Sep 19, 2007 17:39
Life changing decisions are fucking difficult.
Is it better to follow dreams and take a chance, or progress with a path of complacency?
I've reached a helluva impasse, where I can either take the ticket and travel the world, or stay with my growing company where I've been assured of my progress.
By nature I would be fine with tempting fate to find adventure, but my pragmatic side questions this.
I've been planning this for some time now, and the date for departure grows near. I'm excited about going, and prepared to leave.
Content with being uncertain of what the future holds, aside from probably being broke and homeless upon my return, I'm eager to explore. It's very likely I could return to my current job, although likely not to my current position, nor with the likeliness of promotion.
Or I could stay, ensuring my position here, and the potential for advancement. Staying would mean security, and furthering my career. It would likely mean I never take this trip, at least not in the same fashion. It would mean practical planning for the future. And I may lose something else, which I care not to say here.
Follow my fleeting heart, or listen to my sensibility?