Deep Talk with a Friend — Passion

Meeting friends means listening to some inspiring stories again, and finding many new perspectives that will change us to be much more understanding and aware of the differences as humans. Always likes to talk and tell stories that not only focus on achievements but also on life failures. I have had a friend who looks very ambitious since I was a student. She is someone who tells stories with full enthusiasm as if a sad life also looks funny to hear.

I met her after I graduated from college and at that time was still a fresh graduate who did an internship at a big company. I feel like I was a new child who has just touched the world of work-life and was very indecisive about what was going through. I’m not really happy when I work at the same thing every day, not learning new things, not being critical, not invited to discuss, and work is sooo boring to me. In contrast to my friend who has now worked for several years in the company and may have understood the professionalism of work and found the right field to develop during her lifetime. In conclusion, at that time I was very different from her.

I used to feel very stressed and almost crazy. The work environment really hits my heart every day. At that time, when I was an intern, there was a huge gap between me and the other workers. They glanced sideways. I learned something back then that even big companies don’t guarantee that you will learn something from there. You are just an ordinary worker where the choice is only to find a new place (get out of your comfort zone) or stay and get a salary but not be happy. a few months felt like forever. I also realized that maybe this is not what I like in terms of work, company, work culture, and circle of friends.

All my friends thought it was cool to be accepted for an internship at the company, but I felt like I was really stupid. This might seem like an exaggeration, but I feel like I can’t even go back to socializing with new people. Luckily, in everything that feels bad, there is still something fun. Coincidentally at that time, my boyfriend owned a coffee shop so I could still meet friends again when I got home from work. But, when I got back to work on next day, I felt like I was doing the same thing all the time, not learning, not growing.

I was traumatized when I worked for a big company. I know that what is right for me is not looking for a company, but looking at the culture of the office. However, at that time, I was confused, should I work in an office or should I build my career for my temporary hobby as a photographer?

She listened to my complaints and said that, “the most important thing in a job is when you are happy doing it every day. When we find it hard to do easy things, it means we are doing something wrong. It seems to me that the work will take up almost all of our days, and continue to develop and grow for the rest of our lives. I also find out, what I really like.”

However, life no one knows, what will I live in the next life? What luck will I receive? Or maybe suddenly something new will come my way and I’d love to work on it for the rest of my life.

Yesterday, after almost 2–3 years, I was so happy to see her again. To be honest, I don’t always contact her every day, only once in a while do I respond to her Instagram story. However, she is someone I met in the past and

I wanted to tell her like that, “Hi! I’ve found what I like now! and I’ve got something new again and I really like who I am now!”

A good friend will not feel that I am flexing off my achievements, but she will feel that I am a person who has grown and said thanks to her support.

I told the ins and outs of the struggles I’ve been through so far, and I can be proud that I was finally able to get a new job at a company that I love in the industry. I found that working on a business team, finding problems, and finding solutions, was something I really enjoyed without knowing back then what field I was in now.

I feel that whatever we want we will soon get if we have that goal in our heart. We may have very high dreams, but never know how to achieve them. I also always failed many times and did not believe in myself, but if the failed stock has run out, then success will come. At least when I struggle with what I have without help from others, I will have a sense of resilience to survive and grow even higher.

I am grateful to have a friend who really inspires me to grow.

Maybe when we have achieved the career we want, then we want to study abroad together.

She wanted to go to London School of Economics and I really wanted to go to Harvard Business School.

Notes: I hope we can update this in the future.

Really when you look at this moment, it feels high.
However, I continued to go step by step in the way I could to achieve it with the resources I currently have.

I feel, that for humans to have a passion for life, they must have dreams and hopes. To survive and know what we are going to do, we must have passion and desire. The higher, the more eager to achieve. The more I feel tired of living when I know that there is a door that will open for me and I can finally reach it, the pleasure of being proud feels very pleasant.

I always think when you get something, the most important thing is not just getting it. But also maintain and have an impact on our achievements.

Cheers to both of us in a dream that we will achieve again. Hopefully, there are many things we can share and can inspire everyone around us.
I am always proud of the achievements of my friends, it makes me more confident to be on par with them. Everyone already has their own fortune, only time can tell. I enjoy the slowness of my life and enjoy the moment I have with them. Even though I know there will be another failed stock, I feel I have to persevere and hold on until that day comes.

Thank you for supporting each other, I feel lucky to have known so many great people.

Hopefully, before the age of 30, we can be known as people who have a big impact in our respective fields, even above 30 it's okay, age is just a number!