Why I am the way I am?
Lot of my friends complains about my lifestyle. They ask questions like why don't you come to our gatherings anymore? Why do you stay up all night? Get a real job and make some money and a career out of it. You never pick our calls.
I KNOW.
I know about all the complains. I know all the thought processes, rationale and logics behind that thoughts. I know it because I came from the same thing. I don't blame anyone and I don't complain. But here is why I do what I do.
I Am Not Here to Please You
First, I i learned that people pleasing is something that is never going to be beneficial for you in anyway. As one of my friends said, Haters gonna Hate. So, I stop caring about what people think about me. Initially, I did. I learned, you can't make everyone happy. And to be honest. There is no need to be.
The only thing that matters is "I am ME".
That's it.
You Work for Money, I Work for My Passion
Work for Money and a career. I tried. 6 years of my life. That's a lot to sacrifice. I tried. I was good at what I did. I tried to help the organizations I worked for. But at the end, for everyone, I was just a number which could be replaced easily. I sacrificed my passions for organizational goals. Meaningless that was.
NO MORE. I said to myself. Now I work 24/7. I am putting everything I have got to my own venture. But it is all worth it. I am a night owl. I sleep for a couple of hours every 24 hours but my energy is never less than a 100%.
Why?
Simple. Because I am following my passion. Every second counts. Every late night staying, every early morning meeting is bringing me closer to my vision.
Soul Extortion or Soul Searching
I don't party. (Apologies. Doesn't mean to hurt anyone or undermine someone's opinion).
I am an introvert and for me to be someone where I don't belong is kind of Soul Extortion.
I don't wanna do that to my soul. Instead, I would love to have a meaningful conversation with someone with a cup of tea or go on a Soul Searching journey.
- When you work for your passion,
- Every single second counts,
- therefore, be very careful with where, how and with whom you spend your time.
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Like you I spent a few years being miserable working for someone else's dream. I found I was way happier doing something I wanted even if I had to go hungry sometimes. You seem to have a firm grasp on what is right for you.
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Thank you @catweasel. Your opinion is highly regarded and appreciated. Yes, I exactly had the same moments before I decided to unleash whatever was left of me. Now, because I am focused than ever before, I know pretty much what I want and I will get it.
Thank you once again for letting me know that I am not alone :)
Good post :)
Thanks @hannanfida
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STOPI am a real quitter, some may say.
I quit my corporate employment the moment I qualified.
I quit my first job after nine months when I found out it was a dead end for making real progress there.
I quit my next job when my supervisor became bossy in a way that told me this hierarchy isn't one that I could fit into.
And from then on I was self employed, so I could quit no more - not that I ever wanted to!
I never got rich this way, not with pots of money, but one thing is for sure - I am a wealthy man today..wealthy in friends and in experience, in freedom of mind and I am wealthy with happiness for having investigated life in my own independent way, without ever having had to trample anyone else in achieving what I wanted to.
To crown it all, I now have ownership a kind of wealth that I can hand out to anyone in need of it, without losing any doing so.
May your passion win you lots of wealth @usmanalisha!