Make It Happen
We were in the training room with my colleagues. I was about 26 years old then. I already forgot the topic that day but our trainer posed this question to us:
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“When do you plan to retire?”
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One colleague raised his hand and said, “I’ll retire when I’m in my 60’s.”
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Another colleague said, “Maybe when I’m either in my 50’s or 60’s.”
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Then the trainer asked me, “How about you, Sha?”
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“I’ll retire before I reach 30.” I smiled and answered.
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Everyone looked at me and said, “Woah!” As if they were saying, You must be kidding!
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At the back of my mind, I wish I said, “I’ll retire when I’m 28 years old.”
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Words are Powerful
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True enough, my words became flesh. I retired from my corporate job two months before I turned 30.
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Today, I’m a full-time author, speaker, and entrepreneur. I run my own start-up business and I help run another business that my friends and I built up. I’ve never felt so alive and happy! 🙂
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Please note that I’m not in any way undervaluing an employee. I was an employee for 9 years and I learned so much as an employee. I’ve said this before and I want to say it again. I loved everything about my previous company — the management, culture, integrity of the company, my colleagues, many of my bosses, the CSR activities, etc. — except for my work itself. I was doing a job I wasn’t really good and passionate at.
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The major reason I quit my job was because I felt being an employee was not the best use of my time and talent. I wanted to heed my calling, that is, to communicate (H.I.M.) Happiness, Inspiration, and Meaning through my passions in writing books, giving talks, organising seminars, etc.
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And so I resolved to take off my employee hat for good and pursue my real passions, my real calling.
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Though I retired from my corporate job, it doesn’t mean I don’t work and I just play all day. Haha! 🙂 I realized I am devoting more hours to work now as an entrepreneur than when I was still an employee. The main difference is that I love what I do that sometimes I can no longer draw a line between work and play. Work is play and play is work.
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Indeed, Confucius is right when he said,
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
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Create Your Future
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Words are powerful. I heard this before. You create your future.
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What kind of future do you want to have? Are you happy with how your life is unfolding so far?
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Are you excited to jump out of bed because you are excited to go to work again?
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What kind of work do you like to do every day?
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What business do you want to put up?
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What books have you always wanted to write?
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What kind of relationships are you enjoying?
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My suggestion? You declare the kind of future you want to have. Write it down. Post it in your dashboard. Because words are powerful.
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Declare your future and make it happen.
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I wish you success and happiness!
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Sha Nacino
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P.S. Do you want to write a book, inspire the world, and earn additional income stream? Visit http://www.authorsha.com/write/ for details.
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P.P.S. Next year, more authors will launch their books. Gosh! I’m so excited for them. They joined the 90-Day Book Writing Challenge. They are making things happen. Join us! Just go to http://www.authorsha.com/write/ I will teach you everything you need to know to write your book, publish your book, and market and sell your book! 🙂
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