i quit my nyc corporate job & i've never been happier

(a cringey visualization of my journal entries from my youtube hiatus these past few months)

I’ve come to the realization I’ve been taking this all too seriously. What it means to document your life, to keep track of the good and bad, and to make sense of it all. Truthfully, I don’t think it’ll ever make sense. Take that picture, film that TikTok, and write that letter you’re never going to send. Don’t think too much about it. Don’t worry about what people will think or how embarrassing it might be. You’ll be happy you did it no matter how or in what way. Do it for you. Do it just for you.

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Edited With: Final Cut Pro X
Filmed With: Canon Powershot G7 X Mark III, iPhone 11

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I’m 53 and have been in the corporate sales setting since I was 28. After 25 years I am ready to walk away from it and get a less stressful job. Wife and I are debt free which is a huge plus - other than property taxes. I am not spending my last 10 years of working in a high stress, quoted / metric driven job any longer. I’m tired and burnt. Always worried about my job and this is not the way to live your life after 55.

[dudoklasovity]

“Time has slowed down. I feel my senses returning. Ticking of the clock matching my heartbeat.” Beautiful!That’s exactly what stressless freedom feels once you leave job that’d been sucking life out of you.👍 Very well put, you should be a writer, a talent to describe feelings like that!👍👍👍

[helenjiang]

"I've been operating and making decisions based off a fear of what could go wrong rather than inspiration over everything that could go right" Such a good video and this was so well written!! I wish you the best of luck going forward :D

[Lea-rbnc]

It takes courage to follow one's heart instead of the crowd.

[mqosxkd]

this was incredibly written and shot! you are a magnificent storyteller!

i’m a new grad and i haven’t been able to shake the feeling that i’ve been going through life in a trance, stuck in free fall by indecision. i’m starting a corporate tech job but i don’t even know if it’s what i want. i’ve worked my whole life toward some arbitrary pinnacle of success, getting into a “top” college, pursuing the interesting, in-demand major, and securing and a coveted job. convention was “easy” to strive toward because i didn’t have to make a commitment to myself. in the process i’ve entirely neglected my wellbeing. i’ve cucooned myself with what is comfortable while avoiding asking myself what i really want, what makes me excited. this video made me feel like i could actually feel alive again. the thought of finally seizing joy is terrifying— but you’ve made me want to try.

thank you.

[gretelrue]

“I can hear both my ease and urgency” I’ve never heard anything more accurate as I’ve recently done the same thing and I’ve never been happier

[miramij]

I made the same decision this year. I quit that stable job everyone looked up to me of having. But, I'd already been thinking about that for a year, so when I quit, I already landed the job where I actually wanted to be. Riskier but bolder, tired but more grateful, scared of the unknown but FREER. If someone dares to do something like what I'd done, it would be better to think of what you actually wanted to do and not neglect the responsibilities you have at the moment. If you don't have anything you want to do in particular, then I think it would be best to prioritize your healing. Yeah, it's a scary move but you honestly have to discuss with yourself why you need to have that change. Also, don't hesitate to express your thoughts to the trusted ones. In the end, you're still the one who should weigh everything before making the move. :')

[mskelsiejanel]

I literally cried watching this video because it was just what I needed and was the answer to the question I had. Thank you for being you!

[crocus]

I'm 45 a I finally quit my job and will be starting my own business! So freeing and exciting! Took me a lot of years and crying to make the decision, but my biggest fear is having to go back yo corporate world. I have 20 more years to work, I cannot spend them in a corporate job, feeling like a slave. I would rather work as a waitress. But I will work on my business - accounting services. I will be the one to make my schedule and I will take time for making sports outside everyday, watching the nature, gardening, and I will decide when I go on vacation, not when my boss lets me go.

[tshepomasia]

I needed to hear this, thank you so much Cecilia. I'm 41 and on the brink of quitting my job to follow my dreams and be financially independent, this video will be my soundtrack from now onwards and will listen to it weekly. You have a gift indeed, stay blessed.

[tralala]

Beautifully said and presented. Thank you for sharing. I feel it in my body that this corporate job is no longer for me. This is a lovely encouragement x

[Waheedalabloomer]

2 years walking in the same path, I'm so glad I found you! LOVE YOUR NARRATIVE!

[TimTim__]

You have that creativity to use magic words to articulate what you feel.
You’ll do good in this journey.
Thank you for being open to us ❤

[JacobPernell]

Thank you for this honest and vulnerable journal! I loved the messages you reflected on and shared in this video. I just put in my two weeks at my tech industry job after feeling super burnt out and realized it’s not the type of work I want to be doing, so I’m in the process of pivoting to do work that is more creatively and artistically aligned. I’m nervous but excited about the next steps! And doing my best to trust in myself and the process 🙂

[TheSublimePotter]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! And I’m very excited for you!

[phamyuzu]

Thank you for being so brave and inspirational!!!! You got this!

[pluto]

So proud of you!!!! Just found your channel and I am obsessed!!

[drew_creates]

what a well written journal entry! Subscribed to see where you go with this channel, and Liked because I enjoyed watching the whole video. Excited for you in your life's newest direction. Cheers!

[mcampos]

Cecilia, this was incredibly well written. I admire your courage and I look forward to following your journey. Subscribed.

[SanjanaGalgalikar]

your words are so beautifully written - love this so much!