Quitting corporate

Quitting corporate I quit I quit my job. I'm 42, and I quit my job with no backup plan. Actually, I three weeks ago today was my first day free from the 9 to 5, and I have zero desire to go back. I understand now why I have been so unhappy trying to climb the corporate ladder. And it's because I grew up there was only on there was only one way to define a successful career, and that's to get a job. Work really hard, maybe get a little raise. Work really hard, get a promotion, work even harder, prove yourself even more. Climb the corporate ladder, and so and so on and so on for years and years. And every time I have tried to take that path, I have failed. the pro the problem isn't that I lack ambition, because because I don't. The problem is, is that is that I've been chasing someone else's version of suc someone else's version of success instead of figuring o instead of figuring out what success means to me. And And I'm not saying climbing the corporate ladder is wrong. It's It's not. It's just not for everyo It's just not for everyone. And it cert And it certainly wasn't for me. It's been three weeks, and I am working harder than I've ever worked before. But I'm enjoying it more than I've ever enjoyed work before. Because Because I'm building somethi I'm working on somethi I'm working on something that matters to me. And And that's more fulfilling to me than any job title e And that's more fulfilling to me than any job title ever was.