Successful People Who Gave Up Their Jobs to Fetch Their Dreams

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Do you ever wonder why you are still doing your job? If the answer is a “no”, sounds really good, but if you say “yes”, it’s time for you to explore a lot of waiting opportunities. Not everyone is made for corporate life or for working in government offices. Some successful people keep on proving this from time-to-time, giving us inspiration and attainable goals.

These people left their highly-rewarding jobs with handsome packages and good security, just to follow their passion. Whether it was their fat salary or the comments of the people around, nothing could stop them. Such people keep reminding us that life is all about taking challenges and embracing risks.

Read about some of these amazing personalities who left their full-time jobs and set out on an unknown path just to do what they love. Meanwhile, you also need to hurry up as the opportunities waiting for you won’t wait for long.

1. Bhuvan Bam

One of our favourite YouTubers, BB used to play music in a restaurant before he started making vines. Now, he is the first individual Indian YouTuber to have crossed 10 million subscribers.

2. Atul Warrier

Having worked with companies like UTV and Big FM, Atul was doing good in the media and advertising industry, but he chose to give up everything. Just for his love of bike riding, he sold his house and all belongings and set off for a “5 Continent Bike Ride”.

3. Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput pursued B.E. from Delhi College of Engineering and even secured AIR-7 in AIEEE and won a National Physics Olympiad. However, he discovered his passion for acting and went on to become of the most successful actors in Bollywood.

4. Arunima Sinha

A push from a running train and an amputated leg couldn’t petrify Arunima Sinha who later became the world’s first female amputee to scale Mt. Everest. Till date, Arunima has already scaled 6 of the 7 highest peaks for each continent.

5. Sunayana Chatrapathy

Sunayana pursued engineering from NITK, Surathkal and worked with Oracle. While she also had a degree in MBA from Symbiosis, Sunayana chose to leave her job and work for the upliftment of tribal children. Today, she is happily working with SBI’s Youth for India Fellowship.

6. Chetan Bhagat

The author of 9 bestselling novels is an IIT and IIM graduate. Chetan Bhagat was working with Goldman Sachs when he decided to become a writer. Later on, he was also named among “100 Most Influential People in the World” by TIME in 2010.

7. Basil Joseph

Basil is a B.Tech graduate and worked with Infosys. He quit his job to make movies and now he is one of the well-known directors in the Malayali industry.

8. Rupin Pahwa

Aspiring to join Google, Rupin found the difference between dream and passion. He quit his dream to focus completely on music. Recently, he was featured on Color channel’s new reality show “The Stage”.

It doesn’t matter if your dream is big or small, you should always pay heed to it. Seize the opportunities while they exist and make the most out of your life.