Getting Started with a Lifestyle Transition

Here’s a mock conversation about getting started with a lifestyle transition, one that models many conversations I’ve had in the past. Friend: I really don’t like my job. Steve: Why not? Friend: The environment sucks, I don’t feel like my work actually matters, and I don’t feel connected with my coworkers. I feel empty when I’m there… and often stressed. Steve: Ok, so what would you rather create instead? Friend: Create? Well… I guess I want more freedom. And it would be nice to hang out with cooler people more often. And do something that contributes. Steve: That’s the same B.S. that everyone who’s stuck says. Vague, general nonsense. Friend: Huh? Steve: More freedom, cooler people, and something that contributes? That’s like walking into a restaurant and saying to the server, I’ll have food. You won’t get served till you order something specific. You haven’t been served a solution yet, have you? Friend: Well… no. But that’s because I can’t leave my job yet. I need the money. Steve: For what? Friend: To pay my bills. Rent and stuff. Steve: So you can keep funding your lifestyle of stuckness? Friend: Yeah, I guess so. But what else am I supposed to do? Steve: That’s your question to answer. The world is waiting… and waiting… and waiting on your answer. Every day you’re giving your answer. How satisfied are you with your current answer? Friend: Not very...
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