Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...
It's been a year since I left my job. I blindly followed a trend of trying my luck someplace but realized that maybe just maybe I wasn't really ready for it. And so I went back home after just 3 weeks. Contemplating whether it would be nice to take a break from the corporate setting and re-assess my life or dive in again in the crazy world that took up most of my life for the past 8 or 9 years. So, I decided that perhaps I'll take this time to reflect and help my brother put up his business along the way. I gave it 3 months-6 months, until ultimately now it's been a year. Most of my family and friends honestly were NOT thrilled with the way things turned out. I can almost hear their collective sighs every chance they remember where I had been and where I am now. I realized that Success is Relative. Each person has a different barometer for success. Many have set it the way the society dictates it - the rich and powerful are the successful ones. How about those who may not have both (money and power) but perhaps able to have other things like satisfaction, fulfillment, peace of mind etc.? Oh well, reality bites. I am not a saint. There are times when I am faced with dilemma of wanting to go back and have a set 9-5 job and wait for every 15th and 30th of the month for a fixed but stable income or manning the store and breeze through the days the thing is income is not stable and it hasn't been able to cover much of the things that I used to enjoy way back when I was employed. And then it dawned on me. Preparation is always the key. I heard from a seminar that I once attended that "If You Fail to Plan- You Plan to Fail". It's not just a simple play on words but even more meaningful that any other quotes that I came across. Currently, I am still in the process of sorting out my feelings whether to look for work or stick it out with the small business. Perhaps on my next post I will be able to give a definitive answer. I am still hopeful that everything will work out for the best.