Comments on: Review of Escape from Cubicle Nation

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:24 +0000

Nancy, glad to hear that a book had such a huge impression on you. It’s a good thing for anyone who is thinking about writing a book to remember: sharing your wisdom matters.

- Anita

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:39 +0000

I bought this book when I was at my lowest. Great job, great pay, miserable as hell wondering if my 5-year part-time home biz could carry the family if I could quit my job (as the only earner in the house) and devote myself to it. Thanks to Pamela Slim and my husband’s faith in me, 4 months later we are WAY better off than before and happy as can be. A must read if you feel you are under-appreciated in the corporate world.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:45:31 +0000

Great review Anita. Sounds like a must read. Thanks for sharing.

By: Brian Woodland

Brian Woodland — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:41 +0000

Thanks for the introduction: I recently took 10 days off my “day job” to do some training and to move my family to a new home. I was freshed and renewed doing what I love to do – teach others and hard work. I felt these feelings of numbness and dread the night before returning to my cubicle. I am ordering this book today!!

By: TJ McCue

TJ McCue — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:57:47 +0000

Hey Anita — this sounds really good and really needed. There are so many people out there in the market right now looking for ideas, options, opportunity, but clear direct communication about how to approach all of it. I’m looking forward to reading this.

By: Marcia Hoeck

Marcia Hoeck — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:44:23 +0000

Anita,
I had the pleasure of interviewing Pam for my Entrepreneurs Unplugged (http://www.entrepreneursunplugged.com) telesummit that I did with my friend Sherri Garrity last February. She really does have a wonderful message.

What I like best about Pam is her ability to be real with her story, and to share that with her readers. Her High Council of the Jedi Knights is genius, too! Pam isn’t afraid to say what she thinks and to reach out to get help.

Great to bring her to your readers.
Marcia Hoeck

By: bizsugar.com

bizsugar.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:22:26 +0000

Review of Escape from Cubicle Nation…

A few years ago I stumbled onto a website called “Escape from Cubicle Nation.” At the time I remember thinking, ‘this is the BEST name’ for a target audience of corporate employees longing to start (or who had recently started) businesses of their own…

By: Bianca Aquino

Bianca Aquino — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:21:03 +0000

I agree with you Kris. Why should we stay working for a company who does not know how to take care of us too. A happy life is a choice and that choice is within our hands.

By: Kris Bovay

Kris Bovay — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:49:21 +0000

The excerpt you provided actually sounds like people I know (the rage, the emptiness, the loss of self, the loss of direction, etc.). However I’ve found that the hardest thing for some of those people is acting on their unhappiness: Get Going (I say). Don’t be miserable inside a company (or ‘cube’) that you hate – life if far too short. Get out. Get going. Do something you love – even if it means doing two jobs to bring in the same income as the job you hated. If you love your job, the time will fly.

By: Robert Brady

Robert Brady — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:45 +0000

Going the entrepreneur’s route is difficult since most people have been groomed to look for “security” and “stability” in their careers, not opportunity. Mental toughness is required, so any help this book provides in that direction would be vital to new entrepreneurs. In addition I would recommend a mentor or two to provide some moral support through the experience.