Most of us as children were asked “what do you want to be when you grow up”? Well, I don’t remember ever knowing exactly what I wanted to be and I think because I had such liberal parents, they didn’t push me to figure it out.
What I remember vividly is almost every year I had a new dream. One year I was hell bent on being an architect, then another year I was to be a dentist. I think I remember one time wanting to be a blacksmith like my grandfather (I probably would have enjoyed this one). Well, I ended up studying business and had no memory of those dreams until after my studies were completed (seriously, I had no memory as they were so well buried). Needless to say, I didn’t do very well in college…I didn’t fail but I didn’t do as well as I know I could have. I got my degree but I wasn’t over the moon about my newly minted MBA – I didn’t even walk my graduation. Go figure!
The years went by and I have had various jobs for which I was fully qualified (sometimes over qualified) and did reasonably well but somehow I still didn’t become excited by any of them. I am now at the end of another contract and a decision has to be made as to what next. So here I am job hunting again but as much as I am qualified for the jobs, some of which I have turned down, I am yet to be truly, honestly excited. So do I continue the search and feign interest? Do I tell myself to go for money and the like/love will come?
I think I already know the answer to the questions. So what to do…Can’t find a job, time to create one? That almost sounds easier to say than to do but is the time ever going to be right for me to take a chance on me?
Thinking on these things… My sister gave me the name for a consulting company a year ago. FORGE Consulting. Could the time be now?
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