Really great article Matt. I had been struggling with feelings of authenticity because as much as I loved my job I was slowly losing my motivation, energy and passion. I felt like leaving the job was some form of cheating and betrayal of what had been my ambitions for many years. Fortunately, they did a laid off and now the choice wasn't mine.
I am very glad to now have the freedom to actually go on a sincere path of self discovery. I tried quite a few different things now. Did the whole become a hippie on go for a 6 day hike to see if I love hiking enough to go on the west coast trail. Travelled eastern Canada with my dad just to see what it would be like to travel for a very long period of time I never travelled more than 4 weeks.
Those experiences are giving me so many datapoints about what excites and what doesn't. That's been very nice to know. I feel that my calling is something deeper and more emotional a lot of really fun things feel very self indulgent and I would rather do something that helps others in a very tangible way. Anyway, thanks for the post.
Appreciate your support as always! I wouldn't shy away from the fun things. They're fun to you for a reason. It's possible for something to be fun, deep, and help others. Just gotta keep trying things and having the awareness and reflection practice to note when you find it.
thanks! that was a brief metaphor but I think it'd be an interesting rabbithole to go down, there's so many rituals from the past (some not necessarily that safe or meaningful) but nowadays, it seems like we've gotten rid of a lot of these types of practices. without any modern versions to replace ancestral rites of passage, we have to navigate life transitions in our own way
Really great article Matt. I had been struggling with feelings of authenticity because as much as I loved my job I was slowly losing my motivation, energy and passion. I felt like leaving the job was some form of cheating and betrayal of what had been my ambitions for many years. Fortunately, they did a laid off and now the choice wasn't mine.
I am very glad to now have the freedom to actually go on a sincere path of self discovery. I tried quite a few different things now. Did the whole become a hippie on go for a 6 day hike to see if I love hiking enough to go on the west coast trail. Travelled eastern Canada with my dad just to see what it would be like to travel for a very long period of time I never travelled more than 4 weeks.
Those experiences are giving me so many datapoints about what excites and what doesn't. That's been very nice to know. I feel that my calling is something deeper and more emotional a lot of really fun things feel very self indulgent and I would rather do something that helps others in a very tangible way. Anyway, thanks for the post.
Appreciate your support as always! I wouldn't shy away from the fun things. They're fun to you for a reason. It's possible for something to be fun, deep, and help others. Just gotta keep trying things and having the awareness and reflection practice to note when you find it.
Thanks Matt, I will definitely keep that in mind.
Great piece, Matt. I love the parallel between going on a rite of passage into the wilderness and modern-day quitting a job.
thanks! that was a brief metaphor but I think it'd be an interesting rabbithole to go down, there's so many rituals from the past (some not necessarily that safe or meaningful) but nowadays, it seems like we've gotten rid of a lot of these types of practices. without any modern versions to replace ancestral rites of passage, we have to navigate life transitions in our own way
Wonderful article, Matt. I can see you really put some thought into this and it resonates with me as well.
That Kevin Kelly quote is gold too.
I appreciate the kind words! Yeah that quote is so simple yet says so much in one phrase.
Love this, Matt! I’ve been in this space for a few years and some of your observations have given me clarity!
thanks James, I appreciate the kind words!