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The following is the 1st draft of the Introduction to a book/e-book I am going to complete by the end of March. Enjoy!

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I was dying on the inside.

I was 25 years old and, although I wasn’t dying a physical death, the work that I had found myself involved in, at the end of the day, left me lifeless.

The pay was great - but it wasn’t enough.
The hours were flexible - but it wasn’t enough.
The benefits were outstanding - but it wasn’t enough.
The co-workers were wonderful - but it wasn’t enough.
The skills I was learning were priceless - but it wasn’t enough.

I was created for more than this.

Am I naive?
Am I selfish?
Am I un-realitic? 
Am I ungrateful?
Am I desiring to live a life that just isn’t possible?

These questions haunted me daily, but as I carried out the responsibilities of my job, all I could think to myself was, I was created for more than this.

Something had to change.

My choices were these:

• Live the life that the world expected me to live or, live the life of my dreams?
• Be satisfied with the safety and security of a full-time job or, risk my security for freedom?
• Live the life of mediocrity and discontent that my current occupation was leading me towards or, pursue the great work that I knew I was created to complete?

For me, it really came down to a choice between death and life.

And although it wasn’t an easy choice to make…

I chose life.

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I’d like to know…

Would an introduction like this cause you to want to continue reading? Why or why not?