Have you ever achieved everything you thought you wanted, only to feel completely empty inside?
It happened to me, and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Before becoming a full-time coach, I spent nine years in a high-paying corporate job.
From the outside, I was the picture of success. excelling in sales, closing big deals, and enjoying a lucrative career.
Then, one day, I landed the biggest deal in my company’s history.
After the contract was signed, I called my boss from my hotel room in New York. He was ecstatic.
As a reward, he told me to take a few days to enjoy the city—on the company’s dime.
After we hung up, I sat on the edge of my bed, staring into space.
I had just earned more commission in one day than most people do in half a year. The future was set: more deals, bigger commission checks, and global travel.
And yet, I felt empty.
- Was this all there was?
- Was I destined to be just another cog in the corporate machine, working hard to make other people richer?
I realized then that no amount of money could fill the void growing inside me. I felt like a rudderless ship—waking up every day just to make money, with no real purpose.
Something had to change
Over the next nine months, I saved and invested enough to quit my job. My resignation letter sat in my jacket pocket the entire time.
The day I finally resigned, my boss tried to convince me to stay, dangling the promise of bigger deals and even bigger commission checks.
But here’s the thing: when faced with a life-changing decision, you’ll always find 1,000 reasons to stay.
True courage is finding just one reason to leave.
And for me, that reason was that moment in New York.
So, I politely declined and walked away.
That was 17 years ago, and I’ve never looked back.
Have you ever had a moment of reflection like this?
💬 Did it change the course of yourlife, or did you ignore it?
