Dear Me on the Day I Decided to Change Jobs | A Step Beyond Hesitation Changes Your Life
The step you take even while hesitant will change your future.
This is a letter from the current me to the anxious me of that day.
Dear me from a year ago, when I decided to change jobs
How are you doing?
First of all, thank you so much for making that decision and taking action. Thanks to you, I am now living a healthy and fulfilling life every day.
You joined your first company with pride, wanting to do the work. But for some reason, you couldn't find any sense of purpose, and it was painful, wasn't it? You blamed yourself for causing trouble for those around you at work, and you tried to run away. You worked hard for three and a half years, even though your heart felt like it was breaking many times.
It seems you are a little less capable of noticing your own feelings than others. That's why I think you've struggled so much with work, relationships, and life until now.
But it's okay now.
Over this past year, you have truly faced yourself. You spent time and money to confront your desires, emotions, and thoughts.
As a result, you discovered your core—'saving people who struggle with their individuality'—from within, and you decided to move toward that axis of happiness. And you were able to make the decision to leave a relatively stable job that paid well. This decision wasn't easy, was it? You must have been very anxious.
But you were able to stack up small steps in line with your axis of happiness, starting from the small, immediate decisions of how to spend each day. Beyond that, you were able to make the big decision to change jobs, which moved your life forward.
Your parents might oppose you, saying, 'Go to a big company. The benefits are good, and you'll get money for your retirement.' But you are allowed to live your own life now. You are allowed to live according to your own axis of happiness. You don't need to be swayed by the voices of others.
The day will surely come when your current suffering, anxiety, and worries become a source of courage for someone else.
Someone will appear who reads your writing and says, 'It's like you're speaking for me, and it gave me courage.'
A high school student who couldn't study well and felt crushed will talk positively, saying, 'I did my best today! I'll do my best tomorrow too!' thanks to the power of your words.
Your current suffering is just a prologue to the greater happiness you will attain from here on out.
I am rooting for your future life with all my heart.
From me, one year later
Afterword
Looking back at my old diary, it was exactly one year ago that I decided to change jobs and finished reporting it to my boss. I remember as if it were yesterday how much my heart was shaken by negotiations over my resignation date and the use of my paid leave.
It was the moment I decided to live according to my own axis and took action. A year has passed since then, and I am definitely closer to that axis.
When I looked back at the past and started thinking, 'What would I want to say to my struggling past self?', I became overwhelmed with emotion, and strong feelings welled up, which led me to write this article.
As I wrote the words, tears were overflowing. I intended to write this article with the same temperature as my own heart.
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