It has been on my mind for almost three years now. I go to bed thinking about it, and wake up wondering;
I have been out of my career for for 43 months. Wow. Such a long time, so much change. Social media taking the world to its' knees. Thousands of new college grads competing for the fraction of available jobs.
It is a major concern.
To top that off, I am in a contract position, without benefits or paid time off. I am grateful to be working, but the deck is stacked against me. Recently, I did get a bite on my resume', but the job location would require me to move to another part of Colorado. Did I really want to travel 150 miles for a remote opportunity? Maybe I am not that motivated, or too cautiously optimistic about my job prospects.
At least it confirmed I am still marketable.
What I do in the meantime is continue to learn. Be it a software program, stay abreast of changes in the marketing and communications industry. These may be feeble attempts to paddle in a constantly evolving sea of change.
There comes a point in a career ( I want to work at least ten more years), where one has to weigh everything. It is too easy to look back and beat yourself up for past mistakes. The would'ves', could'ves' should'ves' haunt me.
Will I ever give myself a break?
Truth is, I have failed far more than I have succeeded in my career. I have had opportunities people would drool for, passed some up, took some on and failed. Yes failed, and miserably.
I know I can only work for a certain kind of boss, with a certain group of people. You would think that would stop me from looking. No, it never does stop. You see, the thing is, I am so tenacious, I don't know what it means to give up.
My management style? compassion and understanding. Not very popular with corporate. But I am creative, and can come up with product positioning ideas that leave competitors at the starting line.
I am exceptionally good at getting jobs, keeping them is another story. I am no politician, for sure.
In the end, knowing one's strengths' and weaknesses are so very important.
I can't stop thinking that there is a place at there I can call home. You see, retirement is not in my vocabulary at the moment.
I have been out of my career for for 43 months. Wow. Such a long time, so much change. Social media taking the world to its' knees. Thousands of new college grads competing for the fraction of available jobs.
It is a major concern.
To top that off, I am in a contract position, without benefits or paid time off. I am grateful to be working, but the deck is stacked against me. Recently, I did get a bite on my resume', but the job location would require me to move to another part of Colorado. Did I really want to travel 150 miles for a remote opportunity? Maybe I am not that motivated, or too cautiously optimistic about my job prospects.
At least it confirmed I am still marketable.
What I do in the meantime is continue to learn. Be it a software program, stay abreast of changes in the marketing and communications industry. These may be feeble attempts to paddle in a constantly evolving sea of change.
There comes a point in a career ( I want to work at least ten more years), where one has to weigh everything. It is too easy to look back and beat yourself up for past mistakes. The would'ves', could'ves' should'ves' haunt me.
Will I ever give myself a break?
Truth is, I have failed far more than I have succeeded in my career. I have had opportunities people would drool for, passed some up, took some on and failed. Yes failed, and miserably.
I know I can only work for a certain kind of boss, with a certain group of people. You would think that would stop me from looking. No, it never does stop. You see, the thing is, I am so tenacious, I don't know what it means to give up.
My management style? compassion and understanding. Not very popular with corporate. But I am creative, and can come up with product positioning ideas that leave competitors at the starting line.
I am exceptionally good at getting jobs, keeping them is another story. I am no politician, for sure.
In the end, knowing one's strengths' and weaknesses are so very important.
I can't stop thinking that there is a place at there I can call home. You see, retirement is not in my vocabulary at the moment.
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