Yesterday marked the 2nd anniversary since I left the company of more than twenty years. There are different types of relationship, not just with a
nother human being. There is relationship with a country, with a company or with an organization. Whatever it is, it takes some courage to get out of a long-term one.
The first year often feels more dramatic. That drama dims a bit when new experience starts to take its root. Time is the mother of forgetfulness. As things move further in their rear mirror, it establishes more clarity on how those past experiences have become part of the journey, which shapes our values, practices, and perspective more than we think.
Back working a full-time job provides some routine. It is quite an attractive experience, to work in a company hundred times less in number of people and hundreds times less in revenue, in a different industry. I am lucky in the transition from high tech to health care industry, with some real successes while not getting into long hours or commute nightmare. A
half dream comes true may turn out to be different from the imagination. There is something missing in reality, a different reason on different days. It is like a bird in a tree-hopping mode, before sensing the right place worth to settle down again. I receive a good advice to write a new description of a dream job, which I believe applies to all job seekers.
For many job seekers, finding a job is a full-time job. For those with a full-time job and looking for a change, itis like working one and a half job, probably cannot afford as much time on cover letter, company research or interview preparation. It is a distraction to existing position; on the other hand, a person, desiring better opportunities, is often more proactive, in better mentality and has higher standard in their output.
The MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses) continues to be the gold mine to find new learning and it seems surprising that it has not gone to the mainstream education yet, especially college cost is so formidable. Among the courses, the “United States Health Policy” offered by Harvard converts a seemingly laborious topic into rich content and enjoyable sets of lectures.
Among the few books read, this is the one that I would read again – “Man’s search for Meaning”, a 1946 book by Viktor Franki chronicling his experiences as a concentration camp inmate during World War II, and his psychotherapeutic method.
The highlight of the second year has rightfully been the almost month-long summer trip to Hong Kong; and all the gatherings with family and friends. It takes another adjustment to get back into the work groove as it ends.
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