# Leaving everything behind

**Published by:** [Leonard Milea](https://paragraph.com/@leonard-milea/)
**Published on:** 2025-02-25
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@leonard-milea/leaving-everything-behind

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Just left my high paying job. Left my nice apartment in NYC (and paid hefty to break the lease). Left my coveted H1B visa. For what? To do something which has two outcomes:I succeed, and it was all worth it.I fail, but I don’t regret it, and I know where my capabilities end.I’m going to try to generate value through building a business. I wouldn’t say I’ve ever pushed myself to my absolute limits on a longer timescale. I’ve also never really failed at anything. Let’s find out whether I can achieve great things if I push myself, or if I fail and find my limits.

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