Having recently parted ways with my corporate job, I am taking a summer sabbatical before actively worrying about what I want to do next.
First of all, mad respect to Husband for agreeing to it. Second of all, I need to get hopping, if I still want to spend some solo time poolside during the work week while everyone else is at work. The pool closes in three weeks, and I haven't been once. Thirdly, I'm not sure how the summer has already flown by. I guess I've kept myself pretty busy.
I enjoyed spending this summer dabbling more actively in real estate. I've played with several Airbnbs to make them more of an experience, while selling a few properties on the side and working on a ReFi package ... but I know this isn't my primary destiny. Exactly what will be - I don't know yet. I haven't yet given it much active thought.
I did update my resume, which actually looks pretty decent. Before turning in my badge, phone, and laptop, I met with a career counselor to get some outside perspective on it. After speaking nonstop for 10 minutes, Doug held up his hand.
"Breathe," he said.
I blinked at him.
"You are the most wound up person I've met with in months."
I blinked at him again. He is assigned full time to the bank full of type A++ personalities where I worked. How's it possible that I am a superlative amongst that crowd in wound-upedness? Oy vey.
"You need to slow down a bit and quiet the voices in your head, so you can hear what they have to say. You have the answer within - you just need to create the space to hear it." He smiled knowingly as he basically told me to chill the <blank> out.
Aw man, I guess I am wound up.
My next stop was the local Hothouse Yoga studio. 3 weeks of unlimited hot yoga for $59. Sign me up. I then proceeded to strive to get the most bang for my buck, with 8 classes and one meditation session in 10 days. Oh snap - I guess I just illustrated the problem Doug was trying to bring to my attention.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. <with or without sweat running down every square inch of my body>
So I guess it's time to slow down and listen. Find the stillness. Connect with others. Go to the pool. Snuggle with the littles. If only they'd stop asking me what I want to do next for work ;o)
Stephanie Brooke Lennon is the author of Family Bank Blueprint, GoldQuest, and What Would Water Do? Simple Strategies for Navigating Life's Obstacles. Her titles are available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon.com. Follow Stephanie Brooke on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon, and at ​BrookeLennon.com.