I Did Something Crazy Last Year and I Don’t Regret It

Summary

Jaron Mays recounts his bold decision to quit his job in January 2021 to pursue his passion for writing, despite the challenges and fears of failure, ultimately finding success and personal fulfillment.

Abstract

In a personal narrative titled "I Did Something Crazy Last Year and I Don’t Regret It," Jaron Mays reflects on his transformative journey from the security of a regular job to the uncertainty of pursuing his passion for writing. Drawing inspiration from figures like Nipsey Hussle and other successful individuals who were once labeled "crazy," Mays confronted his fear of failure and took a leap of faith. The path was fraught with struggles, including sleep deprivation and difficult experiences, but his consistency and bravery have begun to yield rewards in 2022. Mays' story is a testament to the idea that achieving one's goals often requires overcoming the paralyzing effect of fear and taking significant risks.

Opinions

Mays believes that fear of failure is a common obstacle that prevents people from achieving their goals.
He suggests that taking risks and facing fears is essential for personal growth and success.
Mays implies that perseverance and consistency are key to overcoming challenges on the path to achieving one's dreams.
He emphasizes the importance of pursuing passion, even when it means stepping away from societal norms and expectations.
Mays' experience reflects the notion that success is not easily attained and that the journey is often accompanied by hardship and doubt.
He values maintaining peace and self-care, as indicated by his related article on cutting people out of his life.
Mays is appreciative of the financial rewards and opportunities provided by Medium, as evidenced by his article discussing their compensation model.
He endorses an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4), suggesting its value to his audience.

I did what I had to do

A late famous philosopher by the name of Nipsey Hussle once said:

It was visionary, either I’m genius or you scary Maybe it’s both and this balance I deliver daily

Some of the most successful people on this Earth was all labeled as “crazy” at some point. I mean, you can bring up names like Kanye West, Steve Jobs, Jay-Z, LeBron James — shit you even had the field negroes that were called crazy by the house negroes because the field negroes wanted to rebel against their white slave owners.

You want to know why people usually don’t achieve their goals in life, it’s because they let fear hold them back so they spend their entire lives playing it safe.

It’s the fear of failure. The fear of taking a chance of achieving something that seems impossible. The fear of taking the chance of falling flat on your face and having people around telling you, “I told you so!”

That fear is instilled in all of us, including me.

Then, January 2021 came. That’s when I faced my fear, spit in its face, push it out of my way, and became brave.

That was the moment I quit my job and pursued my passion for writing.

It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows though. I struggled, lost sleep, went through some bad experiences, but I remained consistent throughout it all. Now it’s 2022, and it’s finally starting to pay off.

I knew this journey wasn’t going to be easy, but as the old saying goes, if it was easy, everybody would do it.

Thank God I’m not everybody.

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