Carpe Diem

It's decision time.

Every so often, an opportunity comes around and you have decide the path to your life's success. These are fantastic moments. They are moments of introspection, evaluation, and idealization. My moment came this week in the form of an exciting new opportunity at work. It was time to really think.

Comfort, to me, is a scary word. I always link being comfortable with settling and that should not be an option when you are young in your career. This is the time to take risks and experiment. Those risks may be dangerous and come with a lot more work and stress, but that is part of the growth and maturation of getting into business. Like my parents always used to say, "Welcome to the real world." As you get older, you will get used to sleeping less and having less time to sit around and watch TV. If you are eager and ambitious to get a jump start on creating success, there will be side businesses and the constant pursuit of extra knowledge on top of your responsibilities at the stable job. Success is attained through small sacrifices.

The more I thought about the opportunity in front of me, the more excited I got. Being at an age where learning from powerful people still gets my heart racing means any chance to work for someone more polished, more respected, and willing to teach along the way is the ULTIMATE opportunity. Sometimes there is no increase in pay, and maybe even a decrease, but it must be seen as an investment. No business class can teach what someones success can.

Don't lose sight of the endgame. Your career is a marathon and should be the right combination of planning and pure instinct. The last thing you want is to look back at retirement age with a 'what if' in your mind. Carpe Diem.