The Opportunity Abounds

After my first week of contemplating and exploring, I’ve realized the enormous amount of opportunities available around me.  If anything the challenge is the decision itself of what to pursue.  From what I can tell so far, the rest is just execution.  Or am I oversimplifying things.

I started putting out the message to some of my friends and contacts that I am looking to make some life-career choices and that I’m looking at making some kind of transition.  The response has been varied.  There has been much understanding and appreciation, and yes, need I say it, even envy that I’m going through this. 

I think the envy comes from the familiarity factor.  That is when we get familiar with our routine, career, life, we stop thinking and making decisions and just go with the flow.  It becomes increasingly difficult to consider change with every passing year.  Not everyone is a change agent or view change as a positive thing.  Those of us that do tend to be more take charge and optimistic in character. 

So, as I’ve been reviewing the last seven years of my life I’ve realized the extremely large amount of work that I’ve done and the experiences that I’ve gained.  Opportunities and experiences that I couldn’t have collected had I stayed in my last full-time corporate position.  But, life as a leader is very challenging and sometimes it can get tiring.  Let’s just say that I’ve learned to respect a regular schedule and pay cheque a lot more after many years of running my own businesses.

I’m looking forward to continuing my exploration and the interesting discoveries that come along with it.