So, I’ve Made A Decision
So, I’ve Made A DecisionI’ve been thinking a lot, which isn’t unusual for me seeing as I kind of live inside my head. One of the topics whirring around up there is my job. A lot of this ties into what I talked about last month, about deciding which direction I wanted to take with my career. Even with my 2 week break over the festive period (okay, it might have been a little more than that), at no point did I actually stop thinking about this, about work, and I believe I’ve reached a decision.
I love my job. I don’t know if I always convey that. The thing about social networking, and Twitter in particular, is that everything is documented from the highs to the lows. When I have a bad day, I do give in and bitch about it to 1000+ people. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel better pissing everyone else off with my bad mood. Similarly, when business is going well I won’t hesitate with blowing my own trumpet. The good, the bad, it’s there for everyone to see, but the bottom line is, despite how challenging I can often find my job, and how draining it can sometimes be on my energy, I actually anticipate each day I get to mould the business into exactly how I envision. Not many people can say they eagerly start work every morning. Why I felt I couldn’t do that while also dedicating time to my hobbies escapes me.
So, it may come as no surprise then, that I’ve decided to keep my head down with work and hustle. Growing the business excites me, and seeing how little I turned my mind off from work when I was on holiday says a lot. It also gave me time to explore the possibilities of its future, and I realised how many avenues there are for me to go down. What I’m trying to say is, I love my job, and I really do want to fully dedicate myself to it.
But!
That’s not to say I plan on doing this for the rest of my life. I’m 22 (I can only say that for another couple of weeks), and I still want to experience other ventures. There are many pies, and I have ten fingers — get my drift? So my plan is to really knuckle down with work for the next few years, growing it at a steady rate, investing all my energy into it, eating and breathing the business, and maybe a few years down the line looking at bringing someone in to do my current job, giving me an opportunity to pursue other interests. Perfect.
I’m not one to massively plan or look to the future, but that’s my general idea of where I’m headed, and one I’m feeling comfortable with. I’d still retain control and be involved with ‘my baby’, but I would be freeing up my time to explore other avenues. In my eyes this will mean I’ve struck a perfect balance. Who knows what connections I will have made along the way, or what skills I’ll have developed along the line, or if my interests will have even changed. That’s the beauty of life, but having a vague idea of where I’m going makes me feel better about what I’m currently doing.
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