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How does taking time off do that?
First off, I acknowledge that I am very fortunate to be able to even have the ability to have both the experience and the ability to write a story about the luxury of taking time off to look into this type of introspection.
I have been on both sides of the fence. Either a single mother, or married and earning $13,000.00 combined while raising a newborn, now actually being able to cover bills. Gratitude is embedded in my psyche.
Secondly, I am on a ‘hiatus’ from my tech startup I founded. It hit the skids after the money well ran dry. What does one do now?
I came from working in industries where working for the Man was lucrative, relatively speaking. I saved my money in order to put it toward a shot in the dark tech product.
Regardless, human is human and we are all a built-for-purpose tool. We need that purpose and when it is dimmed or worse, extinguished, what is next?
I have spent many months lamenting this question. I am 43 years old. I am very well aware of the fact that I am creeping into an undesirable hiring age. I’ve taken myself out of the rat race and career climbing lifestyle while building the startup. I’ve aged myself mentally through this venture and also made myself take a look at what a strange course I’ve taken through my career.
