As reported first in a guest appearance on CNET’s Buzz Out Loud 1000th episode this morning, I am making a fairly major life change starting Monday morning.
I’ve been trying to get to this point for a very long time in my professional life, and despite the nerve racking nature of a jump like this, I am officially self employed, under the FrogPants Studios banner, starting Monday the 22nd of June.
How is it I can finally make this decision and move forward? Here is the short of it.
I have worked with the same people for the last 12 years that I don’t really think of them as employers as much as I do extended family. We’re a pretty tightly knit group, and we have been through a lot. One of the great things about working with them has been how much support they have always shown for my inner nerd, and my creative bursts of…well…creativity.
Though they are losing me as a warm body in the office, I’ll still be doing work for them all the time. They’ve been really cool about keeping me on in a contractor role. It’s as close as I’ve gotten to a real Win-Win in a very long time. Maintain the relationship, while building my monster.
What does all this mean for Extralife and all that is connected to it? Plenty. I am ramping up everything: More EL comics (including three a week Experience Points, up from 2), more podcasting, more commissions, more clients, more special projects, more prints, more books, more more more.
I can finally stop turning down commissions due to time constraints. I can finally launch a few projects that have been burning on the stove for too long. I can finally take all this to the next level. Hopefully a mine cart level. Or ice level.
It’s super hard for me to convey in this blog post how excited I am about this change. So I won’t even try. I will just leave it at this: Thank you all so much for being here for the ride. It’s only gonna go up from here.
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Congrats Scott!! Very inspirational! Best of luck, and looking forward to the new changes!
Good luck Scott! Cho fans got yo back.
That is awesome Scott. I look forward to following your career and seeing more cool stuff. Grats!
Congrats Scott! Big time, long time fan of ELR, ur site and all ur great work as an artist. Best of luck from an Irishman!
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congrats & good luck
good luck
Well done Scott, good on ya. Here’s to a successful future!
“Twenty Years from now you will be more disappointed in the things you did not do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Marx Twain.
Live your dreams Scott. Explore, discover and enjoy. God bless and congratulations.
Congratultions mate! Well done! Being self employed rocks, you’ll love it! You’ll never go back. Excellent!
good luck mate
I have been self employed for the last year as an IT Contractor and the first few months were nerve-racking but now a year on I am loving it.
Congrats! I hope everything works out for your new lifestyle. For the Horde!
Congrats Scott, I couldn’t be happier for you. Good luck!
You’re an inspiration to us all Scott, one day I hope to be in the same position you are.
Congrats Scott, if anybody deserves this, it is you. Thanks for all your hard work through the years and good luck on the future!
Wow, Scott! You’re doing well for yourself! I think it was you who said (back re The Guild) that if you can do what you love and make money off it and make it your living, you’ve won. Looks like you’ve just won!
Congratulations Gerp! You deserve success for what you’ve been creating for free for so long. I’m looking forward to your upcoming stuff!
Way to go Scott! It was about time. May your path be filled with success and good fortune!
Very cool Scott.