Last weekend Aaron and I went away for an evening without Olivia. Heaven. First time in over a year that we were able to be talk without constant interruption and it allowed us to remember some things about who we are and what we love about each other.
One of the things that has been percolating in my head, and in this blog a bit, is what my next career move is. Having that little bit of space last weekend allowed me to articulate to Aaron just what was causing me to be so reluctant to return to the kind of work I know to do.
When I considered Corporate Training or HR, what I kept knocking up against is the need for business people to constantly quantify their contribution. It's all about metrics and how to skew them, analyze them, communicate them and use them to your advantage -- all resulting in PowerPoint presentations that bore the hell out of people.
That is not what I am best at. Where I shine is in the ambiguous area of relating to people where they are at and helping them get to a better place. Not very quantifiable. But really gratifying.
So, I have changed tack. I am not going to pursue what I already know and what I already know does not light me up. I am not sure what the shape is of what is next for me but, if the idea makes me tired, I can be sure it's not for me.
I'll let you know how it goes.
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