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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
@you&me those emotions pretty much capture what I'm going through to a tee. Maybe the biggest challenge right now I'm seeing is my 'flame' is burned out. As an ambitious and career-focused person who's always striving for the next thing, right now there's a sense of indifference that I'm trying to rectify. It's been probably the worst 6 months of my life combined with some family/friend health issues on top of it.
All told, going through this is an isolating experience so it's nice to see folks like yourself coming out of it and gaining some valuable perspective under similar circumstances. Appreciate the words of encouragement.
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Isolating is a good word for it... It's so difficult because it's generally not relatable for most people.
I've come to accept (at least, for me) that due to a number of factors, ambition ebbs and flows and I feel that acknowledging that has helped me get through the ebbs...
I know that right now, you're going to be at a low point, and honestly, it'll probably last a while... And I know that it might seem like the best thing to do is jump back into action, but rather than try and force a potentially bad decision, don't lose sight of the fact that you have a lot on your plate already...
I don't know about you, but the thing that 'lights my flame' is my wife and kids... I've been through those lows and am so fortunate to have a loving a supportive wife (the expense of kids can be a real kick in the pants too!). That's why my advice is to take some time, focus on your family and know that that ambition you feel like you're missing will return... that's when you want to be ready to dispatch it into a well thought out plan.