How radioactive gas taught me to make better life decisions
Making difficult decisions and being proactive is often necessary if you want any kind of progress in life
I have been wrestling with some difficult decisions lately, which explains my silence over the past couple of weeks. Rest assured, I have been working hard on the things that matter to me and which will undoubtedly benefit others.
I realise that although I have come a long way over the years in terms of making better life decisions, I have made mistakes in the past choosing the easy route and the path of least resistance in my career as a scientist, staying in my comfort zone and only venturing out of that on occasion, but I need to go further.
There is much potential I have yet to realize. Recently, however, I have received signs indicating that it's time to take a difficult step and make some significant decisions.
I have already made some big-ish decisions over recent years, whether that be deciding about relationships, relocating to new areas, or deciding on where I want to go in my career, but at times I have felt like a broken compass, searching for the direction I need to be heading in. I’ve had a vague idea, but most of the time it has felt like fumbling through a pitch black room in search of a light switch.
What changed?
More recently, certain events have inspired me to act with greater boldness and to confidently make important decisions, which I know will enable me to advance more rapidly in my career and achieve satisfaction in life.
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