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Rising Star
What is your definition of success? Is it making a decent living and enjoying life outside of work, or is prestige and title it? Answer that, and you'll know what your older self wishes you did now.
Appreciate it! I honestly don’t know and sorry if thats not helping. I think recently I’ve been learning more towards my hobbies or making new ones cause I hate my job so much. But yes when I’m not working I enjoy sports, tv, and hanging with friends. However even tho I try to ignore it I think making money is important to me too.
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As has been said, this depends on your goals. I had a client pull me aside as 25 y/o consultant and warn me that she regretting spending her best years travelling and working. She wished she has worked on her family and friends instead of chasing money. I took that to heart. I make slightly less money but have a family, dog, and lots of friends.
Damn. I’m trying to go down that path of not chasing the money. But it seems so hard when everyone around you is chasing the money. It’s hard to chase/figure out one’s own values when there so much influence around you
Rising Star
I would go for expanding and learning more myself, even at the expense of WLB. I don't enjoy jobs where I feel like I'm just doing the same thing over and over, and there are no challenges. I made a decision like the one you're contemplating at 26 (closer to 27) years old, and I don't regret it. I'll be 34 this month, and I definitely made the right call for me because I wouldn't haven't the life I do now if I played it safe 7/8 years ago. I have a wonderful husband, great friends, adorable puppies, and a beautiful home to live in. I do often have to work more than I want to, but I'm overall happier than I was when I made the choice to leave that job with better WLB.
Rising Star
Also, something that strikes me from your post is you aren't crediting yourself for personal growth that isn't connected to work. You are a person that exists in this amazing world first, you are a working resource to a company second.