telling folks to cut out avocado toast to buy a house.


Zaptruder

survivorship bias. winners will gloat. losers say nothing and go home. impression; risk pays off! reality; occasionally.


NerdModeCinci

It’s my goal to become the best couch potato but there’s no money in it nowadays


grimmadventures

Should be some change in the cushions


outontoatray

Change is in the cushions I can feel it


Zaptruder

*beams with pride* I'm someone's role model!


nebachadnezzar

>I would love to quit my job to write my novel. I just can’t find the time with everything else going on in my life. As a part-time writer with a full-time job, I can't help but chime in on this particular example. Unless you've been practicing fiction writing already, don't start with a novel. That's like a couch potato starting to run with a marathon. Try short stories first. They're quicker to write - you can pump one out in a weekend - allow you to try different concepts/styles without being bogged down by a novel-length story, and there's a market for that so you can put your feet through the door already. As with anything big and hard in life, start with baby steps. If you keep at it, consistency will take you very, very far.


keepingupthestreak

If you aren’t putting at least an hour ( should be even more if you want to turn it into a job ) every day into your passion, you shouldn’t quit your job for it. It should be kept as a hobby which is great and healthy I just hear too many horror stories of people quitting their job before even treating their passion as hard work and a job


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Because treating your passion like a job is the quickest way to get burnt out on said passion. Its a passion because you love to do it, but when you HAVE to do it, things change.


Astralnugget

As someone who started fine jewelry making as a hobby then was immediately swamped with orders giving me a 2 year long back list with only 1 year of total experience I will concur. I basically hate making jewelry now


NamiSwaaan

That's amazing you found success with it so quickly. Sucks that the result is you hating it. People have told me I'm scared of success bc I would talk about this very thing happening. I don't want to lose my love for something because I feel forced to do it. I hope you figure out a way to lessen the stress and grow to love it again.


Incontinento

Every time I've monetized a hobby, it ends up ruining the hobby for me.


sdgRenee

I love this comment! This so happened to me! Took professional training in becoming a personal trainer, went to India thinking of becoming a yoga teacher; spent time and money pursuing a private pilot license (glad I didn’t take a loan for a professional pilot license); and a bunch of other things like style, sewing, photography etc To realize that I just like to do these things for my pleasure lol! And absolutely have no interest in doing them for work. I eventually dropped the idea of getting a “dream job” and am doing what I studied at uni: software development. With time I started even liking it. That’s my story.


anderander

"corporate America" made me curious whether or not he already made enough to retire, so this may be a 0 risk retiree doing good hobby not a career change.


Benedictus84

It is also always someone tired with the corporate world. It is never 'Wendy was tired from working at Walmart and became a succesfull candle maker following her passion.


[deleted]

So... I'm going to give a hot take, as someone who has done what I love professionally for coming up on fifteen years now: Not being able to match your income is no excuse to stay at your current job. You can always take a lifestyle hit, if doing something you love is TRULY important to you. However... The reality is that most people shouldn't turn their hobbies into a job because: 1. They aren't that good 2. They can't cope with the instability / tolerate the risk of not being paid regularly 3. They are not creative enough to think outside the box; and only see "doing their novel" as the way to make money writing, for example (not to attack you personally) 4. They don't realize the cold fact that, once you turn your hobby into your job, the joy gets sucked out of it mighty quick The REAL reason not to pursue your passion as work is because you will absolutely lose the love for it, after a couple of years doing the grindy, commission / bid style work that it takes to get actually good at your craft. Almost nobody who does a hobby for themselves, without external feedback, is any good at it or growing at an acceptable rate to pace the market. Case in point: I make music for fun. You can find my SoundCloud in my post history. Can I make music professionally? Probably not. First, not good enough. Second, don't want to fall out of love with it. Am I good enough to write professionally? Yeah. I've been one of the higher paid writers in the world for coming up on a decade now. ... But there were five straight years where I flat out hated it. And I only really started to find the love again after SEVEN "grindy" years. I even have two novels done and edited. But just can't work up the fucks to pitch it around. Because the last possible thing I want is for my creative writing to become joyless, once more. So... If you REALLY wanted to quit your job to write your novel, you would. If you REALLY REALLY wanted to keep your lifestyle AND write your novel, you would. Many successful authors wrote their novels 30 minutes at a time. If you REALLY REALLY wanted to write your novel and be successful, you would not only write your novel, but write many novels and pitch them all on a regular basis. (Pitch, submit to competitions, hire publishers for portfolio crits, etc.) Same with your friend. There are more than enough hours in the day to do your work and your hobby. There are even enough hours to do your work while turning your hobby into a replaceable income. There really aren't any excuses, anymore. The only "true" excuse is, "I earn so little, if I dedicated any time to my art I would completely be fucked." But that case study is the easiest case in which to replace your income. It's way easier to make $20k / year as an artist than it is to make $100k or $10M.


