It's been 4 weeks since I started my vacation and almost 4 months since I've decided to leave SAP and I still do not have anything concrete yet for my 'second career' - For all the non-believers, I'm ready to collect the bets :-) Don't get me wrong, I have no complaints and I enjoy this unique period of time.
It’s a very interesting situation and my days now seem much, much different than a few months back (more details in another post). The days are different not only in the location (beach vs. office) the people I spend time with (my kids instead of managers), my clothes (shorts instead of buttoned shirts) but mostly in the level of uncertainty.
At SAP I dealt with uncertainty on a daily basis but it's incomparable to what I have now - my career related activities are less predictable.
I'm checking now some promising but with high risk options and although at this situation there are ups and downs, it gives me a lot of fresh energy. On the other hands it requires me to confront some basic fears. As I believe that fears are great source for energy, I'm ready to confront them…
Talking about fears, I have a small fear of heights (nothing serious), which I tried to confront by climbing a 10 meters wall. Another thing I learned is that technology cannot help you when you need to leave you hand and try reaching a higher anchor. It’s you and only you…
It’s a very interesting situation and my days now seem much, much different than a few months back (more details in another post). The days are different not only in the location (beach vs. office) the people I spend time with (my kids instead of managers), my clothes (shorts instead of buttoned shirts) but mostly in the level of uncertainty.
At SAP I dealt with uncertainty on a daily basis but it's incomparable to what I have now - my career related activities are less predictable.
I'm checking now some promising but with high risk options and although at this situation there are ups and downs, it gives me a lot of fresh energy. On the other hands it requires me to confront some basic fears. As I believe that fears are great source for energy, I'm ready to confront them…
Talking about fears, I have a small fear of heights (nothing serious), which I tried to confront by climbing a 10 meters wall. Another thing I learned is that technology cannot help you when you need to leave you hand and try reaching a higher anchor. It’s you and only you…
And, as Michael Scofield said “Just have a little faith” :-)
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Fear and uncertainty go hand in hand with significant life altering changes. Usually we make relatively safe adjustments to our lives (move to a new apartment but in a similar neighborhood, change job positions but in the same company or to a new similar company). It is rare to see someone make a huge leap with both feet to a completely new environment.
The period of time while you are still in the air and have not landed at your new location scary. Will you crash and break your bones? Will you lose the status you once had? How will you provide for your family while still in mid flight? Is there a safer path towards reaching my next destination? Is it all worth it?
Only you can answer these questions. However, as a wise mentor once told me, you have the most to gain and learn about yourself while in mid flight. As uncomfortable as high altitude mid flight may be, this is the time you will gain tremendous insight about what is best for you.
See "Cliff Jumping"
http://benzironen.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/cliff-jumping/
Indeed. As scary as this jump is, I manage to learn many new things about myself. And to enjoy it…
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