Spot on! I spent years being the dependable one, the agreeable one, the “sure, I’ll make it work” one. But the moment I stopped trying to explain or please, everything shifted.
Early retirement didn’t come from fearlessness. It came from finally doing the emotional math and realizing the cost of staying was too high.
I wrote about that pivot here in case you want to drop by:
You Don’t Have to Be Fearless to Retire Early and Travel
Bottom line? Root for your own becoming. No one else can do it for you.
Lately I've come to terms with a couple cold truths regarding life.... the first one was that I will inevitably need to leave some ppl behind in order to grow and evolve as a person. And the second realization was that there's a such thing as early survivors guilt. I can feel the rift between myself, those I've grown up around, and even my environment grows wider with every milestone I reach and every goal I achieve, and it scares me if I'm being honest, but these growing pains are 100% necessary in the end yk.
Right on! I was the "nice person" for too long. I would say "yes" too often. It wasn't until I finally decided to hone my skills that I stopped people-pleasing.
Spot on! I spent years being the dependable one, the agreeable one, the “sure, I’ll make it work” one. But the moment I stopped trying to explain or please, everything shifted.
Early retirement didn’t come from fearlessness. It came from finally doing the emotional math and realizing the cost of staying was too high.
I wrote about that pivot here in case you want to drop by:
You Don’t Have to Be Fearless to Retire Early and Travel
Bottom line? Root for your own becoming. No one else can do it for you.
Liked the write up! Your journey is a great one, wise words.
Thank you Cervante!
Glad to have you here Todd
Thank you, I’m loving it here!😄
Thank you Cervante 🙏🏼
Thanks for being here Mario
"I am not my circumstances. I am my decisions." 💚
Lately I've come to terms with a couple cold truths regarding life.... the first one was that I will inevitably need to leave some ppl behind in order to grow and evolve as a person. And the second realization was that there's a such thing as early survivors guilt. I can feel the rift between myself, those I've grown up around, and even my environment grows wider with every milestone I reach and every goal I achieve, and it scares me if I'm being honest, but these growing pains are 100% necessary in the end yk.
Your realizations don't sound easy. Keep growing, you're so worth it!
Right on! I was the "nice person" for too long. I would say "yes" too often. It wasn't until I finally decided to hone my skills that I stopped people-pleasing.
An awesome article!
That’s growth!