I have always heard the phrase-Its not the end, it is only the beginning..But I realized what it actually meant only 5 days ago..I had to hand in my resignation on the 20th of June, 2012.
It was a one-minute task. I had typed in the mail to my manager explaining my reasons and I just had to press the 'Send' button. It sounded like a pretty small task but it took me nearly 2 hours to do it!
My head was swarming with thoughts.. I had planned this day since almost a year. Through gruelling exams, endless applications, writing statements of purpose, pleading with Profs for letters of recommendations, the nail-biting wait for University results, convincing parents, the scary all-deciding Visa Interview, I was certain and confident about my decision. But now I couldn't help thinking.. "Is this the right decision to make", " What am I doing? Leaving a secure job to again step into the world of insecurities" I was getting cold feet!
The decision had already been made long back, it was just the time to execute the decision. That is when some of the dearest people in my life helped make it. I started a trip down memory lane.. Revisited my goals and aspirations..I realized that higher studies had always been on the cards. It was only a question of when? Right from engineering, I knew I wanted more. The job was just a detour on my way to success..
I will surely miss the excitement of work, the sense of achievement, the zeal to go beyond, but at the same time I am looking forward to a whole new world of possibilities. Is this decision right? I guess only time will tell :)
It was a one-minute task. I had typed in the mail to my manager explaining my reasons and I just had to press the 'Send' button. It sounded like a pretty small task but it took me nearly 2 hours to do it!
My head was swarming with thoughts.. I had planned this day since almost a year. Through gruelling exams, endless applications, writing statements of purpose, pleading with Profs for letters of recommendations, the nail-biting wait for University results, convincing parents, the scary all-deciding Visa Interview, I was certain and confident about my decision. But now I couldn't help thinking.. "Is this the right decision to make", " What am I doing? Leaving a secure job to again step into the world of insecurities" I was getting cold feet!
The decision had already been made long back, it was just the time to execute the decision. That is when some of the dearest people in my life helped make it. I started a trip down memory lane.. Revisited my goals and aspirations..I realized that higher studies had always been on the cards. It was only a question of when? Right from engineering, I knew I wanted more. The job was just a detour on my way to success..
I will surely miss the excitement of work, the sense of achievement, the zeal to go beyond, but at the same time I am looking forward to a whole new world of possibilities. Is this decision right? I guess only time will tell :)
