Wow this is my favorite article of yours so far! I couldn’t stop reading and I could feel myself physically relax during it, just from feeling less stressed about having to achieve something. I didn’t even realize that the “early” part was on my mind but it definitely has been. I’ve been quite hard on myself about not knowing what direction to take my business in and felt like there must be a piece I’m missing that will connect everything? But maybe it’s just not time yet for me to make it make sense.
Also reminds me of a conversation I had this week where I shared that I’m not interested in working as an engineer anymore and was asked “well then, why did you study engineering?” to which I replied some in-the-moment explanations about how I picked it based on my interest in math and physics, but now I’m thinking, what kind of question is that even? I made that decision at 18. That’s 11 years ago. The field held my interest for almost 11 years (okay 9 plus the time where I didn’t let myself leave it yet), that’s not bad?
I’ve always loved learning about all kinds of topics for no reason and have had this feeling that it’s all gonna come in handy at some point. This hasn’t happened yet but a lot can happen in the next few decades 😄
Anyway, thanks for writing this! Really important piece!
This is the coolest comment I ever got so far, Anna - thank you! ☺️ I'm so glad my article helped you gain that insight about yourself. That is so cool! The book did something similar for me the first time I read it. Like you, I also had that unconscious assumption about the "early" part of success. That assumption seems to be so deeply ingrained in our culture that most of us take it as a given - and perhaps especially ambitious people.
That conversation you describe is interesting as well. Such a confrontational question! I mean, this isn't our grandparents' world anymore, where you worked your entire life in the same job, and often for the same employer, right? But perhaps some people still view that world as ideal. Which is okay, but by now it should be seen as normal that people change careers multiple times during their life. You used your engineering degree for a decade, and it will 100% be useful in the future as well, whatever direction you'll take your business in. So yeah, totally agree - what kind of question is that?
Again, thanks for your comment, Anna, this made my day! ☺️
Great article!
Thank you, Lisa!
Wow this is my favorite article of yours so far! I couldn’t stop reading and I could feel myself physically relax during it, just from feeling less stressed about having to achieve something. I didn’t even realize that the “early” part was on my mind but it definitely has been. I’ve been quite hard on myself about not knowing what direction to take my business in and felt like there must be a piece I’m missing that will connect everything? But maybe it’s just not time yet for me to make it make sense.
Also reminds me of a conversation I had this week where I shared that I’m not interested in working as an engineer anymore and was asked “well then, why did you study engineering?” to which I replied some in-the-moment explanations about how I picked it based on my interest in math and physics, but now I’m thinking, what kind of question is that even? I made that decision at 18. That’s 11 years ago. The field held my interest for almost 11 years (okay 9 plus the time where I didn’t let myself leave it yet), that’s not bad?
I’ve always loved learning about all kinds of topics for no reason and have had this feeling that it’s all gonna come in handy at some point. This hasn’t happened yet but a lot can happen in the next few decades 😄
Anyway, thanks for writing this! Really important piece!
This is the coolest comment I ever got so far, Anna - thank you! ☺️ I'm so glad my article helped you gain that insight about yourself. That is so cool! The book did something similar for me the first time I read it. Like you, I also had that unconscious assumption about the "early" part of success. That assumption seems to be so deeply ingrained in our culture that most of us take it as a given - and perhaps especially ambitious people.
That conversation you describe is interesting as well. Such a confrontational question! I mean, this isn't our grandparents' world anymore, where you worked your entire life in the same job, and often for the same employer, right? But perhaps some people still view that world as ideal. Which is okay, but by now it should be seen as normal that people change careers multiple times during their life. You used your engineering degree for a decade, and it will 100% be useful in the future as well, whatever direction you'll take your business in. So yeah, totally agree - what kind of question is that?
Again, thanks for your comment, Anna, this made my day! ☺️
Thanks Jan, so glad you enjoyed the comment! I really got a lot of peace and patience from the article. Keep up the great work ☺️