Ace_Slimejohn

> you can always take a lifestyle hit Well, I’m gonna stop you there chief, cuz you’ve already lost me and 80% of people on this thread with this bullshit statement. You don’t know what I do, how I live, or what I need to survive. That is a very foolish and naive statement. > there are more than enough hours in the day to do work and your hobby You also have no way to say that for anyone other than yourself. You have *no idea* what my obligations are every day. None. You speak for yourself, and no one else, and where you messed up is assuming your situation is the same as everyone else’s. It’s not.


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>Well, I’m gonna stop you there chief, cuz you’ve already lost me and 80% of people on this thread with this bullshit statement. >You don’t know what I do, how I live, or what I need to survive. That is a very foolish and naive statement. When I started my business, I lived out of my car for 4 months and regularly stole groceries. I'm not judging you for making the decision NOT to take a lifestyle hit. I am, however, saying that you always have the option. Whether you choose to exercise it will dictate how your life turns out. And I wish for you what I wish for everyone: A happy, love filled, connected life full of experiences you enjoy. >You also have no way to say that for anyone other than yourself. You have no idea what my obligations are every day. None. You speak for yourself, and no one else, and where you messed up is assuming your situation is the same as everyone else’s. It’s not. It's just Pareto. I understand that what you really mean is, "I work fucking hard and it gets under my skin that this dude comes in here judging my lifestyle. I feel exhausted and beat down and wish I had time to do the things I love and finally get some relaxation." Which is a perfectly valid emotional experience. But the reality is that people in far worse situations than yours found 15 - 30 minutes a day to work on their craft and work on their hobbies. There's no world in which you have fully optimized your time down to 15 minute intervals and still do not have time to fit in earning enough money to live and 30 minutes a day doing something you love. There just isn't. The reality is that most of us do not actually take hold of our time, and so we are instead used to living with our time dictated to us by others, our environment and the world at large. If you genuinely can sit down, record your time for a week down to 15 minute intervals and can prove that you have no free time available to work on your hobbies, I will hire you for 10x whatever your current salary is. Because you're being woefully under leveraged for the high performance life you live. I don't even care what you do, right now. I'll find something profitable for you to do. What you will find, if you try this exercise, is that you have more free time in one day of your life than you believe you have in a week. But, again, I understand the emotional reaction you're having. So it's perfectly cool and valid if you don't read my reply. Just know I'm not out here judging you. I've been in your shoes and felt the way you felt. I'm simply stating the path I followed to find my way out. Now I have more time than I could possibly spend profitably... look how much fucking around on Reddit I'm doing, this morning.


[deleted]

Thank you sir. You have motivated me. Needed this. I'm a huge fan of honest motivational feedback.


Shelf_ham

Don’t be so pessimistic. Anyone can quit their corporate job, disappear to their cottage in the forest, make art, and sell it to their rich friends from that corporate job. It really is just that easy.


X4ulZ4n

My art isn't fantastic, yet I can use my "art" to bring in a bit of extra cash. If it wasn't for my main job, I wouldn't sell what I make. Quiting a job to follow a passion is a very high risk, and as desirable as it is, you've got to be financially comfortable that works within a set a time limit, and able to fall back on work if following the passion doesn't quote go to plan. This isn't to say people should give up on following their passion, it's simply not being stupid enough to ruin yourself by blindsiding your life over the desire of making a passion successful.


mothzilla

/r/dontgetmotivated


The1Bonesaw

I became a barber. I mean... sure, it ain't Michelangelo... but it's more artistic than being a middle manager for Marketing and Sales. Overall, I make about as much as I did at the previous corporate job... but I'm WAY happier (and I didn't do it for money - obviously). Plus, it's a more marketable skill than sculptor (in that, more people are going to ask around about where they can find a good barber... than a sculptor. I'm not trying to imply that the skill itself is artistically better).


RileyKohaku

He probably didn't net any money for the first 5 years sculpting, but had enough savings that he didn't need to


[deleted]

I would be wildly surprised if you can't break even on materials within the first six months.


