Losing My $230,000/Yr Job For Another Chance At Life - Starting Over at 35 Years Old

If you're breathing, you're blessed.

🎥 GEAR:

Come Chill:

[leer]

If you’re born, you are blessed, you have time to try another field. I knew a lady that was in corporate for 25 years, left that job and decided she wanted to be a nurse. And a truck driver who is switching careers to IT. As long as you’re breathing, you can make a change! Go for it!!

[willboler]

I spent my 20's floundering in college and wasting away in the military. Late 20's to mid 30's was finishing up college with my undergrad and masters, and getting my first $100k+ career job. Only 3 years in and they were pushing me into leadership and towards management. Men on one side of my family tend to die in their 40's, and I started suffering the same sort of illnesses you were facing while in that job (minus the degenerative illness, which who knows?), and the same after quitting that job to finish my PhD. Now near 40, quitting my PhD, walking away from my career, and just making music without much money coming in. I'm currently at the happiest point in my life, waking up everyday and making music, even without that money. Due to my military service, I have some cash coming in, enough to cover rent, eat, and pay off debt (honestly one disaster away from failure). But, the rat race was going to kill me. I spend more time now getting to know my extended family. I now know some of my cousin's dreams and fears, something I never spent the time before to learn all these years. I have people around me that truly love me and that I love back, and I no longer take advantage of believing that they'd always be there. Our time is limited, and we have to find our own happiness in this world. Too many people look at that money and think "yeah, that's the dream!" No, it's not. And living that life, chasing that money, gets expensive. The debt starts to pile up. Your health starts to suffer. And if none of that is true, your time definitely disappears. One of my successful co-workers kept telling me how much he wanted to just have a goat farm instead of leading projects. Finding something that makes you happy, with enough time to see and enjoy life, while living within your means, that's true happiness. I spent 6 hours straight just now working on a beat, after spending 2 hours with a person that I love, and 4 hours before that helping my mother and grandmother. Rather than feeling fatigued and foggy, I just feel tired and ready for bed. Such a difference. I should be worried about the future, worried about retirement, worried about an accident, but I can't be anymore. Let's rest and find our meaning. Because if I were to go back and start job hunting, I know what I'm not stepping into again.

[IamnotJokic]

“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation”

[k-Rambo]

Not sure how this was suggested on my feed but man did I need to hear this. It feels nice to know that I’m not the only one that feels this way. Praying for your thriving future of self fulfillment! We got this brother💯

[eddiebeamz]

I started over at 35, when I lost eveything, ended up living in the street, in and outta jail but only blamed myself for it was ALL on me - the person in the mirror. Shocking how powerful accountability is. Dove into real estate, started flipping land, then single fam, then multi fam and eventually ended up in commercial. I've made a couple million since then and recovered in a way I wouldn't ever trade the experiences and friends I've made a long the way. To success for the driven 🥂

[x.bobbybo]

Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Love you brother.

[ngocchu]

You're only 35, still young with a better chance of starting another path, there are so many paths to choose and change course at your will...I'm now 54 with neuropathy pain everyday from complications of diabetes and will deal with much more coming at me. I've just sold my house after my husband who had abandoned me and spent my entire life savings and now I'm about to move back to live with my parents in a tiny town house that I'm grateful for, otherwise I'd be homeless by now. I'm also starting over and looking forward to what will be thrown at me in this life. My dog is currently my therapist and we will walk in nature each day, God willing to figure out one day/hour/minute at a time....thank you for sharing your video. Praying for your healing and recovery and to get back on your feet.

[ifitgamer]

In a similar situation - making $160k in the Midwest where cost of living is lower than other areas, work remotely and work for one of the big tech companies. However, I’ve never been so depressed and anxious in my life. Never thought I’d feel this way after working so hard to get this position. Like you, I know there is so much more to life. 60 hour work weeks, every week, performing a job that isn’t fulfilling is a silent killer

[ggnero]

I sat and cried after hearing this… the self realization I had. The not feeling present in my own life due to the hustle and bustle and the fear of failure. The uncertainty, the constant feeling of being behind took over my life. I hope for change.
- Thank You

[mistergarrett]

I can totally relate 100 percent to everything you have gone through. I worked a job I hated for 20 years feeling stuck and hating everyday of my life doing something I did not want to do. I'm 42 years old and I finally quit the career I was in and am unemployed trying to figure out my next chapter.

[Call_Me_Knee]

Your’re not alone in this feeling. Go for it brother

[thickivicki]

For so long, it felt like I was asleep, caught in a dream that wasn't really mine. I was going through the motions, letting life just happen to me instead of living it consciously. My spiritual awakening felt like waking up from a long nightmare, where I was tangled in fear, self-doubt, and old patterns that kept me stuck. Now that I’m awake, I see things clearly—myself, the world, my purpose. It’s like finally seeing the beauty and the light after living in a fog. It wasn’t easy, but I know now that the pain was part of my growth. And starting fresh at 35 is like giving myself permission to truly live and thrive.

I’ve come to a place where I’m comfortable with myself, realizing I’m smarter than I ever thought. I’m enjoying my solitude and actually loving myself now. I’m not sure when I will die, but I no longer care. I live in the now, and living in the now has been the most beautiful transition in my life. This is the beginning of an end, the end of that old life and the start of a beautiful new journey. I wish everyone a beautiful journey, too. Thanks for this video. It helps more than you know.

[aherna]

This reminds me of the old saying, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

[lunchandlearn]

Staying in a toxic job has resulted in multiple health problems for me, very similar to the ones you mentioned. I have yet to leave the job…

[LashusJourney]

I totally understand, I quit my job of 17 years. No more stress, just taking care of myself and my family. Working my garden and trusting in Jesus.

[magcitrate]

Came here after watching Goobie & Doobie neurosurgeon. Breaking free from the Matrix.

I remember when I finally said enough and quit. It took at least 2 months to decompress and become human again.

I was concerned about my financial future, but things just fell into place and everything was alright. Going 7 years strong since I escaped the Matrix. 😂

[ManChilddd]

Dropped out of most prestigious school when I was 20 due to anxiety and depression, then got addicted to gambling and wasted all my 20's and early 30's, then went back to school, and lucked into grad schools for social work and now working as a therapist as a 38 year old. I've never made as much as 230k and I'm sure never will make that much as a therapist, but I'm grateful for this opportunity because I know I'm not that smart and honestly lucky to even hold a job with my intelligence. You sound like a very sincere guy. Wish you the best of luck and you will be great. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

[annaaa]

What a beautiful and honest video. Thank you for sharing. Your willingness to be authentic and vulnerable inspires me. This is what we need. I wish you joy, peace, and growth.

[iamkyros]

I believe this is part of an awakening our generation is currently living. We are realizing there is more to life than creating an image to be able to be accepted in this modern age. I am seeing more videos similar to this one. It could be corporate is becoming more demanding than before and making a job more dreadful, which will bring us health issues. I am sure there is more to it depending on the individual, but it does feel like we are incarcerated without an escape. My respects to you and everyone who chooses to step out of this matrix and endeavor into something you love. Keep it going!!!

[PlanningYourCorporateEsc-erml]

Losing a job is so painful especially if people are blind sides when the company fires them. I realize when a job lets me go it is God saying this is not where you belong ! Start your own company and business. Thanks for making this video great content