Making the Leap of Faith

June 2023 Reflection

In June, I was given an offer to work for Christy and her new company, Original Design Co. She explained to me that it is a start-up, so I would be able to sharpen my entrepreneurial skills, but at the same time, I was not guaranteed financial security. It was hard for me to make a decision because there were so many pro’s and con’s. I could not tell whether the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

After I received the job offer, I went to God in prayer and sought counsel from those I trusted. During one of my prayer times, God reminded me of a memory when I was a Stanford student, I was always drawn to the Design School and looked for ways to squeeze a d.school class into my schedule. I had even dreamed about working for the design consulting firm - IDEO. 1st leading to decide to say yes to the job.

As I was looking back at my journals, I found that I had recorded a dream on my birthday about connecting with Christy. In December 2022, I was praying for God to show me my next steps, but I did not think much of the dream because at this point, I had only met Christy once and did not think I would meet her again.

2nd leading to decide to say yes to the job.

I have not yet mentioned that Christy wanted me to move to Kona for this job. I love living in the Bay Area, so I could not imagine relocating, but I decided to do a scouting trip. In Kona, I was able to see how Christy interacts in her home base and understand more about her vision. While I was already leaning towards yes, I wanted to consult with my mentors. Again, they all felt a peace about this job and one of them in prayer heard the song of the C&H Sugar commercial, seeing flights back and forth CA & HI.

3rd leading to decide to say yes to the job.

So I made the big jump to join Original Design Co. 😄  And the story is to be continued…