(This blog has nothing to do with investment. It's just another piece of My Story.)
It has been a week since I quit my job. The destination is still very far away, but hell, I am one step closer to it by any counts. I wanted to write down the feelings I have right now because it is something I don't have for some time, and I am sure, I won't be having it again anytime soon. Most people are shocked by my decision to quit my confortable job. It is a job any employee would have hoped for. A fat paycheque (compared to other employees with my kind of experience and qualification, and trust me, most people will live quite well with such pay, and the nice part is, the annual salary increments have been quite satisfactory over the years), nice superior (he is a very nice guy, to be honest, except for some bad temper, occassionally), very nice colleagues who support me in many ways, very relax schedule (very "flexible" working hours), good employee benefits, not much responsibility except to do some very routine "overseeing" and "supervising" jobs in the plant (pretty much like a 30 minutes walk in the morning to greet my fellow colleagues "Good Morning"), and lastly, attending meetings which has usually been taken care of by highly qualified personnel and my job is merely to listen to what they've got to say, not much deicion makings are required. All in all, little input required, but high pay kind of job. So, what the hell am I thinking when I decide to tender my resignation back then? Simple, because there are some other things I need to achieve in my life.
Life is so unpredictable, and you would never know what's going to happen until it happens. And when something terrible actually happens, it's usually too late to say "if I know this would've happened, I would have..." or "Oh God, if I could have another chance, I would have... " worse still, sometimes you might not even get the chances to say these..
So, do what you have to, when you have to. Time and Opportunity are 2 things that never wait. I know, my decision might not have been made at the right time or might not be the RIGHT one after all, but I certainly want to give it a shot and even if I failed, I can look back and tell myself, "I've tried".
Here are 2 nice quotes:
“Why do people persist in a dissatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It's because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they're already experiencing.” - Anthony Robbins
“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things” - Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of US
Dear Reader, it's a great pleasure having you reading until this part. I owed you a "Thank You", for listening to my mumblings. One final piece I would like to share in choosing a carear path: Choose a carear that you have great interest and passion in, and you will definitely do it better than the others.
“If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.” - T. Alan Armstrong
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