How A $270 Tip Made Me Quit My Job and Pursue My Passion

Before I dedicated my life to being a Life Coach, I used to drive for a food delivery service company called Doordash. It was a pretty sweet gig. I created my own hours, got to listen to music, go at my own pace, and wear my own clothes. The freedom it allowed me was what I valued. It was like running a small business. 

After doing this for about two months, I started to notice I was magically "tired" whenever I'd start my shifts, as well as all throughout. That tiredness was actually my soul resisting doing something I wasn't passionate about. 

Still, I chose to do Doordash because of the certainty it provided. I KNEW I could make $X a month, with relatively low risk. Not to mention it was easy as hell. Who wouldn't want an easy job that pays decent money? For many people that's more than enough.

In fact, the potential to make good money is so high, that I once made a $270 tip. The delivery was a $2,000 order for a big company meeting. This is the type of delivery that Doordashers DREAM of having (typically you make $7.50 a delivery, at 1.5 deliveries/hour). In the moment, I was hyped!!! 

Then, not two minutes later, the joy was gone and I was back to driving a car waiting for the next customer who wants a "Curly Fry Siracha Burger Munchie Meal with Peppermint Brownies" to come my way. The emptiness and tiredness that existed before the $270 tip was right back.

It was in that moment I decided that I would literally rather STARVE and DIE pursuing my dream of being a Life Coach, than survive and make easy money with Doordash. Within an hour of receiving the biggest tip of my life that I decided to QUIT and pursue Life Coaching full-time.

Every day since then has been filled with more joy, passion, love, and happiness than ever before. This is something I wish for all people. Cause anything else is just...less than you deserve.

If you are someone who knows deep down they are meant for something else other than what you do now, I encourage you to take that leap of faith and pursue that dream. Give up having to know all the answers. Or how you're even going to make it all work.  What you'll discover is that you are more resourceful than you give yourself credit for. 

People go on living a life of comfort and certainty, settling for what is just "okay." Give yourself the gift of pursuing and creating the life you really want. It'll be filled with more joy and happiness than any paycheck you got from the job you dread going to. 

2/28/18: The Day I Decided To Pursue My Passion for Life Coaching Full-Time

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Hello all. Just as the title of this post states, I have decided to end my time at Doordash and pursue Life Coaching full time. 

For those that don't know, I am a Certified Professional Coach (CPC). What this means is I paid for, and completed a certification process as accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). It was an 8 month course, of which I was professionally trained in all the skills a life coach has. I completed it a couple years ago, but never committed to making it my career path. Out of fear and what not. 

After dodging the inevitable for a couple years, I am tired of not pursuing my dreams and passions. The pain of doing something I am not passionate about, strictly for money, is bigger than any pain I had perceived about building a coaching business. 

Fear is an illusion. Building a coaching business is 100% possible. And I'm ready to take on this next chapter in my life. 

Thank you for your support. Be sure to stick around. I've only just begun.