I have figured it all out...

I am sure PeppyAnnie will catch everyone up on her trip soon. Read her blog.

So I often just have to take some time to figure out what is bothering me and what to do about it. Here is what I have come up with:
  1. I am tired of my current career after doing it for 21 years. I like Information Technology as a tool, and I used to like it as a career. There is too much pressure and I am on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 1/4 days a year. I can't REALLY take a vacation because, for some reason, nobody can manage to put all of the pieces together to fix the issue. People are more into the blame game, rather than fixing it.
  2. I am at the right age for a change. I am not too old yet, and I have a good idea as to how businesses as a whole run. No, this is NOT a middle-aged reflection on life and a need to go buy a Mazda Miata to make up for the things I have missed out on. This is an "I'm tired" and I need something that is not constantly on.
  3. I like providing experiences. I cannot go into detail about what I will be doing yet, but I think this new venture will work out nice.
  4. When first starting out, I can do this from home.

Now there are drawbacks to any career change:

  1. Uncertainty...I am not sure I will be able to do as well in this new career idea as I do in my current job.
  2. Money...I do fairly well on the money side of things, I intend to make as much in my new career, but there is that uncertainty thing again.
  3. I will be spending a lot of my extra time working toward my new goal which means everything else (including blogging) moves to the back-burner.

So, in general, I will not be blogging while working on other ideas and ventures. I may come on once in a while to check on everyone, but for now all I can say is, thank you very much. I imagine my wife, (QueenSuchandSuch) will continue on, so keep an eye on her.

Comments

Mickey said…
I wish you the best of luck, but i'll be honest, I was kind of looking forward to you sticking around and writing about the everyday results of making that career change. You've got a writing style I think most appreciate, and it'd be too bad to let that just go away. At least consider it!
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