Vacation from my exLife
A vacation to hot Houston and spending quality time with friends and family had awoken something in me. New thoughts, new ideas, new feelings, I am changed for the better. It was not just a getaway; it was a wakeup call, a call to action.
Insanity, doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different outcome. We do this to ourselves when it comes to our career, our love life, raising our children, caring for our parents, communicating with a friend. As an individual, a community, a country, we have a learning issue. I will cover the professional aspects of my ‘insane’ choices to life.
Wakeup, bathroom, drive to work, get coffee, meetings, go to subway, bathroom, write reports, surf the web, look at clock, drive home. Repeat. Do this four to five times a week, and receive paycheck every two weeks. Have a review once or twice a year; get a mini bonus, and slight 3%, 5% salary increase. This has been my experience for the past three years, going on fourth. If I do not change my actions, and choices, I will continue to do this for an unforeseeable period of at least 5 years, I work in a stable career work environment. What is wrong with this picture? Nothing at all! Except for the fact that there will never be a huge salary increase, there will never be a big payday, I am stuck in mediocrity. The only way out of this are:
- Find a career path that’s accelerates into ever higher paying positions and pay grades. That means finding a new job/promotion every 2-3 years.
- Start my own company and own my own income stream, which can be both active and passive income.
Both of these options seem difficult, risky, and dangerous. The answer is obvious, and it is only a matter of time before I leave mediocrity, and onto the path of a different choice. It will be hard, and I will persist because who know why? What is the worst that could happen? I can always find another 9/5 job, and return to mediocrity.
