4 Realizations That Made Me Quit My Job, Again 😳

In September 2023, I went on a solo retreat to a small beach town in Mexico.

Just a week earlier, my jaw was shut tight-I literally couldn’t open my mouth. This had never happened to me before.

I was a few days away from hosting a high-touch, 4-day retreat for 50 entrepreneurs.

And holy crap, I was so stressed.

I had been planning this event for six months. Everything had to go perfectly.

To be honest, I wasn’t stressed from the work itself. The younger Tam would have thrived hosting any kind of founder event.

But the current Tam had changed, more than he would have liked to admit. He had other interests, so doing things that he no longer felt drawn to do felt like pulling teeth.

Everything turned out fine. We could have sold more tickets, but we ended with a 9.1 NPS score and a dozen testimonials for next year. Not bad for a first-time event!

After it was over, I desperately needed time to reconnect with myself. And that’s how I found myself in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

The city was much more touristy than when I first visited 7 years ago. But it had everything I needed: yoga, beach, fish tacos, and most importantly, no friends.