It's Not You, It's Me
Over the last several years at this time, we often reflect on how blessed and grateful we are for those that have guided us and have been instrumental in the life we now lead. Jono especially often shares on the experience of crafting a resignation letter and how liberating of an experience that was. Not to be misunderstood as the value of meaningful employment cannot be understated. What is truly liberating is to no longer "have" to engage in renting one's time to the highest bidder to maintain, more or less, sustenance. Instead, having the ability to enter into self-governance of one's time and personal freedom in choosing to live every hour, to the best possible measure, in alignment with what one values and wishes to invest in most. This is the stuff we feel true happiness, purpose, and significance can be fostered from. In light of this, if you haven't done so already, give it a shot...write your resignation from the life you planned to the life that's waiting. This is not a recommendation to resign btw, simply an exercise to experience what preparing for that day would be like if or when you ever will consider moving in that direction.
Here's a sample if you're struggling with writers' block.
Dear ######,
I’d like to extend a heart of gratitude for the opportunity to work at ### Construction. Working on numerous projects over the last number of years has been a pleasure. However, due to the nature of ###’ scope of work including remote worksites, continual travel and sending site skilled labourers away from home and family for extended periods I have struggled to enjoy participating as I believe this is one of many reasons the family unit is eroding across Canada.
As you may or may not know or may have heard from ###### or some of my other coworkers and supervisors, my wife Taryn and I have grown a business outside of our careers in our off hours that has replaced and exceeded the income made through our employment. As a result of this over the last few months, I have had to make the decision of whether I should continue to leave my family daily and continue to conflict and compromise upon our families core values being: our family and it’s legacy, our freedom and choice in our time, our health, mentorship, and the relationships we have in our life and our spiritual walk. All of these have had to be conflicted or compromised in some manner in order to build someone else's dream and legacy here at ###. I look forward to gaining the control of time back into my life which I believe affords one choice in how to live out their core values and to continue to build one's legacy. Taryn and I been burning the candle at both ends for a few years now, all of which with the goal of building a life of abundance and choice. But inevitably in order to create this one end will have to be put out. Please consider this letter as my resignation from a life of mediocrity and justification of the status quo. I want our family to live a life of that which is possible not just what is available.
In order to accommodate a smooth transition to whoever will replace my position, I will continue until May 6, 2016, my final day of employment, and handoff and train as needed. Taryn and I had always planned for an early retirement in our mid to late twenties and twenty-seven seems to be, with much deliberation, what we have settled on. Again, I thank ### for the opportunity to make a living and pay my bills over the last few years and am grateful for the experience.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Tycholis
Engineer in Training, Project Coordinator
Husband, Father, Mentor
Sincerely,
Jonathan Tycholis
Engineer in Training, Project Coordinator
Husband, Father, Mentor
