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what no one tells you about the inner work of leaving your first 9-5 for something creative

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I left big tech to go into creative events. Proof that the only permission you need to do the things you want is your own

I left my first job out of college in tech after 9 months to go into creative events and marketing. There are many things I wish I knew at the start of this year, when I was terrified of the future and had just come back from a transformative backpacking trip across Asia. Most of that time taught me to listen to myself more, stop leaving my ideas in my notes app, and trust that baby steps of action compounded over time would help me discover something I loved. I broke this piece down into: How to pick a direction when you don’t know where to go Your dreams will change and that’s okay…

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