TJ’s Journal
A place where I share about my stories, lessons and tools.
How to cope with anxiety after you quit your job
I resigned. I wish to say that every day, I wake up with a newfound sense of purpose with a motivated song in my heart. The reality is, I am feeling anxious most of the time these days. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤?
Are you living your childhood dream or adult dream?
in many ways, I am already living my childhood dream for years and I am grateful. What I didn’t truly pause and inquire was – what’s my adult dream?
The power of future regrets
If you are consciously aware that this life is impermanent, that one day, we will all leave this earth. What will you do differently?
Feeling unproductive & feeling bad about it?
We have different seasons in a month, in a week, or even in a day. There will be days I can show up with 120% energy and days I can only muster up 60% energy.
Thinking your way out of overwhelm doesn’t work. Try these instead.
In overwhelming times, my nervous system (body) takes over. So, to move forward, the best way is not to think harder or act on it first. The priority is to soothe the nervous system.
Should you quit or keep holding on?
All along, quitting signifies failure to me and with it, there’s shame. I never gave myself permission to quit things that I no longer like and I would judge myself. However, to what extent do we hold on to things that no longer serve us?
How do you celebrate success?
I am often wary about celebrating success and allowing myself FEEL successful, being afraid that something might go wrong if I become too happy or "full of myself".
Are you a pessimist or optimist?
Planning for the worst often feels safer than aiming for the best-case scenario, especially for things that truly matter. If something goes wrong, at least you are prepared and feel less disappointed, right?
Lessons I learned when I felt like I failed
If you feel that you have failed in some way or the other, know that you are not alone. You are seen.
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