Sometimes there are times when you're faced with a choice. On the one hand you have something that you're comfortable with but isn't really helping you grow. Then you have the second option, something new but filled with risks and challenges.
With the first choice the growth and payoffs aren't superb, but its safe and reliable.
The second choice is pretty much a gamble of sorts, looks bad at times leaving the comfort of something you know and trust, but the rewards are so great it becomes a question of "is the sacrifice worth the payoff?"
Most of the time we would stay with what we know and what's comfortable. Would you agree? Why risk something thats already good?
Well it happens more than we realize in our daily lives. Education is one of the best examples, of course there is a huge sacrifice for education, we give up comforts of the day to day, sleep, social life, our time. For the chance to gain greater rewards of better jobs in the future. With an education are we guaranteed a better job? No, but we are given the chance for something much better.
You might think, thats a bad example. I agree to some extent, but my point is that sometimes we need to evaluate the two options and ask... "is it worth it?"
Quitting a stable job for something with better pay and benefits is also something very risky. Why? You have no idea how long the company may want you. But people do it all the time.
What it comes down to is usually one of a few things. Does it make me happier? Are the gains greater than the losses? What do my friends and family think of it? Where do I see myself in the future in terms of the choice? But most important, at least to me, is what does my heart feel? More often than not our feelings are more than just an impulsive reaction but they usually lead us to greater growth and ultimately happiness. Will we face sadness from the choice? Sometimes. But in the end, things always work out for the better after making such choices. So when faced with a crossroads in the future, just think of me(shameless self plug) and ask yourself. Is it worth it?
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