A friend of mine left the company on 12/25/2023. He's been living the life of a freelance actor, entrepreneur, professional marathon runner and influencer.
I called him two weeks ago and told him I was leaving the company. He was blown away at the decision I made. We had an interesting conversation.
One of the elements of the conversation was knowing on a fundamental level what you should be doing and lacking the courage to change direction and do what you were meant to be doing. On the flip side of the coin is fundamental knowing what you have been doing is not what you're meant to do. We both shared the thought that we knew this is not what we're called to do and we are called to do something else.
What stops us from doing what we're meant to be doing is fear. Afraid to be judged. Afraid to fail.
I've said it a million times - I was meant to be a mechanic. I was not meant to go to college. And back in the day being a mechanic was frowned upon.
Now I found a bunch of videos of mechanics wearing go pro cameras commenting on their work while they're fixing cars. I watch these videos for hours with great enjoyment and fascination.
I wrote about quitting my job because if I don't I'll keep doing what I'm doing and nothing will ever change. And I'll never do what I want to do. Abandoning the road I've been to do something different takes courage. Trading what is known and safe for the unknown.
I've learned a lot over the last 20 years. What I've learned has prepared me for what's next.
It takes courage to change. It takes courage to eat an elephant too. The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. The best way to make change is to take baby steps. Muster up the courage and take the first step.
The first step is choosing to step away from a career I've known for 20 years. Now it's time to learn and strategize to make intelligent decisions on how to proceed.
I step out of the house of
Blue and into the house of courage.
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