"Sometimes when we're terrified of embracing our true calling, we'll pursue a shadow career instead. The shadow career is a metaphor for our real career. Its shape is similar, but a shadow career entails no real risk.

In the shadow life, we pursue false objects and act upon inverted ambitions. 

The longer we cling to this life, the farther we drift from our true purpose,  and the harder it becomes for us to rally the courage to get back."

- Steven Pressfield

This episode discusses my shadow career, how I stepped out from it and how you can do the same.