All I do, and all I own is not in my hands. While some would see a monthly salary as secure, I see it as the opposite. I’m afraid of getting comfortable, losing control over my own circumstances, not being myself anymore. These things have a big impact on my health & well being.
I love freedom, and not getting a monthly salary means freedom to me. I like being forced to constantly stand on my toes, being challenged to survive on my own.
Taking risks (small or big) make you feel alive. They are the pain in your muscles after you worked out, it’s pain but it feels good — Because you’re growing.
For me, it’s time to let go of the cake and try something new. It’s time to reset and start over. There is something magical about it.
If you would ask some friends or colleagues, they would tell you I traded everything for nothing. It’s a logical response to someone who just left the familiar well paid job, heading towards the unknown.
If you ask me, I’d tell you that I just traded a little something, for everything else. And that’s why I consider it exciting news. Rushing into the unknown is exhilarating.
To be more specific, I’m not joining any other company, I don’t have a grand plan for a startup, nor am I’m planning to freelance. I imagine something new, which is hard to put in words just yet.