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 Re: When is enough enough?
Author: JMcAulay 
Date:   2004-03-11 13:47

As one who has "enjoyed" a chaotic carreer, I can appreciate your feelings.

A career has a lot in common with marriage. After the initial glow wears off, the effort demanded by the situation shows up as a big surprise, The work may become drudgery, and the question of "what am I doing here?" arises.

As David writes, this is a common experience for just about everyone. Unfortunately, some who experience these feelings in marriage think they would be better off selecting another spouse before dumping the old one. Nothing could be further from the truth. To do that is to make an important decision while in emotional turmoil, and this cannot be expected to provide positive returns. Likewise, don't have thoughts of "what will I do nest?" running through your mind. Such will only dilute your efforts and help to ensure failure. Do not be afraid to experience a period of "floating," so long as you have some sort of schedule to find a different career path. Careful, though: some take time off to "find themselves" and never find anything.

I suggest you approach what you are now doing as a job. Go to "work," follow the schedule, and do not harbor any thoughts that you are wasting your time. You are not, and this is true even if you leave the field you selected earlier. I also suggest you seek some personal counseling throgh this rough time. This may help a lot, and the only way to be sure it won't is to avoid it.

Life was not designed to be fair.

Regards,
John
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