top of page

I Left My Job But Not For The Reason I Thought It Would Be

Nov 5, 2021
3 min read

Written by: Jerilyn Ito, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

On Friday, October 22, 2021, I resigned from my job as a nurse with the federal government. I had been with this agency in the government for 20 years, and it was the culmination point of my thirty-two-year nursing career.


So what led up to this point of my decision?

It began with the federal government mandating the vaccine for all government workers, or weekly testing if an exemption was approved. When this all started a few months ago, I was watching how the mandate implementation changed over time and it caused angst within me. I felt this uncertainty despite being aware that I just need to sit with all of this before making a decision.


For one, it did not make sense as I teleworked from home, and yet the mandate applied to me. I ran through and analyzed all of the information and at the same time looked at it from an observational standpoint.


Of course, it didn’t help by seeing what was going on around world in the news, as well as locally and with my coworkers.


At the same time, I continued the inner work of myself, as well as continuing to create programs for clients.


But what happened during this time of uncertainty and doubt, or as one would call it chaos or even confusion, I experienced a tremendous evolution of my confidence coaching programs and in the way that I communicate and and shared with my clients.


There are many that say that you can’t evolve or change if you are still in your job and need to release it for change. Or that you need to move to a different environment to experience or see the change for yourself.


I disagree with this.


We are all where we need to be at this point in our life because this is where change occurs, wherever it may be. And for myself, I needed to remain in my job longer than desired because that is what I needed.


And in the end, I did not resign because of the vaccine mandate. It did not come into my mind at all with my final decision.


I resigned because I felt the change in myself and took action from my soul.


Nothing more, nothing less. It just is.


If I made the decision based on the mandate or any other outside influence, it would have come from my mind and the person I used to be.


You see, we feel a necessity to explain or rationalize everything that we do or say. This comes from constantly explaining ourselves, especially when we take action or make a decision. This also comes into play as people will ask you questions and then want an explanation. This in turn creates doubt within yourself if the action or decision that you made is the correct one.


But for myself, I no longer feel the need to explain myself.


I now live in a new dimension of myself and I bring experiences to my life in a new and different way. If I were to have made the decision based on the mandate, that would be my old self making that decision, and not who I am now.


I make decisions and take actions that are led by my soul which is with complete trust and belief in myself.


And as an Intuitive Confidence Coach, this is what I guide my clients to discover within themselves. Trust, belief and faith in themselves from their soul.


Your soul communicates to you all the time through your intuition. And I’m not saying to trust your intuition, but that intuition from your soul is the trust.


And this is confidence from your soul.


Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or visit my website for more info!


Jerilyn Ito, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Jerilyn Ito is a gifted creator and guide in the realms of energy healing and confidence. She had been shy and quiet since childhood and could not overcome this shyness. When spirituality suddenly came into her life in 2014, she not only had to figure out how to make sense of spiritual information from a practical sense, but she discovered how to tap into her confidence. She also uncovered her ability to guide her clients through the process of breaking down complexity and sparked intuition for her clients to create tangible ideas and concepts for their work and business. She has a deep desire to help others stand in their own power of expression from their body, mind, and soul and live through their soul confidence 24/7.

 
 

This article is published in collaboration with Brainz Magazine’s network of global experts, carefully selected to share real, valuable insights.

Article Image

I Stopped Chasing the Number and Started Studying What Created It

I spent the early part of my career obsessed with the number. I had good reason to be. My commercial instincts were formed in my family’s business, where revenue was never an abstract key performance indicator...

Article Image

You Call It Incompatibility, Your Nervous System Calls It a Trauma Response

Most people come to therapy convinced that the fights with their partner are about the dishes, the money, or their partner’s parents. Underneath almost every recurring fight, something older is running the show...

Article Image

Beyond Toxic or Supportive and Understanding the People We Turn To

When something happens that leaves us feeling uncomfortable, disrespected or unsafe, we often turn to someone we trust. We might tell a partner, a parent or a friend. We might ask for their perspective...

Article Image

Forest Therapy is Pilates for Your Mind

Nobody expects one Pilates class to fix a lifetime of posture. So why do we expect one forest walk to fix a year of stress? Here is why regular practice matters, and what repeated forest therapy...

Article Image

How AI Agents Are Revolutionizing Business Automation in 2026

Back then, companies relied on basic programs to repeat tasks over and over. Now, jump ahead to 2026, everything feels different. These days, smart systems do more than obey orders; they adjust paths...

Article Image

The Journey of Diwali from the West Indies to North America

How generations of Caribbean families of Indian descent carried their faith, traditions, and cultural identity across oceans and why preserving that legacy matters today. Drawing on childhood memories of...

I Stopped Chasing the Number and Started Studying What Created It

You Call It Incompatibility, Your Nervous System Calls It a Trauma Response

Beyond Toxic or Supportive and Understanding the People We Turn To

Forest Therapy is Pilates for Your Mind

How AI Agents Are Revolutionizing Business Automation in 2026

The Journey of Diwali from the West Indies to North America

Conflict is Not About the Other Person, It is About the System You Enter

5 Financial Mistakes U.S. Business Owners Make, and How to Avoid Them

You Changed My Life, The Most Meaningful Words a Mentor Can Hear

bottom of page