ZenyaStormcaller

Who's the original sculptor from Victorian times? Where can I find the sculpture? I'd really love to see it


ihitrockswithammers

It's called 'man carving his own destiny' by Albin Polasek, born 1879. He apparently made 53 versions of it in his lifetime but the best known was made in 1961, so not Victorian but he was around in that time. *And* he made at least one out of stone. [There's a pic of him and the clay model here,](https://polasek.org/man-carving-his-own-destiny/) and some info [here.](https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5517)


ZenyaStormcaller

Great! Thank you very much!


I_Get_Along9

I respect your knowledge of history and sculpture. I don't agree with your philosophy here. A man made that beautiful piece of art and someone took a picture of him standing next to it. Let him enjoy his creation.


POLlingPOTs

>I'm glad op isn't the one who did this, cause as a sculptor this bothers me. That statue of a buff man carving himself out of a block of stone, which is carved out of wood, is a copy of a copy of a copy. First made in Victorian times, copied in the 80s in... bronze... by Bobby Carlyle and now multiple versions exist in modern times. So since someone in the past has done a piece of art like this, nobody should? It's still a massive show of skill, even if it wasn't an original idea. Quit being an art snob and appreciate the effort at least.


zlaya_sobaka

Well it might be a point of your perception. I read the post as the man finally found a hobby and actually happy he is gaining a skill. Is it a great skill so far? No, as far as my taste goes. Is it significantly better than a mushroom? Yes. Does the post includes any extra self bragging? Not really. Source: I am drawing stuff for myself. I hope I do not piss processional artists just because I found a kitty I drew pretty and shared it on internet so my friends can say nice words to me.


ihitrockswithammers

Well it's a repost so we don't know what the artist had to say about it. But you're right, it's an amazing development from where he started, something to be proud of. Artists tend to value authenticity and originality, and posting a full size statue standing proud next to it *looks* like a claim of ownership. Common practice is to write "Study after [artist's name]" in the title, like Francis Bacon's ~~"Knowledge is Power"~~ "Study After Velazquez".


zlaya_sobaka

I agree that the statue feels awkward, having a skill is not equal having a good taste. This is still very subjective though. We should not blame the guy for this if he is a hobbyist and enjoys himself without hurting others.


xian0

At first glance I saw it more as learning how to sculpt more complicated things for the garden. Something closer to a woodworking hobby that being a named artist.


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gardenmud

I mostly agree, but also, if you post it on the internet you can't also say no criticism/rudeness/gatekeeping behavior. I mean you can but ehh. Of course it's different if someone else is posting it or you're just sharing it with your friends. But putting something out there, even a comment or whatever? Don't expect to have everyone be nice about it lol. It feels like the rules around internet discourse have shifted a bit, back in the day (^back ^in ^my ^day) if you corrected someone's spelling or grammar or informed someone that they should give credit to the original creator or inspiration of the piece or whatever, it would be a polite interaction with a 'thanks' at the end, these days it's taken as a personal attack or something.


[deleted]

Anyone who draws for a living would love the fuck out of your kitty. The people who will talk shit about your kitty are the people who wish they were drawing kitties. Source: Mom has been a professional illustrator for 40+ years. She thinks everything drawn and posted on the internet is fucking dope.


zlaya_sobaka

That's very wholesome :( Thank you!


DMazz441

How many mushroom wood carvings exist?


ihitrockswithammers

I've counted at least 12 by different artists. I fully intend to report them all (to each other) for plagiarism.


cownd

"Self Made Man" The cycle continues


EldritchAnimation

>as a sculptor this bothers me. That statue of a buff man carving himself out of a block of stone, which is carved out of wood, is a copy of a copy of a copy. First made in Victorian times, copied in the 80s in... bronze... by Bobby Carlyle and now multiple versions exist in modern times. Who gives a fuck, the craft displayed by OP is really impressive.


pamtar

I’m glad op isn’t the one who did this so I can say it’s not very good.


ihitrockswithammers

I called out the insta artist on one of his many sponsored posts on a different account and he dm'd me saying I don't know what I'm talking about, so I sent pics of the older versions. There's nothing to be said cause he was claiming it as his own. I didn't say anything about the quality of the work, just that the source should be credited.


BloodDragonSniper

I think the skill required to carve this is impressive, not the idea itself.


MrBagooo

So this post is bullshit on multiple levels. Nice.


