Career Advice? I'm sorry, I have none.
After a recent discussion with a best friend about that serious moment in your life when you finally realise you ARE grown up, it got me thinking. Time IS running out. And when was it a good idea to have to start your career path at 17? How do we know even who we are at 17, let alone having to start mapping out your career.
Don't think for one moment I have any of this sorted. This is an anonymous blog, but let me let me tell you that my closest friends may think I have that career box ticked, paid of my student loan and climbing the corporate ladder. Yes, I think I do my job well. I'm giving about 80% of my effort and energy towards my version of the daily grind. I'm almost working at my full potential. Don't get me wrong, I do love it. But I'm still giving more than enough of my life, blood, sweat and tears. Any more and I feel it will consume me whole.
So ten years (plus) on and in-hind sight, what would I have done differently? Well, I would ask my twenty year-old self "What do other people feel that you do well and what comes naturally to you?" The answer for me would've been a nurse or carer. I'm not interested in the medical side, but do love being a listening ear with sympathy and compassion for others. Which interestingly enough is not too far of the mark in my career choice right now.
And for the issue of that hour glass ticking, well I'm all for a career change / break / holiday in my 40's and 50's. We'll see..
I'll leave you with a perfectly timed picture to ensure that you capture time in it's essence right now.
Budgie xo
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