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As some of you know, I recently left my job in London, UK working in private equity at Goldman Sachs. Resigning was hard – I loved the team, got promoted, was doing well. London is an incredible city and I was lucky to be surrounded by such good people.

However, when your heart and mind are not aligned, sometimes your health can suffer. I felt that I was putting my dreams to build a life around my family and to do something I truly love on the back burner.

So I made the (very scary) decision to move back home and take this window of time to rest. To have morning coffees with my dad, spend time with loved ones, give art tours, do yoga teacher training in Mexico (hehe), and work with a finance prof on research papers. I just wanted to take a break and be at home, not travel – and that’s OK, too. I feel healthy and happy. I feel relaxed and rested.

All this to say to you, is that it can be scary to divert from a beautiful path ahead of you. But, you deserve to have the courage to make changes for your wellbeing and where you want to your destination to be. Sometimes that means letting go of good things to make room for greater. Our 20s can be full of mixed messages. I don’t know what will happen yet and my moves can look silly from the outside, but I feel GOOD. 

I realized that to me, my family is most important and what I want to keep building my fun life around - we don’t have unlimited time with our loved ones. My health and happiness are important. I feel my best with my family and friends, our Canadian seasons, our sunshine, and our sports outdoors. I know I’m good at what I do in finance/investing, I like to work hard and see results, I love working with exceptional people, and I’ll be doing it again soon. I’m getting closer to my ikigai (see photo below!).

I love growing every year. I’m proud of doing the things that I say that I will do, out of respect for and trust in myself.

I’m grateful for this season of life and excited for what’s ahead.

I can’t remember where I read about ikigai, but this is a good place to start.

And below, some artworks from @orfayo that I loved!