Today I finalized the paper work to end my 30+ year career in corporate America. I was ask by a friend/mentor to blog my thoughts on that moment in time. I am excited about all of the adventures ahead of me, more so than nervous about what is next career wise. I think you know when the time has come to change the conversation and to see what next looks like. There are a few things I will not miss from corporate America, what I will miss is the people which I will keep in touch with. I am excited to see what all they will accomplish and which country I will be in when they update me. I have been humbled to lead and work with some of the best and will greatly miss being a part of their everyday life. I appreciate their out pouring of support and love as I take this leap of faith.
Thanks to some of my gracious family I will be loading my life into a U-Haul truck tomorrow and heading to God's country, Oklahoma. I will take a few weeks to get my stuff settled, visit with family, hopefully do some fishing and get some much needed rest. Right now it feels like I am just going on a normal vacation but I think by next week it will hit me that I am on vacation for 365+ days. For those who know me it will not shock you that I have my year planned out till January 2, 2018. I have quality time scheduled to see friends and love ones while taking a few trips along the way. I am going to knock off a few more of my life to do list items along with a few things that I just want to do and now have the time.
It is extremely freeing to put yourself in a place that you have freedom of options and no commitments which allows you to take that risk or choose the road not yet traveled. I am fortune to have worked hard and to have had a blessed life. That does not mean that it has always been easy or perfect, far from that actually but I have had a family and a group of friends that sit in the balcony of my life and cheer me on when I need it, support me when I have fallen and holds me accountable when I need to hear it. When I told them that I would be homeless and unemployed they showed nothing but support and encouragement that I was finally doing what I had dreamed to do, travel.
So I close this chapter of my life, which has been pretty awesome and now start a new one, oh the adventures that await me.
