This is nothing to brag about. Most people wouldn’t dare leave a well paid job, especially in the economy we live in and at 30 years of age, so why did I do it?

Social Philosopher and thinker Confucius said, “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life”. This quote has haunted me every day for the past year that it eventually made me question why I continued to put up with daily routine and a job I wasn’t fully satisfied in.

My decision was not as impulsive as it may sound. Before getting my degree in Business, I had a background in art and design but I gave it up as I wanted a more ‘reliable’ future. I thought I would be married with kids by this stage or maybe own a house but I have none of it yet nor do I crave it. With this foundation I've always felt this move was directed, maybe by my notions or the people and things around me. I’m sure my family, my friends, the books I read, the entrepreneurs I follow and admire have had something to do with it indirectly. But most of all, it was feeling the constant fear of riding the same commute for the next 50 years (scary when you think about it huh!)

So what am I doing now?

The beauty of it is I have no concrete plans. I know I love blogging, I’m OK at writing, I like social media marketing but I’m looking to explore a little. I want to travel, I want to learn more, I want to take up photography and yoga. I want to be healthy first and foremost and my office job was doing very little to promote that, mentally and physically.

I’m not privileged and I have people to take care of, however what I did do was make a few sacrifices in my social life this year to plan for some financial stability while I do take this time off. It probably won’t be as easy as I think right now but I have promised myself never to return to a job with security but no creativity. Creativity is something I crave. Creativity and kind people is something everyone needs in their life and if I cannot find this in a job, I have to create it myself.