Maybe We Should Quit Our Day Jobs More Often?
For the last two years I have been working in B2B sales, on and off. Even though it felt good, it didn’t feel quite right.
I’ve quit several jobs after 3-6 months, because I just couldn’t take it anymore – I am just not meant to be a cube monkey.
So I decided to quit.
Oddly enough, regret is often perceived together with relief.
I’ve been lying to myself – trying to be appreciative of all the things I have – just to hide the wrong feeling.
There are people, who care about status, money and job titles, and then there are the other – free spirits, that have the courage and self-awareness to look at their lives and admit that they’re not happy where they are and that they thirst for a change. The quitting was a blessing, because for the first time I had to actually pause and think about what I wanted for my life?
Do I know it yet? No! But I feel, that I’m getting closer. I believe that in order to realize what you really want to do, you need to step outside your comfort zone – rock the boat a bit until you figure things out. You have to experiment and try new things – sometimes without a back up plan. It’s not easy, but introducing a little “chaos” into your lifestyle, is sometimes the only way to get things done.
I feel free, like a huge weight got off my chest. I notice things and people around me, I breathe deeper and even enjoy the tension of uncertainty.
Generation Y‘s “American Dream” isn’t climbing the corporate ladder or holding out for that fancy company car or retirement plan. They want to pave their own road, learn new things and live fully.