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Discreetly contact your competition and see if they need some free lance sales help.

Meanwhile try to pick up a side gig at night (or during the day) on the phone for a couple hours a day, selling something totally different that you may want to get into full time down the road. Don't give up money to make money, make more money! But this will give you a plan B if the ax does fall. Build up your LinkedIn profile asap.

I've always had a side gig. Or two. One is now in launch mode so I have sacrificed lots of time and waves for the future. Working extra hours, that is a choice you may want to make if you have the energy and family situation to allow that. The waves will be there, and your surf skills are still on the gradual upswing for the foreseeable future. So you are in a good position to miss a few waves now for a shot at fame and glory later.

Most importantly. visualize what you want, then take the steps. You know this, that's how you got to the sweet spot where you now have a nice place near waves and a steady job and a loving wife. Good luck mi amigo!

 

Probably a signed no compete contract; if not, the head hauncho is dense.

 

I would bite you really hard and easily with that. Fact.

 

There is a big difference in being "effective" and being and remaining the leading company.

 

Most non-competes aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Plus they have to put up a surety bond equal to the amount of wages/commissions you will forfeit while the judge gives you a cease and desist.

Start an LLC, (it's cheap) then you are untouchable, and new company can pay you under that. You pay way less taxes, and now you owe me a beer. LOL

 

This is a no brainer and I'm surprised no one said it yet. Get a job in the medicinal marijuana field. Then when they legalize you will be set!

 

We completely disagree.

Even a verbal contract is enforceable, although more difficult.

Additionally, an LLC is not untouchable. Any veil can be pierced, if all i's and t's are not dotted/crossed.

 

Either way, it sounds like you have her behind you and that's all that matters! Do whatcha gotta do man!

 

No I don't have any but I know there is a lot of activity going on in Florida like there was in California when they first got medicinal. I would have burned a fatty with you after Squid Lips but I had my kid with me.

 

It was bound to happen.

They used to get me to sign one each month at one job. 14 years is a longtime to try to enforce a non compete with all the industry changes.

One place sued me, I ended up owning it a couple years later. True story.