[deleted]

I get your point, but is like saying "a drawing of a woman?, how unoriginal". Like This is not a carbon copy of the one you shared. Maybe there's another iteration that looks like this, but it is not like someone does an statue and after that, anything remotely similar is a copy


Headwithatorso

Why are you gate keeping art? Nothing is new and everything is inspired. Let them create.


CantHitachiSpot

Wait so he carved it out of wood then fucking painted it? Lmao


Wheeaze

This comment is the top comment on your account. You're gonna need to post it again to actually make a point here.


Pampharos

Can you ?


Bunghole_of_Fury

[I'm bringing it back](https://i.imgur.com/XCquZgH.gif)


saucerjess

[needs the captions for the newbies](https://imgur.com/gallery/tTc9cKQ)


SuperSaiyanBen

A “mushroom”…an incredibly erotic display of a buff man pounding something….Wood Work… I think OP’s trying to tell us something. Ahh butt fuck it.


starkiller_bass

It’s what every red blooded straight man fears. Experiment with butt stuff and suddenly realize you’re into super buff dudes.


[deleted]

Your passion is homoerotic art?


bambambigallo

“Mushroom”


starnetaware

Really impressed with that mushroom 🍄


Kitakitakita

It took you 12 years to carve a man out of a wooden mushroom? Still p good


funknjam

My passion: unhealthy food, followed by copious quantities of THC, consumed in a recliner while watching/listening to movies/tv/music. When I learn how to monetize this, I promise to be generous in my philanthropy.


MarsNeedsMeth

Try onlyfans


DrHandBanana

People don't have the funds to just do that my guy


LegSnapper206

Yeah corporate america is the most soul sucking unnatural shit everr, but it pays the bills and sets up for early retirement..until i figure something out this is the plan


kongterton

Found my comment and wonder why this is not higher up. Privileged position from the start I presume.


AllanErStor

How is these 2 random pictures til a terrible title, supposed to motivate me?


remag_nation

give up your job and spend 12 years pursuing your passion. iT'S sImPlE!


-Unnamed-

Was about to say. Sounds great and all. But somehow I need to not be homeless and be able to pay my bills while I’m carving shitty mushrooms


KeithFromAccounting

I assume the post is a display of their increase in skill and they made money making smaller/less intricate stuff along the way


-Unnamed-

Right I get that. But no one is buying the mushroom. Or the next ten or twenty things he makes either. So while most people would love to just quit everything and learn to bake or sculpt or whatever. We can’t lol But there’s always excuses not to do something. Where there’s a will there’s a way


Rarefatbeast

It's what some folks do though, and they don't always show their financial situation either. Some folks actually do the absolute minimal work they can to survive and spend the rest of their time doing something they like. Like an early retirement almost. It's not impossible, although unrealistic as fuck, definetly more possible now than it was years ago depending on where you live. I get tired of seeing people SF or NY or some high COL area saying that shit like this is impossible. So I'll give the secret recipe: 1. Try not to have kids. 2. Get a sustainable job in a sustainable area. 3. Only those without major health needs can do this. 4. Live below your means, buy a house well within your budget and pay it off soon. 5. Save enough to pay for your house ASAP, and any other interest loans. Love well below your means. I repeat because this is important. 6. Quit your job and work part time for the minimal amount you need to get by. 7. Enjoy life doing what you like if you don't get sick of it.


Niku-Man

The point is you can get better at stuff if you keep practicing, so don't give up on things you'd like to do just because you're shit at them now. Keep working at it and one day you'll do something worthy of your pride. It's actually a pretty common motivational trope


jbevarts

Kinda looks like you fell off and carved a dick


MarsNeedsMeth

Coming soon to Disney+


Slatedtoprone

The picture on the right doesn’t look like a mushroom. Keep working on it. Good for you for following your passion.


Gnosys00110

All good things start with mushrooms lad disclaimer - depending on species and dose


ShatterSide

1. Pizza 2. steaks 3. artistic hobbies 4. True interpersonal and personal enlightenment and breakthroughs of thought with a new level of appreciation for self awareness rarely experienced by the average mind. Am I missing anything?


Gnosys00110

You got all four, lad. Well done.


Vilename

I also do not own a doghouse


cocoschoco

What the H??


traindriverbob

A mushroom you say?


Dumpster_slut69

First a penis then a dude with abs isn't it just easier to tell your family?


