When a relationship doesn’t feel right anymore, when we are not happy and have tried to fix problems but can’t, those around us encourage us to leave, right? So why don’t they say the same about other things that are no longer serving us?
and generally hated what I was doing day-to-day. I didn’t have anything else lined up and I’d hardly saved a penny due to working right beside a Topshop . It looked like a stupid, reckless thing to do and left me trailing behind my friends who were ‘sticking with’ their jobs. But it was actually the best career decision I have ever made; it changed the course of my life and led me one step closer to my dream job of becoming a journalist.
Sure, the first few weeks of freefall were scary – and I don’t recommend just leaving a job without a backup if you’ve got a child to support or a great debt to pay off – but it forced me to set up a routine for myself. With no finances to fall back on, it pushed me to be brave: IAnd though leaving my job wasn’t solely responsible for what happened next, quitting was a terrifying – and necessary – starting point.
In fact, when I look back, it is the idea of staying in a job that was slowly grinding me down that feels like the terrifying choice, not the act of quitting.There are some examples of quitting that aren’t as scary, of course. Like putting down a book you aren’t enjoying or leaving a netball team if the commitment has started to fill you with dread.
In fact, quitting the small things offers an immediate sense of relief and are often an easier place to start if the bigger things feel too intimidating. For example, last year I decided to do a free nutritionist course online – not to become a nutritionist but because I thought it might be interesting to learn more about the topic while we sat around in lockdown.
But it just wasn’t for me, and after struggling through a few of the video lectures, I forced myself to close the Chrome window and decided never to return. I felt an immediate hit of joy. It was liberating to take charge of how I spent my day and a relief-filled reminder that a lot of the mental prisons we languish in are of our own making.
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