There was a time not too long ago when I would have said I can't imagine life without work. Then the year long dealing with Dad's death brought on a weariness that (when it ended) led me to think, "I wish I could just stop now!" That was followed by deeper reflection on just what the heck I do want to do do with my life. This has actually been the major theme of thought over the last three months but for some reason I didn't feel like blogging about it.
What is all really very humorous about his is this is what I help people with for a living! I'm the one who is the transition specialist. I sell services to business owners about how to best create the outcome they want whether by selling or turning their business over to someone inside. Boy, what a different story it is when it's you instead of someone else. It does give me a whole lot more empathy for my clients and just how hard it is to really do any of this stuff.
The big boogie man of course is fear of change. That is (for many of us) a combination of fear of the end, fear of doing things differently, and fear of loss of identity. But as I've had lots of major changes (both intended and unintended) over my life, I'm reasonably well at handling those. What has been a bigger challenge has been identifying what the heck it is that is important to me, what is it I want to do, what is it that I don't want to do, and how do I reconcile when things I want or don't want conflict with each other.
Hopefully, over the next few weeks I will continue in this spirit of open mindedness and explain more
Or maybe I'll just do another hiking post.
3 comments:
I think the problem with working, for most of us, is that we allow what it is we do to define who we think we are. It makes sense. We spend the majority of our waking hours trying to prove ourselves in the workplace. It doesn't take long to start believing that the job title describes the person. It takes effort to define ourselves outside of our jobs.
I have no doubt you'll be fine. You're opening yourself up to new possibilities and once you've really accepted the idea, a plan will take shape. I'm anxious to follow along.
talk to you tomorrow!
Whatever you decide, it will be while you're surrounded by lots of people who love and support you. Can't wait to see you guys!
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