Change
April 30th, 2008 Wade
Change is hard. Today I left a job I’ve been at for 10 years. I know it is the right thing to do. Everything in my life for the past year or more has been steering me in this direction. But it’s still a difficult thing to leave people you care about and to leave a secure, familiar environment.
I learned quite a bit from this career I’m leaving behind. Quite a bit about what you should do in business, and what not to do. I’ve also found my “professional persona.” I know what I believe in and I definitely know more about how a business operates.
What will I do now you ask? Well, I’m actually busier for the next few months than I have been for the past year. I’m traveling, doing some remodeling projects on my house, writing, working more on Outdoorzy, launching an online magazine, consulting, sleeping in, doing a week on the AT, several multi-day paddling trips, spending more time with my wife, heading down to the Bahamas, and hopefully doing a bit of relaxing along the way.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me through this transition period. I promise I’m not going crazy.
..well, no crazier than I already am.
Sweet image taken by Fir002 on Wikipedia.
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8 Comments Add your own
1. endercore | April 30th, 2008
cheers for ditching the corporate lifestyle wade!
i’m sure everyone wishes they could do it too!
hope everything works out for you in your new career(what ever that ends up being…)
2. Emile | April 30th, 2008
Yup, Wade is livin the life! In 3 months from now you can live in my bonus room/ODZY headquarters.
3. Abenson | April 30th, 2008
whew, for a minute there I thought this was a Obama thread! Congrats Wade
4. wkumtrider | May 1st, 2008
Hope everything works out for you Wade. Enjoy it while you can.
5. DSD | May 1st, 2008
“Change is the very spice of life…” Anon
“As one door closes, another opens…” Anon
Setting out on another trail Wade; so many other adventures to enjoy…
DSD
6. Eric | May 2nd, 2008
Good Luck! Leaving a job after 10 years.. Scary stuff.. Yesterday was my 8 year anniversary for me and I feel like I’ve been working here forever!
7. Wade | May 4th, 2008
Thanks for all the encouragement. I am ready to take a little time for myself and do alot of Outdoorzy stuff!!!
8. The Other Wade | May 7th, 2008
Don’t be scared Wade, corporate America sucks anyways. With a little hard work, I think you’ll find life on the outside much, much more enjoyable.
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