For the longest time I thought I had my whole life figured out. Being young and naïve,
I was convinced that life would go according to plan.
Obviously, it never does
I travelled, I met people who inspired me, I spent time reading and learning new things,
And the more I learned about myself and about what made me feel fulfilled
the more lost I felt. Like oh, I enjoy this thing and I’m actually pretty good at it
But this thing is not what I planned for and paid for college for.
Now what? I’m not prepared. What do I do with these realizations?
So, there I was, with two university degrees and a corporate job that essentially meant nothing to me
Don’t get me wrong, my years spent at university were very valuable for me
But I realized that what had guided my academic decisions and so many other decisions
throughout my life hadn’t been the pursuit of purpose or the pursuit of happiness, but
rather the pursuit of comfort and security.
It took time for me to admit that to myself. You don’t really want to admit that you’ve
spent x amount of years and perhaps a lot of money, only to end up feeling unfulfilled.
But the sooner you do, the sooner you can figure out what to do with that realization.
Hiding is not the answer.
I want to tell you a story. About a year ago, I was in the city here in Stockholm and it
started raining a lot, so I went into a museum, figuring I would distract myself
until the rain was over. And inside the museum, you could read about the stories of
I remember thinking to myself
I'm sure these people had fears, fears that robbed them of their happiness and sense of fulfillment.
And then their dreams just died with them and it all meant nothing.
Now I’m not saying that to scare anyone. Or maybe I am, it’s good to be a little
scared sometimes. I know I was scared thinking about that. But it was a good kind of scared,
because it made me realize how small and insignificant I am in this universe, and that, in turn,
put everything that I had feared up until that point in a different light.
As crazy as it might sound, that very brief, unplanned moment, turned out to be a very important moment in my life
So, I decided to reconnect with what I love, which is creating and learning.
I started creating videos, I started posting on this channel. I started working on projects that I felt
passionate about.
I eventually left my corporate job, which was one of the most difficult decisions that I've had ot make.
But I knew that the fear of staying at a place that made me feel completely drained
was far worse than the fear of not really knowing what to do next.
I guess you’ve got to pick your fear in life.
Now I don’t have a success story of how I went against the grain, left my 9-5 and
built my own multi-million company at the age of 12.
And just to be clear, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with working a 9-5. This is just a part of my story.
Your story might not even be about careers or jobs. It might be about health or relationships
or anything in life really.
The point is that we all have fears, and we all experience doubt and confusion, in all parts of life
And it’s something we’ll never be free from. And that’s okay.
What's not okay is letting those feelings dictate how you are going to live your life.
And as for a success story, I regained everything that I had lost during that period.
I wake up excited, and I don’t dread Mondays anymore.
That to me is success.
Now I would love to hear from you. Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt stuck?
Whether it be in a relationship or a job or just in life in general?
And what did you do in that situation? Or are you still in that situation?
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