The day everything became a bit more real

On Tuesday 7th June I finally handed in my notice after 8 years working for the Volkswagen group, travelling has always been on my mind over the years however for various reasons it never came to fruition. When I was 19 I joined the brand with no real future aspirations, 2 years into my career I got a promotion as the youngest Retail Manager in the group at 21. Traveling was put on hold as I then got into a relationship and having made a good name for myself within the company I decided to stick it out. Next year comes around and I’m in a position to buy my house, I decide “well if I can buy a house at least I’ve done the hard part so I can fall back on the property if I even went traveling”, fast forward 6 months after gaining my mortgage in principle I now get another promotion at a different branch which put me as a Sales Manager. This again led to many years within the company which we saw some great times however 8 years nearly flashed before my eyes and here I am ready to embark within the next 30 days on what will probably be the start of a new chapter in my life. Everyone has been very supportive in my decisions and most people I work with are from a generation ahead which simply say “they wish they did it'“… So I think I’m doing the right thing!