Ever have CUBICLE FEVER? Forget swine flu - ever heard of Rat Race Flu? This eBook is a humorous, tongue-in-cheek look at the infliction that is the Rat Race. The reality is that too many people hate their jobs, dislike office politics, don't feel rejuvenated or empowered by their projects... but also don't know how to get out. This eBook is a start of the healing process. There is a better way.

1. Sick and Tired.!
How to cure cubicle fever. AKA RAT FLU.!
In case of cubicle fever.
Or 9-to-5-itis.
Open this.
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2. Sick and Tired.

3. i
I’m sick of office politics.
I’m sick of being passed over for promotions.
I’m sick of other people taking credit for my work.
I’m sick of leaving a job I thought I needed,
only to find out that the job never needed me.
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4. I’m sick of ambiguous and nonsensical orders i
coming from on high.
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5. i
I’m sick of
the routine.
day
after
mind-numbing
day.
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6. i
I’m sick of doing this to meet other people’s
expectations. Of what my life should look like.
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7. i
I’m sick of postponing my
dreams.
Year-after-year.
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8. I’m sick of stuff that doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to. i
(If that Microsoft paper clip pops up one more time…)
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9. i
I’m sick of
cubicles.
liberate me NOW.
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10. I'm sick of falling home values. And rising rent. i
I’m sick of bailing out Wall Street fat cats.
I’m sick of doing work I don’t believe in.
I’m sick of bending myself into a pretzel to find vacation days.
I’m sick of emergencies caused by other people’s lack of planning.
I’m sick of performance reviews that focus on how much I suck.
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Instead of building up the things that I’m good at.
I’m sick of office printers.
I think there’s someone hiding in there, eating my print-outs.

11. I’m sick of expense reports. i
I’m sick of a 40-hr work week that is always more than 40 hrs.
I'm sick of my addiction to e-mail. Hang on. I have a new e-mail.
I’m sick of the office hierarchy:
Executive deities who must not be questioned.
(The new e-mail was spam, by the way.)
I’m sick of Dilbert. It’s not funny when it’s true.
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I’m sick of department meetings. Why do 50 people have to gather in order to hear the
same 5 people talk?

12. i
I’m sick of work for work’s sake.
“Hasn’t someone already done this…?”
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13. I’m sick of Death by Powerpoint. i
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14. i
I’m sick of co-workers who
kiss up to the boss.
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And dump on
everyone else.

15. I’m sick of people i
who can’t wait
to cut you down in a team meeting.
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16. I’m sick of side hustles. i
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I want to be a successful entrepreneur.
So I can ditch this joint.

17. I’m sick of people with no life i
outside work.
Who think 5pm is a good time to
stretch, before getting back to
work.
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18. i
I’m sick of bosses with
anger management issues.
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19. i
And yellers.
Since when has
that motivated
anyone?
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20. i
I’m sick of people who
take up two spots.
Your car isn’t that great
to begin with.
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21. i
I’m sick of
selfish egomaniac
middle
management.
That steps on me
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to climb up the
corporate ladder.

22. i
I’m sick of acronyms.
Most of us don’t even know what they stand for!
(But use them anyway.)
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23. I’m sick of my addiction to caffeine. i
Can I just sleep in, like, sometimes?
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24. I’m sick of having nightmares about what work is due tomorrow. i
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25. I’m sick of last-minute i
assignments on a Friday.
I’m sick of being asked to
deliver things:
- a.s.a.p.
- before c.o.b.
- yesterday
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At the highest quality,
in the shortest time, and
at lowest price.

26. I’m sick of being expected to i
say: “How high?”
every time I’m
asked to jump.
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27. i
I’m sick of having nightmares about
what work is due tomorrow.
And what pitchfork-carrying villagers
are waiting to descend on me this time.
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28. I’m sick of overpaid CEOs and their golden parachute severance i
packages.
I’m sick of huge bank executives messing up and getting bailed out.
But I’m still stuck with my student loans.
(Which are obviously too big to fail.)
I’m sick of the status quo being the rule of law.
I'm sick of office gossip. Get a life.
I'm sick of co-workers that insist on chatting, when they can obviously see that I'm
busy.
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And of those who guilt me into buying their kid's cookies.

29. i
I’m sick. And I’m tired.
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30. There’s got to be a better way than this. i
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31. There’s got to be a better way. i
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32. sickandtired.me
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There is.

