Plus, there are so many blogs advocating early retirement in the form of extremely low cost lifestyles, or quitting your big power job to become something touchy-feely, etc.

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Quitting shortly thereafter, the then 20-something decided to pursue a full-time career in comedy.

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From a mother-and-son duo to an English couple celebrating their anniversary, everyone I met extended their stay, and many discussed quitting their jobs to join the Lazy Beach staff, something that's happened more than once.

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"Being able to be here with not only all of these great athletes but these great actors and actresses from all over the world, it's something new to me, " Phelps, who has taken to golf since quitting the pool, told CNN.

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