Life is Exciting Again

I finally quit my job (yay!), and now life is exciting again! The dark cloud of negativity that had been hanging over me disappeared and now I see nothing but sunshine, clear blue skies, and exciting possibilities. No longer are my thoughts consumed by pessimism. My thoughts have now turned toward all the potential life has and all the new goals I could achieve:

I want to change careers. I’ve accomplished everything I set out to accomplish in my current career. While it didn’t turn out exactly as I had anticipated, I achieved my goals, and now I’m excited to set new goals in a new career and work to achieve them.

I want to go to the beach. It’s so peaceful to lie on the sand under the warm sun, just me and my thoughts. That used to be scary since my thoughts always veered toward my unhappiness and unfulfilling life, leaving me depressed. Now I welcome the chance to let my mind wander to new and exciting ideas for my life.

I want a job that doesn’t seem like work. Finding a way to capitalize on my interests and hobbies by turning them into a successful business would be the ultimate accomplishment.

I want to win a triathlon. Mastering three sports in succession requires supreme athleticism. Winning requires supreme dedication to mastering your goals.

I want to move. I’m ready for the challenge of a new career in a new city without my established network of contacts and connections. I’m ready to prove that I can achieve my goals solely on my own.

I want to invest in real estate. I’ve always wanted to become a real estate investor. While I did enter the real estate world briefly a few years ago, my timing couldn’t have been worse. Now that my career is in transition, I want to again try to achieve one of my long-time goals.

I want to be my own boss. I love having a flexible schedule that allows me to travel and gives me the opportunity to establish my own work-life balance, and I’m more motivated to work hard for myself and to make money for myself than for someone else.

I want to run a half marathon. I’ve never been a naturally skilled runner, but training and pushing myself to run a long distance would allow me to prove to myself that I’m not afraid to work hard to overcome obstacles, and I’d get to celebrate the rewards of my hard work later!

I want to start my own business. The idea of building a business from the ground up, with all the successes and failures resting solely on my shoulders is so exciting, and I would love the opportunity to face that challenge.

I want to play golf again. In recent years, things I used to enjoy lost their appeal. I’d rather sit at home stewing in depression than experience life. I’m excited to rejoin the outside world and enjoy time with others and simple things like golf.

I want to become a better leader. Being an effective leader begins with confidence in your own abilities. I want to maintain my new sense of confidence and be able to demonstrate positive attributes by my example.

I want to go skydiving. The idea of completely surrendering control and freefalling seems appropriate and symbolic at this time of transition in my life when I’m changing careers and taking a leap into the unknown with only faith to rely upon.

I want a life that’s worthy of sharing with someone. I’ve avoided bringing anyone into my life since it’s been unhappy and depressing. Why would anyone want to be a part of that? I want to build a successful, fulfilling, exciting life that I’m happy to share.

I want to learn to surf. Standing on the water is not something we’re supposed to be able to do, but doing it anyway seems thrilling. I hope to apply the same principle to my career – attempt the impossible and find a way to succeed.

I want a life I’m proud of. I want to be proud of my career, proud of my hard work, proud of my risks, proud of my rewards, proud of my successes, proud of my failures, proud of my accomplishments. I want to be proud to tell anyone about my life.

I thrive on achieving goals. Unhappiness comes when I have nothing to work towards. I was at a standstill at my job, and quitting has given me back my drive and passion for life. I’m so excited to get to work on achieving my new goals and to celebrate my successes in the future!