33. i
Sometimes. You Do Get Your Mojo Back.
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34. i
Sometimes
The sun shines on a rat racer’s… behind.
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35. Your future is as bright as you make it. i
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36. So design your new career. i
What do I
want to be
when I grow
up?!
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37. Build your personal brand. i
John Smith.!
Awesome to the !
Power of Rad.!
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I’m different. !

38. Get your financial house in order. i
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39. Create a passive income stream. i
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40. Make more time for family. i
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41. Expect more for yourself. And from your life.
i
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42. But it’s going to be really hard.
i
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43. You will stumble. And fall. A lot.
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44. It will often feel like you’re on your own.
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45. sickandtired.me
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You’re not.

46. “I may not be there yet. i
But I'm closer than I was yesterday.”
~Author Unknown
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47. “If we are facing in the right direction. i
All we have to do is keep on walking.”
~Buddhist Saying
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48. “We must accept finite disappointment. i
But we must never lose infinite hope.”
~Martin Luther King
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49. Edison failed 10, 000 times. i
Before he made the electric light.
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50. i
“How long should you try?”
“Until.”
~ Jim Rohn
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51. “By perseverance. The snail reached the ark.” i
~ Charles H. Spurgeon
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52. “So show yourself what you can do. i
Right now.
Make a decision that
you've been putting off.”
~ Tony Robbins.
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53. “Problems are not stop signs.” i
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“They’re guidelines.”
~Robert Schuller

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55. The impossible. Is possible.
SickandTired.Me – chicken soup for mad cucible dwellers.!
The-Escape-Plan.com – A Detailed Manifesto for Escaping from Cubicle Hell!

56. This is real.!
You CAN escape the Rat Race.
SickandTired.Me – chicken soup for mad cucible dwellers.!
The-Escape-Plan.com – A Detailed Manifesto for Escaping from Cubicle Hell.!

57. To be continued…!
www.The-Escape-Plan.com
SickandTired.Me – chicken soup for mad cucible dwellers.!
The-Escape-Plan.com – A Detailed Manifesto for Escaping from Cubicle Hell.!
Rat-Race-Escape-Artists.com – Escape the Rat Race. & Find Your Own Buried Cheese.!

58. You know someone!
who needs this message.!
Please share. !
Don’t let one more person !
suffer needlessly!
from Rat Flu.!
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The-Escape-Plan.com – A story about the great escape from cubicle hell.!
Rat-Race-Escape-Artists.com – Escape the Rat Race. & Find Your Own Buried Cheese.!

59. The next chapter…!
“Annie & the Great Escape”
A STORY OF DANGER. MYSTERY. & INTRIGUE.!
•! DESTINATION: THE QUEST FOR THE BURIED CHEESE.!
•! ROAD BLOCK: THE GOLDEN RAT TRAP.!
•! CO-PILOTS: THE 10 PIED PIPERS.!
•! PROTAGONISTS: THE 7 DRAGONS OF DERAILMENT.!
•! THE CAR CHASE: CHOOSING AN INCOME VEHICLE!
•! THE FUEL: THE MAGIC OF MINDSET!
•! THE SECRET WEAPON: CHEESE GPS. RECALCULATING...!
•! JOIN THE ADVENTURE. WRITE YOUR OWN ESCAPE.!
WWW.THE-ESCAPE-PLAN.COM!
SickandTired.Me – chicken soup for mad cucible dwellers.!
The-Escape-Plan.com – A story about the great escape from cubicle hell.!
Rat-Race-Escape-Artists.com – Escape the Rat Race. & Find Your Own Buried Cheese.!

60. About the Author:!
Hi.!
My name is Bolaji O.!
Yes. Like the hotel in Vegas.!
(Which is not mine. Yet.)!
I’m a free spirit trapped in a rat racer’s body.!
And so ever since I was old enough to work, !
I’ve been working on ways !
- to get off the hamster wheel. !
- To escape from cubicle hell. !
- To nix the 9-to-5.!
I have made more mistakes than most, since turning!
Internet Entrepreneur over 15 years ago.!
About the Author.
And I’ve mapped out my pitfalls along the way. !
(Go find your own pitfalls. I found these first.)!
I have a knack for simplifying the complicated. !
(I always hated text books with no pictures. )!
I hope I can be of assistance to you…!
As you plan. and execute.!
Your own rat race escape.!
Learn More about me here: !
http://www.rat-race-escape-artists.com/rat-race.html!
p.s. I’m trying to name the rat. Any suggestions? !