The Jump

I left work with Ares Management on February 12, 2025. I have decided to take an extended break, travel parts of the world, and focus on other pursuits: writing, reading, skill development.

The idea of not working in my former capacity was fun and I was carefree when the idea was merely thought. However, now that I am living it, it is rather scary. The future is vastly open and opaque. I have at once the freedom to strike any path and the paralysis that comes with such limitless options. Simply, my world is no longer neatly defined and structured. It feels very large again, incomprehensibly so. I suppose that when you have a routine and the certainty of its schedule, your focus is so narrow that you may overlook the world’s complexity, beauty, and danger. I feel them now.

I am alive: excited and terrified. This opportunity was a long time coming. And I’m proud of myself for making the jump. We are about to see whether I land on my feet.