These are definitely ideas i have considered during my previous "what am i going to do with myself" periods. One thing that makes me reluctant to go into academia is that it was my mother's career, and she found it tremendously stressful and soul crushing, first because of the constant pressure to publish, then later because of the constant pressure to attract and retain (wealthy) foreign students. I worry that non-profit work might also depress me when i think about how much money goes into the infrastructure and how little into the actual programs, but perhaps if i just work at a lower level in the organization that wouldn't bother me so much. The real question is how to transition out of what i am currently doing into something like that?
Perhaps i should reach out to the World Bicycle Relief guy i met here in Colombia and ask how he did it. I think he went from being a regular expat businessman to working in more of an NGO context relatively recently. Although i expect that being in management to start with is the secret sauce, since management skills are theoretically transferable between industries.
Perhaps i should reach out to the World Bicycle Relief guy i met here in Colombia and ask how he did it. I think he went from being a regular expat businessman to working in more of an NGO context relatively recently. Although i expect that being in management to start with is the secret sauce, since management skills are theoretically transferable between industries.
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