First Things First

This is my first blog...ever. I've heard about these things and even read one or two of them, but never pictured myself writing one. Well, times have changed. Here I am, writing my first blog. I plan to update it as much as possible and my intent is offer insight, inspiration and empowerment to my readers.

This is a time of great change for myself. One month ago, I quit a very well paying and potential filled career at an insurance company. I had just been promoted, I had enlisted the help of a mentor to position myself for further advancement and on paper, all was well. However, I was not happy. It was nothing to do with the company, my superiors, or my co-workers. In fact, I loved them all. I just disliked (this word is a drastic understatement) being at work. I would wake up in the morning and try to think of reasons not to go in. My wife stated that I was no longer the person she had married, that I was distant and very much disconnected. I spent 8 hours at work wishing I was somewhere else, 8 hours outside of work dreading the thought of going back into work and then 8 hours sleeping.

I read a book call 'Riding for the Brand' by Jim Whit. Ironically, it was given to me and my co-workers by management in an effort to have us find more purpose in what we were doing and put passion and gusto into our work. Some people liked the book and others could not get past the surface storyline in which the underlying, true message of the book is presented. I was changed by the book. It was the right book at the right time and something clicked in my head. This book paired with my unhappiness and my wife's disenchantment with our situation as a couple lead me to the decision. I needed to quit my job and find what my passion and purpose was.

This was a big decision, but looking back, its a wonder I did not make it sooner.

I walked in on a Friday and told my boss how grateful I was for the opportunity they had given me to work there, but that it was time for me to leave.

I had no safety net or nest egg or back-up plan. On the day I put in my two weeks, I honestly didn't know what to pursue. I did know, however, that I was doing the right thing. I had taken the first step in faith and the rest would be provided by the Universe and would appear as needed.

My rational mind was ablaze with fear, uncertainty and was already telling me how I would end up homeless and starving as a result of this decision. My intuitive/spiritual mind was ablaze with the possibilities and the excitement of the journey that lay ahead of me. Its quite an emotion to experience the previously mentioned all at once.

The signs all pointed toward a career in coaching. I had previously explored this territory before when I was in graduate school for psychology. At the time, I had ruled it out but it was now a new and exciting opportunity. I found out that the bills still come and coaching school requires a certain amount of capital, but the strange thing is that all my needs have been provided for. Everything as come to me with ease and least resistance and I can see the Universe paving the way. As I trust more, more is revealed. As more is revealed, my fear begins to dissipate.

Nothing real can be threatened and nothing unreal exists.