So What's Your Next Step?

Steps are important because every step you take, leads you into another phase of your life. There’s a next step to take in every facet of life - in your education, in your relationships, in your career e.t.c– someday, you’re going to have to take it.

On taking steps, let’s focus particularly on a critical aspect which is - taking the next step to living your dream, and doing something that you are passionate about, and you can make a living out of. There’s no better way to learn than through real life experiences.

So, here I was – in my thirties – not sure what to do, about taking the next step with my career. I’d been working in ExxonMobil, heading the Human Resource department, for several years. It was a nice job with lots of benefits, good pay, good working environment, the kind of job you’d give an arm and a leg to have. But I got to a point when I said to my friends and my family - I want to quit!

They thought I was crazy and deep down within me, I thought, maybe I was, but I felt very strongly about going out on my own and doing my own thing. Yes, it was a risk, yes I was afraid, but deep within my soul, I felt it was something I had to do.                 

After tossing the thought back and forth in my mind, I wrote my resignation letter and handed it in. I was asked by management several times if I really wanted to take this step, but there was no looking back. I had made up my mind, i was closing one door; and opening another.

A company that I had registered when I moved back to Nigeria-Vic Lawrence & Associates-was then about to go into its full operations.

That’s all we’ll take for today, but whilst I continue to tell you this long story over the coming weeks, let’s chat about some of your stories.                                                                 

Is there is a big decision swinging like a pendulum above your head? What’s your next step? Are you going take it? Do you want to take it?                                         

 Are you afraid of taking it? Are you unsure about taking it? 

                                                                        
Send me your comments, let’s talk….
And don’t forget – if you can think it, you can do it!