How do you make choices? Some choices are straightforward and easy. You want something. You choose it. You need something. You get it. You ought to do something. You do it. Other times, it isn’t so simple to make a choice.
Recently, I found myself in the (lucky) position of struggling with what felt like an insurmountable choice of which job offer to accept. Job A was secure, paid relatively highly, and I could do it well, in my sleep (which also made it pretty boring). Job B was with a start-up company and no guarantee of pay in the immediate future. The actual work I would be doing was, however, challenging and would allow me to further develop the skills for what I loved doing most.
I was faced with the worst of choices: Should I do what I ought to do? Or should I do what excited me?
I tried to be mindful. I listed and reviewed (in my head) the motivators for the jobs. I considered the real and perceived risks. Finally, I thought about the ideas and opportunities that excite me.
In the end, I thought about my century plan, where I wanted to be when I was 100 years old, what I wanted to be doing, who I wanted to be with, and how I wanted to remember the previous fifty years.
Then, the decision was easy…
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