Already Done ✅
When I quit my last job—or rather, when I retired from my last job—it was for a very specific reason.
For one, I had a strong sense that my time there, and in that role, was over. I knew I had to step away because the effort being put into shaping me into someone I didn’t want to be—into a perspective that clashed with how I see the world—was overwhelming.
I also knew that by leaving, I was fully stepping back into my true self, my true identity, and, most importantly, my true purpose. As with other pivotal moments in my life, this decision only reinforced that I truly think and see the world differently than many people, even those who may share some of my values. This isn’t new to me. It isn’t a new dilemma. That’s how I knew it was time to walk away from my old job—because they were, (and still are), hell-bent on making me conform to a worldview that simply does not align with mine.
Now, I’m facing the same dilemma, but on an even greater scale. Not only are old friends still trying to shape my perspective in absurd and bizarre ways, but now, new groups and forces have entered the picture.
I shared this before—I did not know I would face such opposition. This was grossly miscalculated by me. Yet, I also remain deeply grateful for the love and support I receive, even in the midst of all the hate for doing this work.
When I take everything into account—the success, the love, the hate—and when I remember that this is only my third year working on a vision and mission that is now dear to me, one that I will see through to the end, my greatest burden is, once again, who I must now become. And strangely, though this transformation is an act of wisdom, it still feels burdensome.
Truthfully, it’s burdensome because it breaks my heart. Like any breakup, like any relationship where you set hard boundaries for your own protection—boundaries that may be misunderstood, boundaries because you are misunderstood, frowned upon, or that others may try to guilt or shame you out of—choosing to do what’s best for you can be heartbreaking.
Yet here I am, about to complete another phase of my work. And I intend to do so fully in the comfort of my own skin, my own thinking, and my own authenticity—even if it unsettles others. Because this time, I am not going to quit. I am not going to walk away. I am not going to stop. I am going to see every bit of this through.
When I think back to the moment I decided to retire from my old job—to when I waited for the right time to submit my resignation, to step into the unknown, to build something from nothing—to now, where I have turned that vision into reality, step by step, milestone by milestone… I realize that without these moments of clarity, without these “bookmarks” of success, it would be easy to doubt myself. To believe I’m wasting my time. To think I’m failing. To find reasons to quit.
But I have these moments. These undeniable moments of clarity.
For instance, I remember stepping onto the University at Buffalo’s campus and sitting in meetings, asking for $150 billion to begin building out my vision. And now, I can account for at least $700 billion and a vision that’s worldwide.
Color. Cut. Clarity.
Now tell me—why would I stop? Why would I stop now?
Think about it. I asked for $150 billion. I received $700 billion and we’re still counting. I still can’t believe it.
Where I come from, we call that a God Ask.
I’m in a different league. 🏁
I am so high up that when I look around, it’s just me.
Think about that. It’s all of you—and yet, it’s just me. And still, I received five times more than what I asked for.
So really, think about it. I asked for $150 billion for what I wanted. And if I received five times that, what does that say about my vision? About what’s coming? About what I’m about to receive?
Riddle me that. Solve for that.
I’m high up, and I’m not going to stop. I’m going to see this through—because it’s already done. Now, I simply have to receive all of what I asked for. 🪄
That’s all for now. I am enjoying this moment of silence…
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