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Taking Time To Reboot
By Nick Hodge | June 13, 2006
On January 6th this year, I had a small personal celebration: my twentieth (20th) year of full-time work. Whilst I am at my third employer, I've never had more than a day between jobs. (www.linkedin.com Profile: Nick Hodge) The longest holiday I've had in last 20 years has been the month the Hodge family went to Europe (70 Days, 7 Countries). Apart from that refresh, its been a week or two here and there.
Here I am, in my late thirties. A potentially jeopardous time for men. They do silly things like buy fast red sports cars (Scarlett Comes out in Style). The body doesn't look, feel and work the same old way. And they start to look ahead a little, and drive a little slower.
We are all bound by the decisions we make: what cars we drive, what houses to buy; what job to do; and further bound by expectations: what do people expect from me? Why do I have to get up every morning and go to work? It leads a difficult decision: "Can I get off this merry-go-round?".
After weighing up these conundrums, I've decided to spend the next 5-6 months "rebooting", "reseting" and "reloading", prepapring for the next 20 years. Slow down, smell the roses. Look back and look ahead. Read some books, learn some new things. Return to Adobe in a different role. Calm down and get stuff done that matters. And as Carl Sagan said to his students: "Do Something" (Carl Sagan)
After a busy, full and fun 20 years - that "something" remains equally as ethereal, but I'll be ready to tackle it head on.
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