Change and Opportunity
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a Branch President of a bank that I used to work for. He told me about how he went straight to work at a factory when he was 18 years old. At that time that was just what everyone did. He managed to get a good paying job manufacturing large farm equipment. 10 years went by and he was overall happy following the current expectations. Then the 1980’s hit and factories were closing down and laying off thousands of workers.
He says that he saw the world was changing and that he saw a brighter future in information and not in manufacturing. So he went through college, graduated with a good education, and began climbing the corporate banking ladder. This was absolutely the right move for him to make at the time. He saw the world was changing and he chose to position himself for the new opportunities that were becoming available. This worked out perfectly for him. He is now a Branch President and is in a position to retire within a few years.
How ironic that he would be the same person who I had to turn my notice into just a few months ago. The story is identical. I did what was expected of me. I got into the corporate world because that was a good path for past generations. Luckily, I was able to see that once again the world is changing. There is tremendous opportunity available at your finger tips. I have chosen to build an online business and leave the corporate rat race to someone else.
Don’t take the norm for granted. If you aren’t being innovative and looking for ideas, you are just standing still. The world is changing and opportunity is everywhere. Don’t be too afraid to make your dreams come true.
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better”~Ralph Waldo