I Went For My Goals and You Can Too.
As I sit here in the middle of the day carving out time to perfect my skills, I feel full of gratitude. It wasn’t that long ago that I was miserable at my job as an engineer. My misery was affecting everyone around me, but mostly me. I could feel it in the depths of my inner being that I was wasting my life, my natural gifts, and the passions that were given to me by the universe. Have you ever felt this way?
To some that might sound like some hippie mumbo jumbo, but take pause and think. Are you happy where you are at? If the answer is yes, my response to you is, “HELL YES!” That is what I aspire to be, happy where I am at in my working life. Sound familiar?
For many of us, that is not the case. We are thrust into this life, these ideals, and schooling that is not of our choice. We are sold an idea that there is one way and one way only to do things. Well, I wasn’t buying it.
After 36 years of life, and a bunch of unfulfilling jobs I said, “Screw This.” (In much more colorful words.) Life is not something I am willing to waste anymore.
It is really scary quitting a job that could have turned into a career in the engineering field. I was worried what my family and friends would think. I was worried that I was making the wrong decision. However, I realized that I was sacrificing my happiness to make someone else’s dream come true.
“Why not me?” I wondered. Then it hit me. The only difference between me and the person whose dream I was working for was that they were not afraid to go for it.
I searched for close to a year for a job that would allow me to make more money in a shorter amount of time, freeing me up to work on my own dream. I got rejected over and over and over again.
Had I given up I would not be sitting here today writing all of this out. I would be miserable working for a company that sucked the life out of me.
If you take anything from this today, please go after your goals and dreams. A job is just a job as we have seen from the layoffs and closures of 2020. These things can be replaced. Your happiness, your goals, and dreams, YOUR LIFE is worth all of the failures along the way. A job is just a job until you align with what truly sparks a light inside of you.
Action is the bridge that brings your dreams to life. Success is made up of small steps and big failures. We must have the courage to stand back up every time we “fail” and apply what we’ve learned to the next small step forward. Each day we have to get up and do something toward perfecting our skills. Hence how this blog came about in the first place!
The thing is, you can do it! You will do it if you don’t give up. Remember your inner strength and why you want the change so bad. Your why is your biggest motivating factor. It’s time to be your own cheerleader! Get out there today and take one small action toward your goals!