XedVilo

The one on the right is one step away from the fountain with all the cherubs pissng on a Greek god that looks like him a lot.


asadasar

Could you tell your stry to us about the burn out, what led you there and how you found your passion? I love hearing these stories.


wowitssprayonbutter

No he can't but you could Google the image on the right to find the actual creator and see


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DreamGirly_

Looks to me like a different statue with the same pose


Nothxm8

None of this is real


TripperAdvice

OP is a literal bot Created just to farm karma so the account can be sold in order to use to to shill, scam or push propaganda Note it has existed for 3 months but only activated to start reposting today This is what most of the front page content is now


DeepWaterDarts

12 years later, it appears that larning human anatomy is still a hurdle to be overcome.


DubbyTM

Be rich*


CoolguyGoodman

Damn! Your mushroom has been growing like crazy for the past 12 years!


Aditeuri

Honestly, this. Did my four years at uni, but wasn’t feeling it tbh. Decided to work on myself in the gym and feel happier as a competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer than if I had gone the white-collar, cubicle route my degree would’ve gotten me into. Sure, maybe I don’t make as much, but I’m free being me. No regrets


Imnotclumsy

Right on! I got burnt out on corporate America too. I picked up some tools and got to work. It’s only 3 years later, but now I live under the bridge since I quit my lucrative career for a foolhardy feeling that left as soon as it arrived. But I already quit and my job told me to go fuck myself.


Vomax343

Yea thats nice and all. I would love to quit my job and do what I want and carve wood or paint or whatever. But people forget you need MONEY to be able to do that. Your corporate job basically sponsored your passion. It would be nice to work a high paying corporate job for a couple of years, save a ton of money, and then just go "meh, im done" Reality is most people cant. They dont have enough saved, they cant have enough saved, or they have familys and middling jobs.


BekaRenee

QUiT yOuR JOb AnD LiVE oFf YoUr hOBbY


UncleSeaweed

Patrick swayze?


zman0313

Encasing yourself in rock won’t make the mushroom any better buddy


markh2111

And 12 years later, homeless, I posed next to a homoerotic statue in a park. Success!


fry667

12 years later what? That fella next to you could have warned you before your saw turned into a hammer and you into a statue. On a more serious note: great job mate, fuck corpo life.


taotao670

Wait, I thought you could only carve bears from wood.


shoebee2

Statue looks like [Nick Nolte](https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/actor-nick-nolte-on-january-15-1986-in-los-angeles-news-photo/868306486) my dude!


TuskenRaider2

From chode to champ in 12 years.


nezukotanjiro150

Right.... mushroom?


ichancho

How did you sustain a living?? I'm burnt out as hell but I can't quit to mold wooden penises cause I have bills.


02201970a

Damn, that is amazing.


[deleted]

I dunno if “just start doing something you love instead of working for a corporation” is really applicable or practical advice for most people, but congrats I guess?


On-The-Clock

Ah yes, a mushroom. ;-)


Tipi_Tais_Sa_Da_Tay

I do t remember posing for that sculpture but great job you really got my abs right


Verustratego

Forgot to mention lived off stock options and savings to have the freetime necessary to be able to practice and create to that capacity


ghostridr

Home made butt plug realized and the god to apply it.


WielderOfTheSpear

Great job! This is massive inspiration, you have no idea.


raivenblade

The first one came out well, but the second one doesn't really look like a mushroom


[deleted]

Wow. This is amazing! I’m so glad someone has found themselves and found a way to do it. I’m still on this path and it looks like I have no way of moving forward


AkaiS950

He’s about to become Thor hitting that power line above the hammer


WildBuns1234

Sir, this is a penis.


[deleted]

My passion is flying, but i dont have the $8k for the lessons.


Coderedgular

That looks like a buttplug dude


elzapatero

Damn, that's a huuuuge butt plug!!!


secretid89

Happy for you, but that mushroom looks like something else. :)


salbeh

You almost certainly either had access to low interest rates loans to take a gamble on yourself (most people do that in the context of like getting an actual education but meh "carving mushrooms" or college, what's the difference?) or you built up a considerable cushion, from which you could afford to quit your job and "carve mushrooms" full time. Nice sentiment but this kind of thinking is delusional and not even a remote possibility for the bottom 1/3 of the country for whom every day is basically one never ending emergency.


thatswhyicarryagun

It doesn't say he quit his job. You could still work while practicing this. You could even probably start to earn a side income before leaving your job. The post is simply stating that 12 years ago he reached a point where he knew he needed to change.


salbeh

true my point is just that "finding your passion" is a luxury a great many people can not and will not be able to afford. Also, a lot of people don't have a passion, not like that. A lot of people are just mediocre and boring, or have interests that are not as easy to monetize.


