That road less travelled - the path that
had grass previously untouched, and no
footprints before me to guide my own
tracks - was daunting, and honestly,
scared the hell out of me.
There was no financial security. No
safety net. Nobody there to say ‘oh,
don’t worry, we will sort you out if you
lose your way’.
In nerd terms, there was no Google
Map for this journey. I couldn’t set
taught me how valuable self-education
is.
What the road less travelled involves is
taking chances, and understanding too,
when things have reached a natural end
point. Because much as we may think
that we need to stay on the smooth,
comfy highway, sometimes it’s best to
see that there is a small, unobtrusive
sign that says ‘alternate route’ - and that
this is a chance for exploration beyond
our wildest intellect.
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD,
AND I - I TOOK THE ONE LESS
TRAVELLED BY, AND THAT HAS
MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
goals in my Analytics panel. In short, I
was flying blind.
I am about to take that enticing path,
that road divergent. After a year which,
so far, has presented more challenges
If you are very lucky, this sort of change than I ever thought it was possible
in your path happens when you are in
to face in a seven month period, my
your late 20s, or early 30s. Being the
inner self has screamed ‘enough!!’ and
numbskull that I am, I did it at 39.
decided to take charge.
All the same, I am pretty damn proud
that at an age when I am seen as a
dinosaur by most people (and by people,
I mean blokes) working in the space
that I do, I can smack them out of the
ballpark when it comes to taking in and
retaining knowledge.
The management and staff of Lois Lane
Inc would like to announce they are
taking control, and doing what is best
for Lois Lane - and that means a path I
have not yet, in 43 years, truly travelled.
Why? Because I was lucky enough to
go through very good schooling that
See you at the end of the road.
Self-care.
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