FAITH…ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THAT LEAP?

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• August 9, 2021January 15, 2026
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Have you ever been torn between what you really want to do and what you are currently doing for work?  Are you passionate about your choice of career or are you just lukewarm at best, or maybe even just barely hanging in there until can figure things out.  I was 7 years into my accounting career when I realized I couldn’t deal with the corporate environment, the demands during tax season and mostly the time constraints imposed by the firm with regards to my personal time.  The bottom line was that I was merely a grunt expected to crank out the work, stay late, come in early and not have a personal life during tax season.

It bothered me daily but every time I would talk to my boss about other options I would be shut down.  I wanted to take a few classes to further my education but they were only offered during the day.  I offered to come in early, stay late or whatever it took to get my job done but the answer was always no, your clients need you.  I dreamed of being free of that toxic environment where most employees never had your back because they were always too busy looking out for themselves and trying to plot ways to climb the ladder quicker.

I was making myself sick worrying about it all the time and more and more the sicknesses became more physical in nature.  I always managed to drag myself in to work and never missed a beat but it became more and more difficult to feel good about it.  I remember one specific day in particular.  I was at my breaking point and something had to give.  After having lunch that day, something happened that overtook my entire body; it was like having an out of body experience while watching.  It was surreal and I still cannot pinpoint exactly what happened but what I do know is that the universe had been nudging me to get off the fence for quite awhile.  Clearly, that day they literally pushed me off.

It was like I had just awoken from a very bad dream and suddenly I had a knowing that everything was going to be ok.  I now had answers to my dilemma and that day I actually made the decision to leave my job.  No safety net, no severance pay and clearly no idea how I would make it going forward, but I did know one thing for sure…I couldn’t be a drone and a grunt one more day without compromising everything I believed in and stood for.

My boss tried everything to convince me to stay; more money, a company car, more personal time.  At that point, he could have offered me $5,000 more per month and I still would have made the decision to leave.  When none of those worked, he tried to instill fear in me of having no money, no job and no prospects.  To this I replied, you clearly have no faith in me but I have all the faith in the world that I will find exactly the right thing for me and that’s good enough for me.  It was time and I was done, it was as simple as that.  My new mantra was “What do you want?”.

As I left his office, I felt a rush of satisfaction even though right behind it, a part of me was wanting to buy into the fear factor just a little bit.  I took immediate action and went out and bought a computer, printer, software, calculator and a desk.  As I set up my office in my home, I was getting extremely excited about working for myself.  The ability to set my own hours, choose the type of clients I wanted to work with while not having someone breathing down my neck were all very appealing benefits of going it alone.  I drafted a marketing plan and listed some strategies I thought might be beneficial.

Well, let’s just say things didn’t materialize as quickly as I would have liked so I went to alot of movies from April to June while waiting patiently for the phone to ring and working on my marketing strategies.  I was starting to get a little worried about my finances so I sold my fancy car and bought a reliable used car with a more affordable price tag.  I was willing to do whatever it took to make my business successful.  I also realized I needed to believe in myself and my abilities 100% and not give in to the fear knocking at my door.  Thankfully, a few of my old clients had heard about my leaving the firm and tracked me down to work for them directly.  That was a blessing!

I eventually contacted some local CPA firms to ask about having them do some tax work for my clients.  My expertise was more analytical and nuts and bolts rather than the tax side of things which I never enjoyed.   I found a young CPA who had just started his own practice and we hit it off immediately.  He was only too willing to prepare the returns and he even had some per diem work for me so we were able to help one another out.  I am happy to say that we are still working together after 25 years.

Sometime later, I was introduced to a software developer who took me under his wing and introduced me to several clients who used their specific software.  After that, things took off and I never had to spend my days at the movie theater again.  An added benefit was that I never had to spend any money on advertising.  Word of mouth was the avenue that guided new clients to me with grace and ease.  Everything came together because I believed I could do whatever it took to make my dream a reality and I knew I was worthy of such a dream and that I was simply ENOUGH.

I would highly recommend taking a leap of faith.  Believing in yourself and all the possibilities is a huge step in the right direction to living your passion instead of merely enduring your job.  The only question is “What do you want?”.  If you are being honest with yourself, you already know the answer.  Make a plan to get off the fence and take action to move forward towards your passion; it’s well worth every moment of the adventure.