So I am struggling this morning as I consider the rough draft of my goals for 2014. It revolves around deciding what the next step should be. I have two choices really: continue in what I am doing and go with that or look to something completely different.
Yes, I know that I was toying with the same thought yesterday. It is a bit different though: I need to seriously consider the implications.
Implications? Three. Time, money, and relationships - not necessarily in that order.
1) Time: Whatever I pick up, even if it were to follow something sensible instead of my own heart, will require the investment of time. What would I be willing to put on hold while I pursued this (shadowy at this point) new career?
2) Money: No matter what I might think of doing some kind of investment is likely to be required. Where will the money come from? What sort of investment will it take - and what would I move to the side to do it?
3) Relationships: Following something different would most likely change the time and energy I spend with those closet to me - quite possibly at the time where that energy is most needed here, instead of forging a new path of my own. What are the implications of that reinvestment?
So balancing the two - what I do versus possibly something I might like doing but have to learn - is there a way clear? If I had to sacrifice one to the other, which one would give? I know which one should give - relationships should always trump all. Is there a way that I could make such things work in the context of relationships?
I am not sure - but neither am I convinced that merely trying more, harder, will give me the results I seek.
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