I can’t believe this is my life!

“I can’t believe this is my life!” I say this several times a week on a regular basis, but the during week that I get to spend at the beach with my teenage children and their friends each year I say it multiple times a day!

Before my layoff, I’d take vacation time (and still work…my choice…check out my pre-2022 posts) and I’d love every minute, but there’s something special about not taking vacation time and working from the beach. As an entrepreneur there are no “vacation day” only days you work and days you don’t, so now I chose to work from a alternative location to continue to serve my clients while my family vacations.

It’s possible that you are in a stage of your career where you can make similar decisions (hooray for you), but it also possible that you aren’t. If you are in a career stage that doesn’t give you as much flexibility as you might want, take peace knowing that it will come. It might come unexpectedly (like a corporate restructure) or it might be planned (like a sabbatical or a retirement) but when it comes, fight the urge to “just keep moving” and instead use it as a reset.