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leave the office and return the
following day feeling as though I’d
never left. It was the same kind of
concoction I’d experienced while
being unemployed, the sinking feeling
that I wasn’t making the most of my
time and that I was therefore,
wasting time. Other aspects of the
job also led to the deterioration of
my enthusiasm for it.
What was I to do? Remain in a job
because society dictated I do so? I
thought about my friends, fresh out
of college, still unemployed. I thought
and compared. I should be grateful,
and I was. I still am grateful for that
opportunity. But I wasn’t happy, and
I knew that eventually, inevitably my
work would suffer. So, I made a
choice. I left.
I used to think success was a linear,
uprising process. I know now that
that isn’t the case. There is no one
path to success because everyone is
different, and so every journey is too.

Trust your instincts, even when
others don’t trust your decisions.
Don’t be afraid to take chances.
Build and maintain connections. Push
yourself and your work because if
you don’t, no one else will be
inclined to. Do more of what
fascinates you and let the road
ahead take its own form. As with
anything else in life, there will be
challenges, but you’ll be fueled with
the passion that grips those who do
what they love.

Gera’s
Rules
#1
Trust your instincts, even when others
don’t trust your decisions.

#2
Don’t be afraid to take chances.

#3
Build and maintain connections.

#4
Maybe for some, a dream job already
exists, but for others, it may not be
so simple. You may have to go out
there and create your dream job. I
know because I’m in the process of
doing just that.

Push yourself and your work.

#5
Do more of what fascinates you.

#6
Let the road ahead take its own form.

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