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Comfort breeds complacency.
Why it's time to stop delaying change, bet on myself, and work toward something more fulfilling.
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Why it's time to stop delaying change, bet on myself, and work toward something more fulfilling.
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I come from a family that feared change.
Both of my parents worked from one employer nearly their entire career.
Both parents massively undersold their abilities and stagnated early in life. They settled into safe jobs, learned their role well, and lived on repeat.
Both of my parents worked from one employer nearly their entire career.
Both parents massively undersold their abilities and stagnated early in life. They settled into safe jobs, learned their role well, and lived on repeat.
Surprise surprise, both were miserable when it came to their work. That misery bled into every part of life.
How could it not?
When you spend 40-50 hours and all your energy doing something you dislike, that negative energy becomes a part of you.
People WILL pick up on it.
How could it not?
When you spend 40-50 hours and all your energy doing something you dislike, that negative energy becomes a part of you.
People WILL pick up on it.
Mom switched employers at 56.
It was the scariest, yet best thing she could have done. Her previous employer took her for granted.
She thrived in her new office and was praised by everyone. She grew immensely and became rejuvenated.
Then she passed away at 57.
It was the scariest, yet best thing she could have done. Her previous employer took her for granted.
She thrived in her new office and was praised by everyone. She grew immensely and became rejuvenated.
Then she passed away at 57.
I promised her I wouldn't make the same mistake.
Yet, here I am at 32 years old working the same government job for the past 14 years.
Paid well. Benefits. Pension. Flexible... Unfulfilling.
Complacency has set in. Death by comfort.
NO MORE.
Yet, here I am at 32 years old working the same government job for the past 14 years.
Paid well. Benefits. Pension. Flexible... Unfulfilling.
Complacency has set in. Death by comfort.
NO MORE.
I crave something fulfilling. Something biggest than me. Something dynamic.
10 years ago I parked the dream of becoming a Fire Fighter to take the easy path. I told myself I wanted a family and shift work would be too difficult with my wife as a nurse.
I was scared to fail.
10 years ago I parked the dream of becoming a Fire Fighter to take the easy path. I told myself I wanted a family and shift work would be too difficult with my wife as a nurse.
I was scared to fail.
CUT TO THE POINT SQUIRREL!
I've enrolled in the courses needed to change my career. I've committed and couldn't feel better.
It won't be easy to get in. It will be an initial step back in pay. I will be uncomfortable with the change.
But I owe it to myself.
I've enrolled in the courses needed to change my career. I've committed and couldn't feel better.
It won't be easy to get in. It will be an initial step back in pay. I will be uncomfortable with the change.
But I owe it to myself.
