What triggered my transition from Corporate to entrepreneurship...
Sep 08, 2021
I did it. An idea that wandered my mind over and over for the last 9 years… and I was there, at that inflection point where decisions are made. And suddenly out of nowhere, I had this unwavering clarity and certainty about what the next step would be for me. I shouldn't say "out of nowhere" because there was a personal situation that accelerated my decision: the death of a very close relative, my uncle.
My uncle was probably the most influential person in my life, after my mom. He was the smartest person that I have ever known, he had this special ability to explain the unexplainable, to really take abstract pieces of information and break them down into compelling and logical stories. He would do this in a range of situations, from engineering problems to spiritual mysteries. Yes, he was an engineer (like me) and his life led him to fully immerse himself in mindful practices, such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and meditation (like me also).
He had dreams, lots of them. He knew at his core that he had a higher purpose to fulfill, to help people understand that all the answers they were looking for were within. He also had a mother to take care of, my grandmother, which he prioritized over anything else until the end.
My uncle battled cancer for the last few years. The last time I saw him was back in 2019, the last time my mom and I visited Cuba. COVID has made it very challenging to go back. As you may know, cancer is such an unpredictable disease. One day he was talking on the phone, and the next day he was falling asleep out of nowhere. He was weak, his life force energy was extinguishing and there was not much we could have done to prevent it. And his day came, to leave this earthly life.
His death was a huge wake-up call for me. I went through weeks of mourning, crying at the most random times without knowing that it was coming. It was like nothing I had experienced before.
And at the same time, it was my biggest driver to choose a life lived out of love. This was my opportunity to go all in my dreams and aspirations. What was I waiting for? What was I afraid of? What could be the worst that could happen? What could be the BEST that could happen?
Suddenly, I had gained this unshakeable strength to take responsibility for creating my desired reality. A reality I had been dreaming of for almost the last decade: transitioning to full-time coaching, helping and supporting people to fulfill their highest potential and live on purpose. So I did. In April 2021, I transitioned to a full-time entrepreneur, coach, trainer, and speaker. It felt like a huge intimidating step and it also felt like the right one.
I truly believe there are learnings in every situation, and I would love to share some of these with you:
- Life is temporary. Live at your fullest and have fun while doing it
- Be comfortable with experimenting, so you can continue gaining more clarity. There is no failure, only feedback
- The only person that can decide if your dreams are worth pursuing or not is you. Focus on your possibilities rather than your limitations
- Make decisions out of love, not out of fear
- With passion, drive, determination, and action EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Trust and believe in yourself. Everything else will follow.
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