Love this blog Adam. I am honestly the happiest I've ever been since I decided to take the leap (with your help)! Of course, I had the feelings you mention above of is it failure to walk away, am I mad. But I am so much happier and satisfied not being committed like that now. I feel an immense sense of freedom and enjoy things more. I feel like I rushed from one thing to the next when I was working for someone else and juggling a family.
Laura thats so great to hear - you've earnt the right to that freedom and enjoyment. And while you might want to do different things, you're no disqualified from ever going back when the family juggle has eased up (it does ease up right?!). Lovely to read this.
I left corporate twice. The first time there was some shame around it as I was starting to feel the burn of burnout and as far as I could see, my peers weren't so why was I? The second time my contract wasn't renewed and I was pregnant, I took it personally but was probably the best thing as I was getting sucked back into that way of living again. 6 years down the line I have no intention of ever going back unless it's to give corporate wellbeing talks and the shame has given way to realising the courage it took to walk away. No failures only lessons is that the phrase?!
Love this Wilma and it's one of the things I talk about in my book how we always move forward, taking the best out of what's gone before - so the risk of regretting is actually quite slim (in the medium/long term)...but at the time i totally get the shame, grief and rejection. I'm so glad you've found a way to turn it around positively to help others left behind.
Love this blog Adam. I am honestly the happiest I've ever been since I decided to take the leap (with your help)! Of course, I had the feelings you mention above of is it failure to walk away, am I mad. But I am so much happier and satisfied not being committed like that now. I feel an immense sense of freedom and enjoy things more. I feel like I rushed from one thing to the next when I was working for someone else and juggling a family.
Laura thats so great to hear - you've earnt the right to that freedom and enjoyment. And while you might want to do different things, you're no disqualified from ever going back when the family juggle has eased up (it does ease up right?!). Lovely to read this.
I left corporate twice. The first time there was some shame around it as I was starting to feel the burn of burnout and as far as I could see, my peers weren't so why was I? The second time my contract wasn't renewed and I was pregnant, I took it personally but was probably the best thing as I was getting sucked back into that way of living again. 6 years down the line I have no intention of ever going back unless it's to give corporate wellbeing talks and the shame has given way to realising the courage it took to walk away. No failures only lessons is that the phrase?!
Love this Wilma and it's one of the things I talk about in my book how we always move forward, taking the best out of what's gone before - so the risk of regretting is actually quite slim (in the medium/long term)...but at the time i totally get the shame, grief and rejection. I'm so glad you've found a way to turn it around positively to help others left behind.