No shame in walking away
Whatever point you are in life right now, you are constantly faced with multiple decisions that you have to make. Do I quit my job? What job do I choose ? Which Uni do I go to? Do I swipe right or left (LOL). All these decisions are guided by rationale(at times) and/or that voice you hear deep inside you.
When I was in an unfulfilling job with an MNC, I started to get myself involved with a startup that was building an ecommerce platform. The more conversations that I had with them, the more I wanted to quit my job and join onboard and venture out in my journey. However as I contemplated about my decision, I went back to what my first principles were and one of them was – Work on solving a problem that actually matters to me. The decision was made in an instant and I decided to walk away. Now as I did that, a million thoughts went through my head 1) what if they became the next Amazon 2)what if I was missing out on my retirement at age 30. The moment I realised that it did not align with what my first principles were everything else was immaterial(the fact that they sidelined me helped as well ..again LOL).
The second instance where-in I’ve had to walk away was when I was due to co host a TEDx event with a really good friend of mine – something that I’ve really looked forward to. As planning progressed and the days to event were numbered, I felt extremely alone and inadequate. The overarching fear that I was going to put out something half baked drove me to a corner and I ended up making probably the hardest decision ever, I walked away from being involved with the TEDx event. Once again a million questions were in my head 1) what if I’m missing out on the best TEDx my state has ever seen. But I knew in my heart that it would be extremely unfulfilling for me to stick on and struggle to make it work.
Like me you could find yourselves facing a fork in the road with a decision to make . You may have embarked on a journey and suddenly you find yourselves rid of all that passion. It’s okay, I’ve come to understand that there is no shame in walking away. Things happen, people change but I’ve always trusted in my first principles to guide my way to help me choose the path I have to take.
