ATTACH yourself to a mission

Sunday is usually my “rest day”. See what I did there?

I sleep in and try to take the morning slowly. Drink tea or coffee, watch video clips of The IT Crowd, clean the house and hang the laundry outside.

While having coffee and catching up on my social life, I found this career advice post in Foundr Magazine.

“Best career advice that I can give: Don’t ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organisation or a project. Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose ONLY. That’s how you keep your power and your peace. It’s worked pretty well for me thus far.” -Erica Williams Simon

And true enough! I couldn’t agree more. I realised that every time I attached myself to any of the mentioned above, I ended up disappointed.

I will use MISSION here because I am not a fan of finding your purpose. I believe you are not doing what you are “meant to do”; you are doing it because it is your CHOICE.

Did you cheat? It was your choice.

Did you go to med school? It was your choice.

Did you plagiarise? It was your choice.

Did you sleep all day? It was your choice.

Don’t be obsessed with finding your purpose; you will only make this an excuse for why you are doing what you are doing. Make a decision and stand by it. OWN IT.