5 years ago today, I resigned from my job and a 20-year career in investment management. I am regularly asked how I knew it was the right choice. James Hollis, a Jungian psychotherapist and author I greatly admire, has noted that at different times in our life, the psyche will withdraw support for life as it is. Your soul decides it is time for change and growth. This is exactly what it felt like for me. At first, it was a tiny internal shift, hardly perceptible even to myself. One day, I just didn’t feel like I fit my life as neatly as I did previously. There was an inner recognition there was something ‘more’ to be discovered. With the benefit of time, I realise that ‘more’ was more of me. More of the person I could be was waiting to be expressed in the world. Waiting for me to develop the courage to take a leap. So, it wasn’t that I knew it was the right choice. Rather, I was certain if I did not act on what my inner world was telling me, I would regret it.
Reflecting on 5 Years of Change
Reflecting on 5 Years of Change
Reflecting on 5 Years of Change
5 years ago today, I resigned from my job and a 20-year career in investment management. I am regularly asked how I knew it was the right choice. James Hollis, a Jungian psychotherapist and author I greatly admire, has noted that at different times in our life, the psyche will withdraw support for life as it is. Your soul decides it is time for change and growth. This is exactly what it felt like for me. At first, it was a tiny internal shift, hardly perceptible even to myself. One day, I just didn’t feel like I fit my life as neatly as I did previously. There was an inner recognition there was something ‘more’ to be discovered. With the benefit of time, I realise that ‘more’ was more of me. More of the person I could be was waiting to be expressed in the world. Waiting for me to develop the courage to take a leap. So, it wasn’t that I knew it was the right choice. Rather, I was certain if I did not act on what my inner world was telling me, I would regret it.