The picture is from the movie Logan's Run, in case you were wondering. It seems to be screwing up the layout of this post -- oh well.My outplacement coach suggested that it's best to take a couple of weeks at least after you lose a job before you jump into getting another, because your thoughts are very unsettled at first. Tomorrow will be one month since I left Farmers, and my frame of mind is definitely different from what it was when I first left.
The first reaction is the shock of being unemployed. I do not have a predictable income anymore, and that is fundamentally different from the last 11 years. Our first response to that was to start cutting expenses, preparing for hard times. But with a little perspective, I realize that we are not teetering on the edge of doom just yet. Really, this is an opportunity, but like many opportunities, it comes with some risk. I had been looking for a change at work for the last two years, but just could never make it work, and I am really ready for something else. This could be the chance to do that something.
I am a big believer that life tends to get better as we get older, at least to a point (haven't reached that point yet), because we have a great deal of control, and we keep pushing things in the direction we want them to go. This is a good opportunity to do a little pushing.
Speaking of life getting better, my brother and I decided I could use a little of my free time to visit him in California, so I'm leaving tomorrow, taking Jarrod with me, coming back next Saturday. I will try to keep up with the blog, although it may just be a travelogue for a week.
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