Living with less can sometimes allow you to do more. In this episode of Career Relaunch, JB Adkins, a pilot turned founder of Skyryde, a flying taxi service startup, shares his honest, humble story of walking away from aviation school after receiving a full-ride scholarship so he could pursue his entrepreneurial interests instead. He’ll explain the tradeoffs he made to make things work, including living in an RV with his wife and two young boys to reduce costs so he could fund his Skyryde venture. I’ll also reveal exactly what happened to me on the exact day I decided to quit medical school.

Key Career Insights

1. Walking away is always difficult and might involve some tradeoffs, but if you can ride out the rough waves, you may just emerge on the other side doing work you find much more rewarding.
2. If you have to, you can learn to live with less, which can allows you to reinvest into more important things that truly drive your happiness.
3. Whatever has made you successful in the past will play a role in empowering you during a complicated, confusing transition.

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Resources Mentioned

• Read more about JB’s Skyryde business featured in the Washington Post.

Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel segment, I challenged you to think about your own work environment and consider whether there’s a way for you to do more of the work you enjoy doing. What could you do to pursue all your different interests or to showcase all your different skills you’re most proud of? It may even be worth considering ways to look elsewhere to scratch whatever itch you’re feeling

About JB Adkins, Pilot & Founder of Skyryde