SHOULD I QUIT MY JOB? If you have dreamed of becoming your own boss, bear in mind that 40 is considered the point of no return, or rather — the point of no departure. Without considering your lifestyle, academic qualifications, balance sheet or ability to own and manage your own enterprise, the age of 40 is generally accepted as the point of no return, or rather — point of no departure. At 40 years of age your income, as an established professional, has probably reached a point where you are highly unlikely to earn better in the next five years, by venturing into your own business ­— not impossible, but unlikely.  Waiting for 40 to draw closer before you consider a move also indicates that you are naturally risk averse and less likely to be comfortable in a self-employed environment. The freedom of being self-employed, the satisfaction of generating employment and the capacity to grab that next income earning opportunity when it presents itself, is what entrepreneurs thr...