Grubitude

These five episodes are dedicated to all the young bloods that just wanna do their thing but also to the older generations because sometimes it’s worth asking yourself: What am I actually working for?

As some of you know it has been a year since I quit my job and therefore started to focus on myself completely as well as to use the precious time that is given to me for 100% the way I want. Moreover, it has also been a year since I made a Power Point Presentation for my parents to explain why I’m quitting my job and what I actually wanna do in life. A fucking Power Point Presentation? Yes. People were asking me why I’ve put that much effort into explaining my resignation to my parents – well, when your parents are immigrants that worked their asses off for decades in order to enable their children a nice future in a safe environment, they have certain expectations regarding their children and the way their children are “supposed” to do specific things - especially when it comes to choosing the “right” career path. Somebody who did not care their whole life whether they loved their work or not because they had to work to secure their existence might not understand immediately the do-what-you-love & love-what-you-do “principle”. So, sometimes we gotta deploy empathy and understanding for our parents, because when we have the feeling that they are over-worrying and therefore limiting us, it is just for the reason that they don't know it better - the fear and worries that they carry around with themselves regarding their children's future is weirdly said their way of expressing their love. Thus, sometimes you just gotta make your parents aware of the fact that you’re not on this world to live up to their expectations and they’re not on this world to live up to yours. Sometimes you also gotta remind them that you grew up in a completely different culture built upon different values what means that you might have a different understanding regarding certain things. And sometimes, you gotta ask them what success actually is and if they want you to be happy. I’m so glad that I did this because ever since then I feel blessed, no matter what I’m doing – Mom, Dad – I love you!

These five episodes are dedicated to all the young bloods that just wanna do their thing but also to the older generations because sometimes it’s worth asking yourself: What am I actually working for?

As some of you know it has been a year since I quit my job and therefore started to focus on myself completely as well as to use the precious time that is given to me for 100% the way I want. Moreover, it has also been a year since I made a Power Point Presentation for my parents to explain why I’m quitting my job and what I actually wanna do in life. A fucking Power Point Presentation? Yes. People were asking me why I’ve put that much effort into explaining my resignation to my parents – well, when your parents are immigrants that worked their asses off for decades in order to enable their children a nice future in a safe environment, they have certain expectations regarding their children and the way their children are “supposed” to do specific things - especially when it comes to choosing the “right” career path. Somebody who did not care their whole life whether they loved their work or not because they had to work to secure their existence might not understand immediately the do-what-you-love & love-what-you-do “principle”. So, sometimes we gotta deploy empathy and understanding for our parents, because when we have the feeling that they are over-worrying and therefore limiting us, it is just for the reason that they don't know it better - the fear and worries that they carry around with themselves regarding their children's future is weirdly said their way of expressing their love. Thus, sometimes you just gotta make your parents aware of the fact that you’re not on this world to live up to their expectations and they’re not on this world to live up to yours. Sometimes you also gotta remind them that you grew up in a completely different culture built upon different values what means that you might have a different understanding regarding certain things. And sometimes, you gotta ask them what success actually is and if they want you to be happy. I’m so glad that I did this because ever since then I feel blessed, no matter what I’m doing – Mom, Dad – I love you!