Sunday at the mall, I met an old acquaintance.
She approached me and asked about the condition of an old friend.
We got to talking. Then she shared about her intent to leave her job after
twenty long years. She wanted to rest. I said, go. Execute that plan. You've
worked hard and long, you deserve to lie low for a while. She naturally had
apprehensions most especially that her well-meaning friends encouraged her to
wait out for another five years or so. She explained that she's not keen on
anchoring her decision on money. I said, right. I support your decision to
rest.
Why am I supportive? Because she has thought well and hard about
it. She has prepared for it.
Leaving a well-paying job entails a radical life change. These
adjustments are part and parcel of the package. Bring the entire family into
the plan so they will understand the upcoming changes and be ready to adjust,
as well.
Everybody deserves a break. She has worked for twenty years.
Surely, her well-deserved break is not so hard to grant.
She can do consultancy on the side so she won't get bored. She can
do mentoring. There are a lot of things she can do given her experience,
caliber, and professional track record.
Like I always say, everyone will approach a life phase. It is
disconcerting, unnerving and scary. However, if the ultimate reason is health,
we should totally support. After all, health is the greatest wealth.
Lady, I support you. Go enter that new life phase. Make God your
banner.
Food for thought:
They're different kinds of challenges depending
upon what phase of life I'm in. - Alanis Morissette
Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do
the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from
procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do
those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments
that, if lost, may never be retrieved. - Napoleon Hill
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