In one of my last posts, I wrote about how I quit my job of 7 years the end of last year. Well, a lot of things have happened since my last post last month. Let me fill you guys in on the details of what happened when I listened to my intuition.
I quit my job on December 17th and after that, things started moving very quickly. I talked about my previous job and my job search last year in a previous post. To sum it up, I was being “told” or had the feeling that it was time to leave my previous job in July without a backup. I was scared and have always had some type of plan. So I looked for, applied, and interviewed for jobs while still employed. I wasn’t able to secure anything new by July, so I decided to stay and wait until the end of the year for my bonus check. Yes, I had to get my coins! Don’t think that I was just waiting and not applying for other jobs, because I was. However, nothing happened for me.
I’m not trying to sound all fearless and brave, because to tell you the truth, I was terrified. I typed up my two week’s notice and hesitated. I wasn’t sure on whether I wanted to send it to my supervision and HR or not. My finger hovered over the send button for a couple of minutes. I had to think of my past experiences with this job and what I wanted my future to be like. I finally hit send.
But when I jumped, everything started happening all at once. My last two weeks felt ok, but the real relief came after I turned in my equipment and knew I wasn’t looking back. A week after quitting, I interviewed with a job that I was working with since the end of October. This job was for a position in the counseling field, which was my major in grad school. Two weeks later, there was a second interview. The day after that, the company offered the position and I accepted. So, in 19 days, I secured another job after quitting without a backup.
When I say I jumped, I jumped. The new job didn’t come without its hassles though. The job was located in another state. I had been thinking about moving for years, but what would I do about my house that I’m paying a mortgage for? Did I really want to leave my family behind? I had a plethora of questions, but I had to ask myself, “Did I want to go fly?” So, that’s what I doing now. I’m flying and dealing with obstacles as they come. I can no longer live in fear of what could happen.
I’m not telling anyone to just leave a job because they are unhappy without having another job. This is just my story about how I finally gave in to that nagging feeling that I needed to quit and just trust that the universe and God had me covered. I could only imagine where I would have been in life if I had just listened to my intuition earlier. As always, talk to you later ladybugs.
