Yes--great questions. What I find most challenging is teasing apart my needs and desires and how to get there. How can I stay focused on the conditions that I want while staying open to all sorts of possibilities? All the major leaps forward in my life were the result of happy accidents--not sheer force of will.
Thanks Kim. I'm kind of the opposite, because I'm so allergic to change. The three times i made a big leap were all because some switch flipped and I got past my fear.
Great questions! I asked myself a lot of these when preparing to leave my last job. Some answers: No international companies (when at Adobe a while back, I had to attend some meetings at 7am, when I'm not fully awake!). I also thought about the elements of jobs that I've enjoyed and that I'm good at and came up with a list that was topped by writing but also included organizing stuff. I'd never thought of it that way! I need a work environment that's quiet (working from home has been a big help there!) and prefer to work on my own while still feeling connected to a team. And as important as money is to me, it's more important to work with people I respect and who respect me, to have plenty of autonomy, and to be able to, as they say these days, "bring my whole self to work." I need a job that allows some flexibility and doesn't demand overworking (don't we all). One thing that's good about getting older is that you feel more able to stand up for requirements like that. At least, that's what I've found.
Thanks much Rosana. Understanding what we need and want is so important.
I really appreciate your participation around here. I wish I could get more people to comment. I would love this to be a community, not just me shouting into the void.
Yes--great questions. What I find most challenging is teasing apart my needs and desires and how to get there. How can I stay focused on the conditions that I want while staying open to all sorts of possibilities? All the major leaps forward in my life were the result of happy accidents--not sheer force of will.
Thanks Kim. I'm kind of the opposite, because I'm so allergic to change. The three times i made a big leap were all because some switch flipped and I got past my fear.
Great questions! I asked myself a lot of these when preparing to leave my last job. Some answers: No international companies (when at Adobe a while back, I had to attend some meetings at 7am, when I'm not fully awake!). I also thought about the elements of jobs that I've enjoyed and that I'm good at and came up with a list that was topped by writing but also included organizing stuff. I'd never thought of it that way! I need a work environment that's quiet (working from home has been a big help there!) and prefer to work on my own while still feeling connected to a team. And as important as money is to me, it's more important to work with people I respect and who respect me, to have plenty of autonomy, and to be able to, as they say these days, "bring my whole self to work." I need a job that allows some flexibility and doesn't demand overworking (don't we all). One thing that's good about getting older is that you feel more able to stand up for requirements like that. At least, that's what I've found.
Thanks much Rosana. Understanding what we need and want is so important.
I really appreciate your participation around here. I wish I could get more people to comment. I would love this to be a community, not just me shouting into the void.
I feel your pain! I keep telling myself it will take time ...