The Job I Once Manifested and the New Chapter I’m Choosing
Hello Beautiful People,
This is my very first blog, and it means a lot to me to share this space with you as I begin a new chapter in my own life.
On 31 October 2026, I’ll officially close my corporate chapter after 20 years. Even writing that feels big.
This decision has been a combination of choices and circumstances. But there’s something about this story I want to share with you: I manifested my way into this job and, 20 years later, I manifested my way out of it too.
Let me take you back to the beginning.
The dream that started it all
More than 20 years ago, I had just graduated from university.
This was before tech companies became the dream workplace for so many young people. In my world, the big aspiration was to join a multinational oil and gas company, many of which we now know as energy companies.
It was my dream too.
But on paper, I wasn’t an obvious candidate. I had graduated from a modest university with a GPA that was, honestly, just enough to get me through.
Still, the desire was strong. So I started doing what I could to give myself a chance.
I pursued further education, and this time I approached it differently. The student who was bare minimum now aiming to be near the top of the class and graduate early.
Then something unexpected happened.
One of the major energy companies visited my university. Out of the blue, an opportunity appeared, and I was invited to interview.
To me, it felt like the universe had answered the desire I had been working towards.
When I got accepted, it was one of the happiest moments of my life.
At the time, I thought I was chasing the status and money. Looking back, what I really wanted was freedom: the chance to stand on my own feet, financially, emotionally and mentally.
That job represented the beginning of my independence.
A dream can come true and still evolve
I’m deeply grateful for what followed.
That career took me to different places, introduced me to people I learned so much from, and gave me experiences I still carry with me. It eventually brought me to Singapore, where I settled down and built my life.
So when I talk about leaving, I do it with a lot of appreciation.
And yet, over time, another question started to surface:
“If money is not an issue, and I don’t have to work for a day, what would I be doing?”
After returning from an assignment in the Netherlands, I began exploring that question more seriously. I started looking for my ikigai.
Around this time, I discovered coaching.
And I loved it.
The wish I kept coming back to…
I began my coaching education in 2024 and became certified the following year.
As I learned and practised, I kept coming back to the same thought:
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could leave my nine-to-five and do coaching full time?
It was a possibility I felt increasingly drawn towards, even though I didn’t know exactly how it would happen, as I did not have the courage to leave my steady job.
Then, within about half a year, something happened. In July 2025, just a few days after my birthday, my line manager told us:
“Team, please brace yourself. Starting October this year, our team in Singapore would be gone. You will either need to search new role or leave the company”
Given what that news meant, you might expect anxiety to arrive first. But in that moment, I felt a surprising sense of peace.
A few weeks later, the “what ifs” certainly showed up.
I wouldn’t want to tell this story as though I felt calm every day and never questioned anything. I did. A big change can feel right and still bring uncertainty.
But there was one thought I kept returning to:
This organisational change will work out so much better for me than what I could imagine.
Choosing how to close the chapter
There were offers and opportunities to continue within the company.
I considered them, and I chose to leave anyway.
The arrangements gave me more support than I had imagined: payouts, a bonus, shares, and an exceptional additional six months of garden leave, taking me through to the end of October 2026.
That time and financial breathing room have meant a great deal to me. They’ve given me space to prepare for this transition.
From my perspective, it has been an incredibly abundant way to close a chapter.
I had wanted to move towards coaching full time. The organisational changes created an opening, and I got to choose what to do with it.
That’s why I describe this as a combination of choice and circumstance.
How Manifestation Has Shaped My Life
Manifestation has been part of my life for more than 20 years, and I’m still learning and fascinated by it today.
One thing I’ve learned along the way: manifestation asks us to take part in creating what we desire. The inner work matters, and so do the actions we take.
When I wanted that first job, I pursued further education, changed how I studied and put myself in a position to take an opportunity when it appeared.
When I felt drawn towards coaching, I trained, became certified and began making room for a different kind of work.
For me, manifestation is the process of bringing a desire into reality through inner work, awareness and aligned action, while staying open to how it might unfold.
I couldn’t control the company’s restructuring. But I could pay attention to my response, explore my options and choose what felt right for me.
The inner work helped me approach that choice with more clarity, even when the doubts appeared. It helped me recognise an opening to move towards something I had been wanting.
Looking back, I can also see how my desires have changed.
Twenty years ago, freedom meant getting that job and becoming financially independent.
Today, freedom means having the space to do work that feels meaningful to the person I am now.
If you’re in the middle of a “break-up”
Perhaps you’re going through an ending of your own.
A break-up with a job. A relationship. A business partnership. Or a version of your life you thought you would keep for much longer.
I know those endings can carry real uncertainty. You don’t have to rush to feel grateful or find meaning in them.
But when you have a little space, perhaps you could gently ask:
Could this be an opening into a chapter that serves me better?
For me, it felt like a sign from the universe that I was ready to move towards something I had already been wanting.
You may understand your own experience differently. Either way, an ending can give us a reason to pause and reconsider what we want next.
If it feels supportive, you might borrow the thought I kept returning to:
This could work out better than I can currently imagine.
You don’t need to know exactly how yet.
Making room for what comes next
As I prepare to leave, I’m carrying the experience, relationships and lessons of the past 20 years with me.
I’m also giving myself permission to want something new.
Through coaching, I want to support people who are exploring their own questions about purpose, relationships, freedom and fulfilment—people who may have built a good life and are wondering what would make it feel more like their own.
If you’d like to explore manifestation more deeply, I’d love to connect with you.
My manifestation group coaching programme is also coming soon. My intention is to create a safe, supportive space where we can explore our desires, work through the beliefs that hold us back, take aligned action and encourage one another along the way.
For now, I’ll leave you with a question:
What would you love to make room for in your next chapter?