Starting? What sabbatical showed me
Hello good folks!
I’m finishing my sabbatical in 3 months. Worked for the past 15 years and had some good career opportunities. But always felt something was missing. It was either good salary but uninteresting company or good company but shit money/ nowhere to grow. Could not find a mix that I believe in.
Finally quit my job and went abroad to explore and live a little. Now I’m about to go back and I’m not sure what to do. I’m in my good years now and that feels like an invitation to be adventurous. I do have an offer from my last employer and will probably take it so I have money to live off but I already know that that path will either turn to faded years or I will get anxious like in the past very soon.
I am fortunate enough to have money available and I’m thinking about starting a small self operated company. Had one brewery idea but I just learned my health condition prevents me from enjoying beer so I ditched it. I do have another and I think I could even do it with the full time job. You know getting home from work and until bed time just work on it.
It’s an e-commerce but highly curated with strong marketing personalized content. Nothing high end but quality. There is a big gap in my region and all the existing solutions lack good portfolio and totally miss out on brand and marketing.
The thing is I’m scared. Don’t really know how to start or even if. In your mind it all looks good and validated but reality will surely slap hard.
I think the only way how to find what we miss in our jobs is by creating it with hard work and passion. Rather than waiting for others to come with it for us.
This post is dedicated to everybody who feels this pull towards something else in life and they are still hovering at the doorstep. I feel you!