Are you torn between the ease of a known path and the allure of the unknown? 2 years into transitioning my career from accounting to music therapy, I delve into why embracing risk is essential for a meaningful life.

Expect to learn:

🚫 The danger of comfort
😣 The concept of "familiar discomfort"
🌱 Personal growth and discoveries that come with stepping out of your comfort zone
🧠 Strategies to ease anxiety when facing tough choices, including Tim Ferriss' fear-setting exercise and Steven Bartlett’s quitting framework
✨ The importance of not overstaying in detrimental situations and how embracing change can lead to happiness

◉ T I M E S T A M P S ◎

00:00 Intro
01:15 Certainty = Default
02:07 My corporate escape story
03:35 Wider context
04:43 When you decide to opt for discomfort and unknown over certain miseries
05:21 How I make decisions
06:15 How you view and handle uncertainty determines your quality of life

◉ M E N T I O N E D ◎

Electric shock research: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm...

Tim Ferris’ Fear Setting exercise: https://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-sett...

Steven Bartlett’s Quitting Framework:   / stevenbartlett-123_how-to-know-when-to-qui...  

◉ M U S I C ◎

Music by Liles Music - Rise and Grind - https://thmatc.co/?l=0B0F2ED7
Music by Akkara - Sea of Clouds - https://thmatc.co/?l=BF1C2168

#quarterlifecrisis #uncertainty #risk

◉ A B O U T M E ◎

Hey there! 👋🏻 I'm Venus.
I'm a music therapist (RMT, NMT) based in Sydney, Australia.
I share my journey as an accountant-turned music therapist who struggled in her quarter-life crisis and eventually found the north star 🌟 in life.

You will find music, mindset and well-being content on this channel. I also love making handpan covers. I sometimes vlog about my life and personal development journey too. I hope my music and my stories inspire you to go after the life you want :)

◉ L E T ' S C O N N E C T ◎

📲 Instagram:   / itsvenuskwong  
🐤 Twitter:   / itsvenuskwong  
💌 DO-RE-MI weekly newsletter: https://venuskwong.com/newsletter
💻 Personal blog: https://venuskwong.com
🔉soundcloud:   / user-926896219  

If you fancy a chat, feel free to email me. I'm on a social media sabbatical so I won't reply to DMs.

📧 Message/Music therapy services/collab enquiries: [email protected]
🎶 Book me for a music therapy session: http://www.strikeachordmt.com/consult...


🎥 Filming equipment I use:
Sony a7iii 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/4axoU1v
FE 24-105mm lens 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3VzHjqo
røde NT-USB Versatile Studio-Quality USB Microphone 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3VBtFD1
JOBY GorillaPod 3K Kit. Compact Tripod 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3TG2iVJ