“The moment I let go of stability was the moment my life truly began.”♯１

Nice to meet you.

Right now, I work as a snowboard instructor, meeting people from all over the world every day.
But to be honest, my life up until now has been a constant battle with a feeling of “something isn’t right.”

I used to work in management at what people would call a “big company.”
It was stable, and I didn’t have any major complaints.
But deep down, there was always this thought in my head:

“Is this really okay for me?”

I couldn’t ignore that feeling anymore, so at 26, I quit my job.

At the same time, I started a coffee business.
I wanted to live doing something I truly loved.

But during that time, I was betrayed by my business partner.
It was really tough—especially because I trusted them.

Even so, for some reason, I felt strongly:

“I don’t want to end here.”

At 26, I went to Australia to study coffee, and after a year, I came back to Japan.
After that, I worked a corporate job again while continuing my coffee business.
From the outside, it probably looked like everything was going well.

But inside, it never felt right.

“This isn’t it either.”

At 30, I made another big decision.

I quit everything.
The coffee business. The corporate job.
The stability. The titles. Everything.

Honestly, I was scared.
But I made the decision quickly.
Because I knew that overthinking was the biggest waste of time.

More than anything, what I felt was:

“I don’t want my life to end like this.”

So I decided to seriously focus on improving my English.

I changed everything—my environment, the people around me, and even where I lived.
I moved to Sapporo, lived in a shared house, and started over from zero.

Now, I work as a snowboard instructor.
Every day, I interact with people from different countries and experience new perspectives.
It’s a world I never could have seen before.

And now, there’s something I strongly feel:

I want to give positive energy to others.

To those who are feeling lost right now,
or those who feel like life is a little hard to live—

Just like I once did.

If I can give even one small realization to someone who’s thinking,
“Is this really okay for me?”
that would mean everything to me.

There’s no single “right answer” in life.
But I believe that only those who don’t ignore that inner feeling—
those who listen to their true voice—
can truly live their own life.

If you’re feeling right now like,
“Is this really okay?”

That feeling is probably right.

I’m still on my journey.
But finally, I can say:

“I’m living my own life.”

That feeling of discomfort is a sign from your life.
Don’t ignore it.