There is no perfect choice.
What matters is your attitude after making a choice!

Even in the midst of failure, wandering, and stopping
A story of an office worker who finally found his own path
A true growth story

Am I living well?

This book is a realistic self-help book that helps you find your own answers at the border between work and life.
We live under constant pressure to 'do a little better'.
From employment and career changes to relationships, health and even happiness, we are expected to be perfect in every choice we make.
This book shows how to build a strong life through stopping, choosing, challenging, and growing even in such a reality.
Based on the realistic insights learned through the ups and downs of one's major, profession, and career, it provides the strength to live unwaveringly and authentically.

Life is not a series of grand choices, but is made of small daily decisions and shake-ups.
From the moment you first started your social life and started to wander around, to the time you reorganize yourself while contemplating a new turning point.
We are always at a crossroads of choice.
Failures and mistakes, pauses and challenges, every moment becomes a nutrient that makes me stronger.
This book is not a perfect success story.
Instead, it contains a record of the choices made in an ordinary day and the courage, enlightenment, and growth found within them.
A story about protecting yourself and finding the strength to move forward in your own way in an uncertain world.
It preaches that even if you falter on the path of life, you must ultimately stand firm and create your own shining path.

It is difficult to completely overcome the environmental differences accumulated during one's upbringing through effort alone, and these differences continue to be evident in adulthood, at university, at work, in society, and in relationships.
People who have had natural access to overseas experiences and diverse learning opportunities from a young age can immerse themselves in the experiences and pursuits they desire without worrying about tuition or living expenses.
What they have is an invisible competitive edge, the sum total of the experiences they have encountered during their growth.
--- p.17

The problem I always face when thinking about my career path is the gap between my ideal and reality.
The heart is drawn to what one wants to do, but abilities and circumstances always place limitations.
I too stayed at that crossroads for a long time.
I had an artistic sense since I was young and enjoyed drawing and making things with my hands, but turning it into a career was a completely different matter.
No matter how talented you are, if the market doesn't support it, its value won't be easily realized.
--- p.48

Knowing clearly what I need to do and making consistent efforts to improve, even if it's just a little bit, ultimately builds trust with those around me and instills a little confidence in myself.
Of course, no matter how hard you try, there may be difficult times when you don't get recognized.
At times like these, let us not be shaken, believing deep in our hearts that the experience will serve as a foundation for our further growth.
Difficult times inevitably come to everyone.
But, as I silently endure that time, I will surely find myself improving step by step.
--- p.79

A side job is more than just a way to make more money.
Collaborating with strangers, experiencing failures and challenges in completely different fields, and the emotions and insights gained from them are all forms of growth I haven't experienced in my main job.
Rather, the new perspectives gained through part-time work provide fresh stimulation to one's main job.
--- p.110

Ultimately, the core strategy for work life is simple.
It's about deciding where to put your energy and whether there's someone who will receive that energy.
--- p.141

The time after leaving a job is not a scary blank period.
It's an important time to re-align myself, find new direction, and create opportunities for growth.
A sense of liberation, anxiety, and skepticism.
All these emotions are a natural process that we must go through.
The important thing is not to neglect yourself during the process.
If you maintain a rhythm of life, stay connected to society, and continue to make choices that allow you to grow, this period is by no means a blank space.
Rather, it becomes the most solid preparation period for another leap forward.

--- p.172