The reason I took time off was that I realized that the future was finally here. That might sound weird to most people but it's actually very simple. All the goals and targets that I set in 1999 when I ventured upon this last adventure had finally been met.
I had elevated myself from working in the local Internet industry to the global arena, improved my langauge skills, travelled the world, paid off my student loans, moved to a warm climate, gotten married and bought a sportscar. What else is there to life?, I thought.
That question was much bigger than I could answer while working 80+ hours a week so I decided to use my passion and focus for problem solving and try to find an answer.
I find that the biggest challenge and reward in life is to partake in the tradition of understanding life. There is no final answer but a very intellectually rewarding process.
The biggest learning so far is that challenging our biggest fears - being unemployed, the anxiety, the future, survive - is what makes life great. Some people are driven by greed and some by fear. I think my driver is fear and I need to challenge my fears to feel fulfilled and alive. To overcome my fears gets my heart beat up and my mind focused.
So my next step in life will be to venture into new unknown waters and that scares me. A feeling I love and embrace cause I know I'll grow and prosper when the reality wants to kick my butt. If I on the other hand would be driven by greed, I'd get back to the corporate tech world to maximize the fruit of my knowledge.
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