Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

A recent college graduate I know was telling me that he feels pressured in various directions in his life. After talking more about his present situation, along with his history, he admitted that he had been spending a lot of his energy worrying about the expectations and happiness of others—in particular, the members of his immediate and extended family. In fact, though he felt compelled to move to a bigger city for greater career opportunities, he felt held back by the expectations of his loved ones that he remain close and immediately available to them. My advice to him was: There’s no better time than now to claim your own life.

We can only be truly effective in life, or in our career, when we act on our own intuition and respond to our own drives and needs. Sacrificing one’s own happiness and success for the contentment of others is never a worthwhile exchange. Don’t settle for a mediocre life that doesn’t fulfill you when you can live one that puts you on top of the world.

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