I had a great epiphany in the middle of the night last night: When the universe tries to tell you something, and you dont listen, it will keep trying to send you the message until you do. There will probably be pain involved when youre not listening - otherwise, why would you keep ignoring it? I am guilty of selling out. Ive made my living by occasionally working for people I dont respect, who treat me badly and dont appreciate the commitment I have made to them and my work product because it pays well. Not that I dont love recruiting. I do love it. I love that I have made a difference to those people that I have helped get a job. Maybe Im not good at it, but Im passionate about it. However, I think Im starting to realize that my personality is not well suited to it. I honestly think I care too much. I want it to be right. I want everyone to be happy. People arent numbers to me - they are people and their job is a HUGE part of who they are. We all do things to survive that we dont necessarily want to do, and I think for a lot of us, we get so stuck in a cycle of paying the bills and going to a thankless job that we think this is life. And it may be. But it isnt living, is it? Shouldnt I make as much money as I can while I can? Well, my epiphany last night said no. What I SHOULD do is stop waiting for some perfect time to do what makes me happy, not what necessarily makes me money. Of course, Im fortunate. I am a second income and I have the most wonderful man in the world who wants nothing more than for me and our kids to be happy. While we may suffer temporarily (or not) from the absence of my big paycheck, we will all most definitely gain from the fulfillment of my soul. At nearly 50, I have finally figured how much more important that is. Hopefully, all of you have figured that out already, and Im just slow to the gate.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:22:22 +0000
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