At 37 years of age was when I had my epiphany that it was time to change what I was doing. That was October 7, 2015 when I signed my resignation letters to Schaumburg School District 54 in Schaumburg, Illinois USA.
I no longer desired working a job for a check and benefits anymore. I didn’t want to mortgage off my time in life for a paycheck and benefits. I couldn’t see my life continuing on like that for the next 20-30 years until I retired to “enjoy life” on limited funds for retirement. I could see where I was headed and I didn’t want to go down that road.
So I took a risk on myself. That’s right. I bet on me. Why? Because you only live once on planet earth and it makes no sense to live this life to be average or normal. I created goals and pursued them because my life depended on them. It gave me a purpose. It gave me clarity. And when I had clarity and started living my purpose, I had a purpose driven life and started living life to its fullest.
Learn to live life. Not your friend’s version of living life- your version. The purpose driven version. Gain clarity and find your purpose starting today.