But soon I was in Morocco, and from there I went to Senegal, and I fell in love. (I'm talking about the food and the wine, because is there anything more to life than that?) From there, I went to Israel, putting off a visit to Africa because deep down, I knew that once I got there, I'd stay. And despite the low cost of living, the quality of everything is amazing. They were all beautiful, but my favorite country was Portugal-relaxing, and situated on the water. From England to Germany, to Spain and Greece, and then the Netherlands. With a shaky "If that's what you want to do," she approved.ĭuring the first three months as the I toured Europe. She'd witnessed the burnout happening and knew I wasn't happy. But once I told her, she was so supportive. I was worried that from the outside looking in, what I was doing seemed nonsensical. I didn't tell anyone I'd quit until I booked my one way ticket to Europe-only a couple friends at the time knew. I knew that people would try to talk me out of it. "I just don't think that this is a path that I want to take in my life right now, and I'm resigning." That was it I'd said the words. I knew what my job was, it was to go out and meet the people and Love them. When I told my boss, "You know, it's been great." he knew where I was headed. I love my work, I love the people I work with, I do the best I can. I had never gotten on a plane until I was 20, and I was 23 the first time I ever went out of the country. In a way, I felt new to the world, and this was how I could see as much of it as I could. The simple answer, for me, was traveling. I asked myself, 'Why do I have to wait?' I was looking for clarity in my life, needing to find the most extreme solution that would get me out of the corporate world and make me happy. I'd been thinking about doing it for a year by then-originally planning to stick it out until December-but that meeting pushed me over the edge. Instead, I was using my energy to fantasize about my next trip, even though I had just used up all of my 10 vacation days for the year. Not only was I not there mentally-I physically did not want to be there. Finally, someone asked, "Jakiya, why aren't you paying attention? Is this not important to you?" In that moment, I realized the answer was: No. In a meeting with some of the bigger bosses about a major campaign, as my co-workers chatted all around me, I was instead scrolling on Instagram. at the latest, yet I ended up rolling in around 10:30. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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