QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

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This year has been full of changes and it’s amazing to see how much can happen in a year. I quit my job in February and I haven’t looked back. It was one of the biggest risks I’ve taken in my life thus far and I am happy to say that I have no regrets. I also gained a new perspective on life and I guess you can say I’ve fully matured into an adult.

I felt like I had one of those epiphany moments where everything seemed to align. I can’t say that I have my life together or I know exactly what I want, where I will be in a few years or what my goals are, but I can say that I am confident in who I am and in the choices that I make.  At the end of the day, we all have our intuitions and guts to rely on and this year, I’ve learned to never ignore those signs because they hold truth and value.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned this year was quality over quantity. This phrase relates to my personal life as well as my career. My social circle has definitely shrunk in size, but I’ve realized that it’s okay because people change and grow apart and that’s just part of life. I value relationships tremendously, but when a relationship is a one way street, you have to learn to let it go. It is better to have a few, quality relationships and friendships with people that you can count on and who support you than many friendships that lack in value.

Ever since I started to blog full-time, I’ve also come to realize that I don’t have to post on social media for the sole purpose of posting. When I was doing it on the side, it was okay because I used the platforms as a hobby. Now that I am taking it more seriously, I put more effort and thought into my content and quality trumps quantity any day.  I now see blogging in a bigger picture in terms of my career and I have adopted a business, entrepreneur mindset, which I hope to continuously improve on for 2018.

It’s inevitable for all of us to reflect on the year as 2017 is coming to an end, but I also think it’s a great way to take a step back and  take in the lessons you’ve learned throughout the 12 months. This year has been a turning point in my career, but also very eye opening and monumental in my personal life. Have you took a moment to reflect on 2017? Let me know what your biggest accomplishment was and what your goals are for 2018!