Take That Leap

Well, I did something I would in a million years have thought impossible.

I resigned without having a future job at hand, all I know is I felt like a huge burden had come off me. I felt so relieved to have spoken to my parents and made them see the truth of the matter (I worked for money and not for my personal development).

There is a Steve Jobs quote one should hold paramount in the work life today; “The only way to do great work is to love what you do".

I wish I had inculcated this quote into my big Brain before accepting the offer or during the offer, I wish I had thought more before going on. But it's never too late to start over; Taking the first step is the hardest.

I am sure this applies to close to 70% of the Nigerian work force through, primarily because of the situation we find ourselves in.

I am glad this perspective is changing in recent times, because the millennial and the gen-Z views' are different. The Internet has opened our eyes to a lot of things which we would not have taken cognizance of earlier on. School limited our choices but now we understand that there are so many things we weren't taught in school that we have to open our eyes to ourselves. I know conditions are different for a lot of people though, what applies to Mr.A differs from Mr.B, but my friend, in the end, would the misery pay off?

So before you take that job, whether its freelance, virtual, remote or office work, think about it; would you love or hate yourself for taking the job in ten years time?

Here's to everyone striving to become better humans; May we achieve all our goals at the end.