"By 2019, my life was comfortable. I had a lovely fiancé, a lovely home by the ocean, and I knew how to do my tech job very well. It felt like I had full control over everything, but I reached a point in my life where I went from wanting stability to wanting to see what I was capable of."
"My career changes have been the reason for my success. I worried I was delusional for leaving behind a lovely partnership and stable job I knew my relationship in 2019 wasn't the right one for me, and I didn't feel as though my tech role was allowing me enough insight into how decisions were being made, but I questioned if I was crazy for leaving it and thinking I could have something more or better."
"To walk away from a comfortable situation felt very selfish, like gambling. I still look back and can't believe I made that decision. I think, "Who was that girl?" I was also fearful of disappointing myself. What if I didn't succeed in this "era of expansiveness" and I ended up in a worse position? All of those fears were very real, but I was diagnosed with cancer years prior and had reached a pivotal moment in my healing journey after finishing chemo in 2016."
Mallory Contois left a comfortable life in 2019, ending an engagement, quitting her tech job, and moving back to Los Angeles. She pursued a goal of becoming a chief operating officer, reached that role within two years, and still felt unfulfilled, prompting another departure. She later built a six-figure business and developed a portfolio career that provides fulfillment. She worried her choices were delusional and feared disappointment and loss of stability. A prior cancer diagnosis and recovery shifted her attitude toward risk, making career experimentation and personal change feel more possible and necessary.
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