The Year I Chose Myself and Left My Corporate Job

Overnight, I decided to leave my job in the system.
Staying would have meant betraying both myself and what I owe to the people around me.
I left. Without a plan.

I spent many years in a corporate environment. And it was very good for me.
Working in large systems brought me valuable experience and financial stability.

Still, one day — I could no longer stay there.
And where would I go? I didn’t have an answer to that question.

I looked around and had the impression that 80% of people would leave their jobs in the system
immediately — if they had a clear solution for how they would make a living tomorrow.
I didn’t want to be part of that 80%.

At the same time, I knew that I couldn’t make a meaningful change until I entered
the so-called survival mode.

Then I asked an interesting and successful woman, who herself had gone from
corporate life to private business, what her main impression from that process was.

She answered me:
“You are who you are. A title in a company does not make you — you make it. If you succeeded
here, you will succeed anywhere.”

To be completely honest with you — I’ll share more about that soon.
I am still in a transition phase.

What I can say right away: I no longer feel as “important,” but I feel
alive!

And I know I will succeed, but I also know it will come at a price. I can already feel it.

That’s why I will share my experience here, because it will help me through the process, and also because
I believe it’s important for as many people as possible to free themselves from fear and not spend their lives
where they are not happy.

The world is big and beautiful, much bigger than what can be seen through the narrow window of habits we
build over the years.

August, 2025.