You go back to school after falling in love with dirt under your fingernails. You love to break and build things. You quit your high-paying job… You surround yourself with kids fresh out of high school. You study hard. You move to nowhere. You make big sacrifices. You’ll soon become a nuclear engineer.
You and your partner are looking for fresh opportunity elsewhere. So you leap to action to move to another continent. It takes 15 days to get a working visa, and another few months before you pack up your life into four suit cases. Your partner gets a job within two weeks. A month later, you join a high-ranking official’s legal team.
You’d rather use your talents to save children instead of selling fizzy beverages. You quit your job despite being promoted. You pack up your things and move overseas without a promise of a job. Within one month, you are offered two positions. You’re lucky to share a swanky pad with a lovely human being inside the big apple.
Change in top leadership leaves your school in disarray. Children have learned to disrespect the inconsistent authority. You decide to take command of your classroom. You set clear boundaries. You become a leader of your domain. You take charge. You become the beacon of decentralized authority.
You’re not happy where you are, who you are with, and what you do. You quit the place, the person, and the job. You move to the city that never sleeps. You find yourself happier with people of your tribe, end up doing the thing you’ve been putting off for far too long. You learn to savor the fruits of your labor. You embrace discomfort. You make difficult decisions.
You’re full of creative energy. Your parents tell you to pursue a professional degree. You do to make them happy out of respect and love. Bills need to be paid, and so you continue. But you pursue your passion outside ‘normal operating hours’. One bead at a time, you create beautiful statement pieces to celebrate your customers’ special day. You launch your brand. Your passion is ignited and the work you do sustains your creative outlet. Can you believe it? It’s already been since months.
They said you were crazy to leave the comforts of a steady income. You were told to stay put. Instead of listening to naysayers; instead of just wishing and hoping, you made a decision to act. And act, you did.
Whose approval do you seek before you decide to act? When will you embark on the journey towards yourself?