When I was young, I thought a career to be a fantastic concept. I was told to dream big and stay focused and the sky is the limit. It is no secret that my heroes include the likes of Steve Jobs and Bruno Cavalier. Both of these men are visionaries that broke the mold in their perspective industries. I, too, want to be consider in the realm of Jobs and Bruno, but that can never happen under my current conditions. You see, I want to be part of something ground-breaking, part of something bigger than my paycheck and office politics.
I spent the weekend really uptight about work. I have been told that work is called work because it is work. But what is it supposed to be? Work lately has me feeling under-welmed and anxious about becoming irrelevant in the industry. I got the big promotion, but I am not doing what I thought I was going to do and my company is bogged down in its own malaise of indecision. I have been at my current employer nearly seven years and have developed nicely and learned a lot about people, leadership and technology, but I learned this mostly from my company making huge mistakes and being victim of terrible leadership. I want to do amazing things with my career. But the opportunity just doesn't seem to be there at my current company for me to fly.
I now realize that I am a visionary, a technologist and a passionate leader who has the abilities beyond most of the people in leadership roles around me. I can take charge of large, complex environments and make them function well. I can inspire people to go beyond their limits to realize what they are capable of. I am already CIO material, SVP gold standard and I will move into my full potential this year.
A career to me is a huge part of my life, it defines a major portion of my identity. I admire people with passion, leadership, intuitiveness and boldness to take on the absurd and make it something. Today, I am committing to make something happen. I am no longer going to sit in my office and wait for someone to hand me the opportunity; I am going to make it happen myself.
I am going to further explore this, so stay tuned.