Hey Legend,

 

This coming Monday marks 5 years since I handed in my resignation letter.

 

It was the 1st of September 2020 – right in the middle of COVID.

 

Who in their right mind quits a secure engineering job during a global pandemic?

 

This crazy guy apparently.

 

But the truth is, that day had been circled in my calendar for months.

 

The question was: would I have the courage to go through with it?

 

For 18 months I had been spinning too many plates.

 

Working full-time as an engineer, studying coaching, building my coaching business, playing football, staying on top of my health, keeping a social life, and planning a wedding.

 

It felt exhausting.

 

The problem was, I was half-assing everything.

Something had to give.

 

The truth became clear: an engineering career was never my calling.

 

I was grateful for the opportunities, but I had no burning desire to become a great mechanical engineer. I knew my calling was in coaching and helping others transform their lives.

 

In the lead up to the pivotal day, a close family member shared this with me:

 

 

And that’s exactly what happened.

 

On the morning of September 1st, I walked into a team meeting with my resignation letter in my pocket.

 

My boss stood at the front of the room, enthusiastically announcing a brand-new plant project. 

 

And then came the kicker…

 

I was being promoted into a leadership role.

 

I sat there dazed and confused. On the very day I planned to quit, I was offered a promotion.

 

Talk about the Universe dangling a carrot in front of me!

 

After the meeting finished, I let everyone else leave.

Then I slowly walked back into my boss’s office, letter in hand.

 

My throat tightened. My eyes welled. The words barely came out.
 

 

I placed my resignation letter on his desk.

 

His face dropped with disappointment. I hated the feeling of letting him down. But I knew if I didn’t do this, I would be letting myself down.

 

To his credit, he supported my decision – which meant the world to me.

 

I walked out his office with bittersweet emotions. But above all, I felt liberated.

 

Because I’d done it.
I’d kept the promise I made to myself.
I chose courage over comfort.

 

 

Looking back now, that single decision has shaped everything that followed.

 

Since then I’ve:

 

I wonder how my life would have turned out if I’d played it safe and taken the promotion?

 

 

In life, there are only a handful of decisions that truly shift your trajectory:

 

Those three decisions shape your future (and your happiness) more than anything else.

 

So let me ask you,

 

What’s the courageous decision you know you need to make right now?