Why I leave my own company

Why I leave my own company

Aha I have some big and exciting news. Well, it is for me …

On March 8th, I quit Zeeteq, the company I founded ten years ago with a fleet of talented people.

Given that it has been my heart and soul for the last 10 years – one of the longest periods of my entire professional life – that means this is very big thing for me and I won’t deny it is bitter-sweet.

I’ve had an incredible time and leave with a bunch of memories, stories and learnings that I can honestly say will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Of course, I’ll miss so many things – the people, the good and bad, the colleagues the clients and the holidays – but I still have a lot I want to try and experience and that just wasn’t going to happen if I stayed.

As for Zeeteq … it was a remarkable experience.

I thought that I would stay forever but unfortunately, we’re a relatively small company. Everyone tried to make it work but the brotherhood prevails over the business norms and practice. It's such an awkward setup which burns my patience and enthusiasm. I have no desire to be an ultra-millionaire and feel I’ve achieved something and excelled close to the edge of my ability to lead and grow at the current business environment. I came to the realization that for me to keep growing, I had to try something different.

That said, there is absolutely no doubt that I have enjoyed one of the most exciting and fulfilling times of my professional career but right now, I need to go and try some stuff that takes everything I have learnt – from the past ten years and beyond – and mix it with a bunch of new experiences and lessons so I can see what happens in a totally different environment and situation.

I’m very excited about that but I’ll always be super thankful for the time Zeeteq gave me, especially because I don’t have to be anyone else other than myself. Even when it annoyed the fuck out of them.

That’s right, I’m moving to be a freeman, and a teacher for one of the local universities. It has been my longtime dream to be a professional teacher, and here it goes, and I hope that my knowledge and experiences could count and benefit the young angels. I am very excited about this next chapter in life.

It will hopefully challenge and teach me a bunch of new things and I’m incredibly grateful I have the chance to do this, especially at this point in my life.

But it’s even more than that.

You see my parents always said they wanted me to live a life of fulfilment rather than contentment. As I get older, I realize what is becoming more important for me is less about how high up I go in  others eyes and more about how varied my life experiences are.

This move is another step to fulfilling that … or it will be when it happens. Until then, you’ll have to put up with business as usual, which basically means new challenges and probably more joys.

Onwards …onwards……..