I don't know where I should start! This topic can be edgy for most. Does it feel the same if you want to exit your current career and end a relationship! it happens all the time. Allow me to tell you my rollercoaster of a change.
I decided to shift my career after 15 years of performing the same thing every day. At 42, I decided to switch my comfort zone to the most desirable job and leave the ideal corporate life. It was a scary move, and I was uncomfortable when I hit the resignation button in the system. I cried although I was not happy or satisfied enough during the last four years there.
However, I was thrilled to join the new venture and start from scratch; It was a new concept, new people, a new style of hiccups, and cunning plans to attain the management's attention. It was like replacing my Christian Louboutin 8-inch with the latest Adidas X Yeezy X Ferrari sneaker shoes.
It is interesting how the dynamic of a facework changes when the company's demographic gets a makeover.
But we live to learn or learn to live...
During the career shift, I was juggling my marriage shift; after 11 years, my husband and I decided to untangle this marriage, as we were mismatched puzzle pieces trying to fit together.
It was not an easy shift; it was the same as the career shift. However, the marriage shift taught me about myself and my self-worth. It enlightens me of my ignored real me part, "The Equity of Latifa," and what makes me happy.
In both transitions, I felt weak, vulnerable, and emotionally fragile. Positivity was not an option during this time. Who could be "positive" with so much happening?
I allowed myself and my soul time to heal. I healed from being in my comfort zone to the wild zone and from having a morning coffee with a person I thought I would grow old with to have coffee while looking at my Instagram or TikTok. Just like my career shift, I managed the chaos with epic lessons.
Both journeys allowed me to expand my horizons, welcoming whatever new prospects life introduced.
I have friends and family as a backbone, but most importantly, I helped them support me. I had my airbag, which was with me day and night for good and bad days. Eventually, on this crazy rollercoaster, I held on tight and lived to share my downs and ups in this tale. And so today, I'm wondering which was the more challenging trial – the professional transformation or the intense personal one. In truth, both ventures tested my resilience in profound ways.
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