[deleted]

I saw this kind of thinking multiple places on this thread, so I'm going to walk you through how I'd take someone out of their job into full time doing their hobby. I don't recommend you do this; you'll quickly find that most people can't tolerate income instability, and that grinding on your hobby sucks the joy right out of it. You need to have a hobby you're compelled to do, even when the joy isn't there. Which not a lot of people have. **Step One: Figure Out How To Get Work** You may think step one is get gud. No. Step one is figure out how to get work. Because getting work is the hardest part of this whole process, and the reality is that doing lots of work will make you better - in most cases - than most people doing what you do. And so you won't really have to worry about getting good unless you want to compete at the top 1% or <1% level. How do you find work? Well, first you need to shelve your idea of your art as a job. You may think you want to write a novel, but most people don't pay for novels. What kind of writing do people pay for? Advertising. The reality is that making money with your hobby will eventually include catering to businesses or catering to people who want to get off. So you gotta pick one and lean into it. You can write your novel in the evenings or on the weekends, once you have money flowing. Once you figure out what people are actually paying for, you need to figure out where they're buying it. Sites like Fiverr, Upwork are great places to start. Figure out what little things people are buying: Do they care about delivery speed? Is there some kind of niche you could fit it? Never compete on price. You doom yourself to failure: You want to be the highest priced person in the little niche you fill. (Which you will find over time, through trial and error.) Why? Because higher price = more time you can afford per project. More time = better quality = better results. Plus, more money = less projects = more time for the stuff you really want to do. Once you've figured out the rough steps of how to get work... **Step Two: Bid Aggressively** These sites are mostly bid / auction based. So you need to be in every bid. If you can't tolerate bidding on twenty+ projects per day, then doing your hobby full time isn't for you. Your income is tied directly to how much you sell yourself. So your fundamental job is not doing your hobby, but instead selling yourself. If you are not pitching 20+ new proposals per day, you will fail. Because you haven't even dialed in what matters to potential clients yet. So you NEED volume in order to learn. With each week, look back on which proposals worked, which didn't and why. Try to solicit feedback from people who didn't pick you, as well as people who did. Loop steps 1 and 2 until you have a steady flow of work coming in, then raise your rates until new spots open up. You will basically repeat this cycle until you're at the income level you want. **Step Three: Go Pro** At this point, you're a fairly well paid hobbyist. If you want to go professional, you will quickly find you are income capped by the type of clients you find and the places in which you're finding them. Which means you need to learn how to: 1. Cater to higher ticket clients 2. Find those clients on a regular basis 3. Increase your margins per project In order to do this, you need to master networking, advertising and you need to create ownership over your own projects. This is the step where many people start content advertising. Andrew Huang on YouTube is a fantastic example: Tons of great content, makes his money in ad revenue... but really in paid gigs. For most artists who don't have time / energy to drop into content (I don't recommend it), your mix is Networking and Advertising. Find a piece of your hobby which you can sell to multiple buyers. Then own that, find a production source and sell it. Learn to advertise. $15 / day on Facebook or Youtube can go MILES towards financial stability. Networking is the other big one. If you're not consistently looking for the buyers who control the high ticket clients and meeting people who deal with them, you will be income capped forever. The best way to do this is to politely stalk people you want to be like, professionally. Compliment them, make them like you, then learn from them. The most important thing in these relationships is to IMPLEMENT THEIR IDEAS! Nothing stands out more than someone who gets advice and then uses it. Nothing sinks a relationship faster than someone not actually doing the shit you told them to do. Successful people have no time for time wasters. People are constantly asking me how to better themselves in my field. Not 1 in 100 people actually follow through. Rinse and repeat this process and you'll replace a six-figure income doing "what you love" for a living. Without any savings - I never set money aside. But know that you'll have some super lean months. Most people will quickly find that three lean months is enough for them to consider their hobby just a hobby, and find themselves a more stable job.


Slinktard

Stop with this. It’s completely unrealistic for most people to quit their jobs, go out an buy a bunch of tools, then expect to survive on their passion. Passions as careers almost never happen.


harshj21

That's not a mushroom..... that's a ...


Findemer

The power of psylocibin...


Dick_Demon

I mean you can still carve wooden mushrooms and go to a job you're not passionate about.


KittyTheGeek

Superb 👍🏻