Learning to let go...and how to live a different life.

What happens when you realise that the life you are leading no longer brings you happiness because one part of it, in my case my career, consumes all of your time and energy?

When one thing takes over and becomes all you focus on, eveything else slips down the ladder of importance. It is easy to forget to live a life of fulfillment when you are trying to hold so tightly to something you know you should release.....

The answer to my first question (for me) is a work in progress...which I am still trying to figure out two years after I decided to leave aside the career that I loved so much, which was no longer giving me a sense of joy.

What does one do, when dreams are achieved and success comes to you for doing one thing you are good at for many years? How can anyone just flip an imaginery switch and learn to be something else?

What happens when you realise that the life you are leading no longer brings you happiness because one part of it, in my case my career, consumes all of your time and energy?

When one thing takes over and becomes all you focus on, eveything else slips down the ladder of importance. It is easy to forget to live a life of fulfillment when you are trying to hold so tightly to something you know you should release.....

The answer to my first question (for me) is a work in progress...which I am still trying to figure out 4 years after I decided to leave aside the career that I loved so much, which was no longer giving me a sense of joy.

What does one do, when dreams are achieved and success comes to you for doing one thing you are good at for many years? How can anyone just flip an imaginary switch and learn to be something else?

My re-designed life may is just as busy (and a tad stressful) as it was in the past. But everyday I look forward to meeting new people and helping others, using some of the knowledge and skills I have gained. I now have time to rearrange my life, focusing on the things I put off for too long and I am happy to say that I can still learn something new every day.

There are some great courses available for people to re-train and upskill and it is a great opportunity to network and re-imagine a new path for yourself.

My biggest decision was to back myself and a new business idea connected to my past (as a designer), my present (as a concerned onlooker as the planet heats up and suffers), and the future of how we buy better when we shop online for clothing.

With the help of New Frontiers and Enterprise Ireland I am a year into my new startup StylAi limited and it’s first business brand Sizible…so watch this space!!!