Its never late to make your life better by learning from past mistakes. Stay focused. Never give up. And good luck.

I love those stories which begin with the phrase " x time ago I decided to quit my normal job to pursuit my dream...". Wish you lots of success!

Best of luck with your project, enjoy Brooklyn, it’s a great place.

Great shots its a life changing year for you still in the making ....

It's such a killer thing to do... stepping away from corporate to make a positive impact on the world! Cheers to you, @ericvancewalton! It was in April of 2017 that I made the leap as well... Never looking back because living an extraordinary life is where it's at!

Hard Fork is going to rock it.  I have no doubt.  Can't wait.

I totally agree. It's hard to make the great leap forward. However, once you choose to quit the corporate 9-to-5, you'll never look back. Personally, I made the leap not so long ago and I must say that the freedom is amazing. There's nobody to dictate what you're supposed to do. I'm still building my Steem account to generate a potential future income stream. 

Glad to read amazing stories like yours!

@ericvancewalton, I am so pleased to hear that taking the plunge into the unknown has finally paid off for you. Stories like these are what I need right now to believe that anything is possible. I would love to see the series once out. Thank you as always for choosing to inspire.

I did not see you for a while, is everything okay with you?

Steemit is such a great platform, a net, as you say, for making jumps like yours. I'm in the process of making a similar jump right now... maybe more of a hop. 😃 Thanks for inspiring me to dig deep, Eric - long before you ever made this post!

An eventful year, 2017.  I will compose a summary and post about it, I hope before the end of next week.  It's a lot to write down.  Thank you for the inspiration

good for you 
gl in youre new job 
not many people can do job what they like it

congratulations dear friend @mervancewalton for the value you have had in leaving a job safe many years old, but believe me it is the best you could have done, nothing compares to do what you like and fulfill dreams that ever we have postponed.
I wish you the best of success!!! No doubt you will have it
I want to take advantage of the occasion to wish you happy holidays, surrounded by colleagues, friends and dear ones, that the child Jesus brings to your home and yours, Peace, prosperity happiness.

Hardfork doing a great job and i hope 2018 year is going to be far better than 2017...good luck..

i agree your post & thnx for sharing a beautiful post friend @ericvancewalton

that is cool, i will always support you man!!!

Great work dear .

@ericvancewalton I think HardFork is the biggest change in your life! And a game changer at the same time! Wish you luck in all aspects of life. I will read The Perfect Pause and give you feedback!

Thank you once again for the HardFork project! @dougkarr

Highest Regards
@lordneroo

Excellent story my friend. You have worked hard and with focus and faith.
There is more good  fortune and positive things coming your way.
Love you’re brother Juan.

>As we walked up the stairs of the subway into the hustle and bustle of Manhattan this calm descended on me and I realized my life had come full circle.

That moment you describe of looking at yourself in the glass and seeing 23 years pass before you is priceless. 

You have indeed jumped, and the net is showing itself sufficient for the big dreams you carry. It is a blessing and a joy to read about them. 

Funny thing, we are entering my own dream of working from a laptop wherever I want and freeing my wife from a job to pursue her dreams. We have about 2-3 months I believe and she’ll be free. What a joy to live fully.

I agree with you that the crypto currency has completely changed the lives of many, and I myself feel it on my own and I really like it. Everything is good for you in a new life.

Steemit has change our lives in several areas, more people keep getting rich day by day

I read this and nodded my head at every paragraph. So pleased your life has expanded so beautifully allowing for the fullness of who you are! It's a great satisfaction in my life these days to watch all of us rise up to greet the new opportunities of this changing world in such powerful ways and support each other as we go. Cheers Eric to digging deep, to all of the courage we've mustered up, and to the great year ahead, so glad to know you!

Hey sir @ericvancewalton 
Your post is wonderful and nice article for steemians. Keep it up

Beautiful article, nice pics, changes is necessary in life some time .

YES!

Love this and the serendipity of life....What a miraculous experience it can be. 

I am super excited about @hardfork-series and also really love @dougkarr 

So great to see you both working so well together. I would really like to be a part of the team. I have lots of energy to bring. 

I hope this is the best year of your life and continues to keep getting better and better!

Full Steem Ahead!

great efforts @ericvancewalton, you really wrote very well by using your natural skills and i appreciated your work.

Outstanding videos
i like your post,thanks for sharing
have a nice day

Outstanding videos
i like your post,thanks for sharing
have a nice day

Wow fantastic videos Thanks for sharing sir

Wonderful post. I like your post. Thanks for sharing
Have a nice day @ericvancewalton

great work tbh.

Oh, yes, my friend, what could be better when you are doing what you love, like you and if it happens in a friendly team of like-minded people! For this and I agree with you, you can just take and move to another city, state, country, if only to continue your favorite business! I really hope to get acquainted with your work in the future, so I wish you good luck and inspiration! Thanks @ericvancewalton and good Christmas!

@resteemed

"Jump and the universe would provide the nest", very true..
My situation were different though, "You got kicked, universe still would provide the nest".. Lol

Yes, i got sacked from my Job twice, loads of politics in corporate over here, both i survived swiftly as God is always ever loving to shower me on next path...

Remember a time when just $1 left on my pocket and do not know how to survive for tomorrow with my wife, miracles would happen, the next day build my business to earn $2500/month by giving tuition for school kids, life goes on... :)

Wish you the abundance of luck on Hard Fork.. :)

This is inspiring to me. I don't want to rely on the security of a regular job, but want to have alternative income, especially in doing things that I like. I am glad you made it, and soon I hope to make it too.

I’m riding a similar (but different, though NYC-centric too) wave of life changes on the steem blockchain. Delightful reading yours. Welcome back to New York :)