The end of your busy seasons?

What comes next after each busy season?

Feedback season…

Promotion season…

Quitting season?

How many decisions did you dismiss during busy season because you were so busy to think about it?

I had a lot of those.

I tend to park major decisions at the end of every milestone.

I avoid making decisions when I’m tired or emotional.

I vet my decision from all angles.

Does that make me an over-thinker?

Perhaps.

Is that a weakness I can mention during job interviews?

Maybe yes, maybe not.

If the philosophers have their Twitter accounts today, this is what Socrates would tweet.

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

So, it’s ok if you spend a long time examining your life.

That means you’re squeezing every worth out of it.

It’s ok if you decide only after your mind and heart agree.

This ensures that every decision is sound and true.

After each season, take time to pause and examine what has been going on lately.

What’s working well? And what’s not?

Where do you want to go next?

Is that aligned with your values and aspirations?

Are you in the right direction?

You may have a Waze.

But if that Waze turned out to be for Rotterdam, instead of Amsterdam…

You’ll still end up in the wrong location.

P.S. Looking for the way out?

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