The ‘after’ plan wasn’t key in my thoughts, but now I’m here.
Early on, I thought I’d leave my job, travel, buy a new car etc etc. But in reality it was a confusing time.
Suddenly, I had 2 key thoughts.
1. Superstrengths
A careers advisor told me that we all have ‘superstrengths’ : things that we do better, faster and more easily than others. This is the vicinity we should be in: our career focus. Forget trying to work on weaknesses. Work with your strengths.
2. Boldness
On a walk by the Embankment I came across a war memorial. At the foot it said, “The boldest moves are the safest”. Counterintuitive, because aren’t bold moves risky? But I like it.