A new start
I handed my resignation in this week after almost 9 years working at the same company, to go freelance.
It is amazing the effect that a positive decision can have on your career change. All the deliberation, doubts, fears and axieties melt away in one fell swoop.
Now I have other things to tackle, but I've made the first step - and that's the most difficult part done and dusted.
I'm starting to regain the excitement of endless opportunty - something I've not felt for a long, long time.
Now to buy a new computer - mmmm Macbook Pro....
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By Richard on 10 May 2007 at 05:57
Well done Skuft!
I always find it amazing how much of an inflexion point that moment of resignation is.
It was completely the same for me. Months of fear, worry and depression preceded it, but the moment I handed in my notice, I felt the most enormous release. It literally felt like someone had taken the shackles off me and all the clouds that had been on my horizon cleared away.
The release you feel is actually far more a mental release than it is a physical one (ie of physically not having to go into your day any more). And it's incredibly powerful because it enables you to think bigger and see far more opportunities in your life. That's not to say it's all going to be plain-sailing from here, because it isn't, but I'll wager two things: firstly that you'll wonder why it took you so long to quit (I did!) and secondly that you'll be surprised how many opportunities open up that you never even dreamt of (this absolutely happened for me).
I used to look at the quote below a lot when I made my shift and I think this nicely sums up what you've just done:
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - André Gide
Keep us up to date with how things go!
Richard.
By skuft on 10 May 2007 at 08:42
Thanks for the comments Richard. Nice quote! Will keep you posted...