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It was only a few weeks ago that I made the final decision to quit. Quitting can be a bad thing; inherently it means that you’ve left something undone or unfinished. After 13 years with Future Shop/Best Buy Canada, I don’t think that’s the case.

Quitting can also be a good thing: quitting smoking, quitting poor eating, quitting-like Michelle Bachman and Herman Cain-while you’re ahead. It can be a separation from something that isn’t good for you, or something that isn’t going to benefit you. That’s not the case here either.

So why did I quit? I’m not the only person asking this question… And a thank you to everyone who has expressed concern or regret about my decision via social channels, asking this very same thing.

I quit because my stomach told me to. It wasn’t a snap decision; my gut is far too finicky to trust with such an important thing over a brief period of time. It was a revelation that came through over the course of a few months, with some life changes leading the way.

Last year was an interesting year for me: I published my first novel, taught my first course at UBC, and had my first moment where I thought I might lose my job for real-the first time I’ve felt that in a very long time.

With all of that in hand, my decision to quit came naturally. I had a good run with Future Shop; I owe a lot of what I have today to good folks who worked or still work there. Still, it was time to move on.

So now I sit, staring at WordPress with the words “Tap here to begin writing” looking back at me. Sounds good to me.