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“There must be another way”, I said to myself, and I didn’t stop until I found one.

I said this to myself in 1998, when I was deeply unhappy in a job, and I felt so STUCK.

I applied for lots of new jobs during that time, and eventually, after 2 years, the stars aligned, and I moved into a job I really liked and thrived in.

This new job, then led me onto an abundance of career opportunities over the next 10 years of my life.

Those 2 years of appying, gave me 10 years of career happiness, but at the time it felt like I was hitting brick wall after brick wall.

The key here, is I didn’t give up, or I might have felt STUCK in that job for a very long time

Fast forward to 2014, and I found myself asking a similar question.

I had moved to Dubai for work, but immediately new on day one of the job, it wasn’t right for me.

So I made the brave decision and left on day 13, this was after many difficult discussions with the Managing Director.

That situation, crushed me for a little bit, but it took me on a whirlwind of a career change for the next few years, that challenged my ego and complete character as a human being.

I couldn’t see it at the time, but that experience was truly worthwhile, sometimes a little crazy, but unforgettable in a GREAT way.

In 2014, at the age of 40, I had set myself free into the world, and it taught me so much about life, work, different cultures and the complexity of people.

As I stand here today, I battle a ‘new breakthrough’ everyday. I don’t name it as ‘hard’, because I am super STRONG, and I know my time will come.

I am just mindful of this, 2 hard years can lead to 10 great years – do you see what I’m talking about?

Love the barriers.

Love the challenges.

Love the process.

Most importantly, love yourself for taking the challenge on.

In doing so, your self-respect will be off the scale.

Trust yourself.

Trust your potential.

Trust your capabilities.

One brave step into the unknown is all it takes…I dare you!

Clarabelle