So time is always of the essence. I've really realised that recently. Suddenly I'm turning 24, which is practically 25, and am taking note of the fact that;
a) life has shot by at a ridiculous rate (albeit I have relocated to 2 major cities since graduating so I can't say I haven't accomplished much) and,
b) I don't have a 5 year plan...
A 5 year plan!? Seriously? I mean sure we can have aspirations, hopes and dreams, career and personal ambition but actually formulating a plan seems absurd to me.
The world can change. Your world can change. The whole fixation on a "Five Year Plan" really presumes that everyone matures at the same rate, we lead uneventful lives (except those which we factor in) and it seems that if you don't have one you're placed in the "fickle or unreliable pile."
For me, one minute I am landing an amazing job in London, the next my man's got a fantastic and better job in Sydney - not great for the ego but easily consoled with sunshine - the next month we're relocating our London life to somewhere that couldn't be further.
I'm trying not to be so self reflective but I have to say impulse and "not knowing" can be the most exciting and interesting things in life and as I grow up I learn they become more and more rare and obviously less and less favoured by employers, parents in law and the like!
I say be inquisitive, relentlessly raise the bar, be charismatic, chat to strangers, pick minds and don't be afraid of change.
Blah over and out
a) life has shot by at a ridiculous rate (albeit I have relocated to 2 major cities since graduating so I can't say I haven't accomplished much) and,
b) I don't have a 5 year plan...
A 5 year plan!? Seriously? I mean sure we can have aspirations, hopes and dreams, career and personal ambition but actually formulating a plan seems absurd to me.
The world can change. Your world can change. The whole fixation on a "Five Year Plan" really presumes that everyone matures at the same rate, we lead uneventful lives (except those which we factor in) and it seems that if you don't have one you're placed in the "fickle or unreliable pile."
For me, one minute I am landing an amazing job in London, the next my man's got a fantastic and better job in Sydney - not great for the ego but easily consoled with sunshine - the next month we're relocating our London life to somewhere that couldn't be further.
I'm trying not to be so self reflective but I have to say impulse and "not knowing" can be the most exciting and interesting things in life and as I grow up I learn they become more and more rare and obviously less and less favoured by employers, parents in law and the like!
I say be inquisitive, relentlessly raise the bar, be charismatic, chat to strangers, pick minds and don't be afraid of change.
Blah over and out
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