[/caption]Have you ever felt that you were going through the same routine over and over and over again in life?
Has it ever occurred to you that your life could be on auto-pilot as you engage in the get-up-go-to-work-go-home schedule?
Have you ever paused to think about what is this whole purpose of getting ahead, to be financially free or to be free to do whatever in life?
Mid-life Crisis and Financial Freedom
I am approaching the big 40 and for a number of people, it is the start of what we call a “mid-life crisis”. But even before I came to this age, I was already feeling some of the effects of mid-life crisis especially when I moved from my second to third job in my career.
After spending 4 years plus in the IT security consulting and auditing arena and discovering that my career was literally plateauing in terms of income and progression, I took the plunge and tendered my resignation after securing a job as a head of internal audit in an organisation.
This turned out to be a challenge initially as the new employer was demanding and the environment was very stressful. I found myself putting weight due to poor diet (eating out at food courts and fast foods) and lack of exercise. That was a period that turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After 4 plus years doing similar work day-in-day-out, the career change again helped me sharpen my career saw to pick up or refresh skills in office politics, report writing, leadership and management.
My crisis on the personal front was not so much driven by work but by the question arising from the lifestyle, “Is there all to life except to work, earn and spend money?” Read more...[caption id="attachment_1975" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo by Bombardier"][/caption]Have you ever felt that you were going through the same routine over and over and over again in life?
Has it ever occurred to you that your life could be on auto-pilot as you engage in the get-up-go-to-work-go-home schedule?
Have you ever paused to think about what is this whole purpose of getting ahead, to be financially free or to be free to do whatever in life?
Mid-life Crisis and Financial Freedom
I am approaching the big 40 and for a number of people, it is the start of what we call a “mid-life crisis”. But even before I came to this age, I was already feeling some of the effects of mid-life crisis especially when I moved from my second to third job in my career.
After spending 4 years plus in the IT security consulting and auditing arena and discovering that my career was literally plateauing in terms of income and progression, I took the plunge and tendered my resignation after securing a job as a head of internal audit in an organisation.
This turned out to be a challenge initially as the new employer was demanding and the environment was very stressful. I found myself putting weight due to poor diet (eating out at food courts and fast foods) and lack of exercise. That was a period that turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After 4 plus years doing similar work day-in-day-out, the career change again helped me sharpen my career saw to pick up or refresh skills in office politics, report writing, leadership and management.
My crisis on the personal front was not so much driven by work but by the question arising from the lifestyle, “Is there all to life except to work, earn and spend money?” Read more...
[/caption]Have you ever felt that you were going through the same routine over and over and over again in life?
Has it ever occurred to you that your life could be on auto-pilot as you engage in the get-up-go-to-work-go-home schedule?
Have you ever paused to think about what is this whole purpose of getting ahead, to be financially free or to be free to do whatever in life?
Mid-life Crisis and Financial Freedom
I am approaching the big 40 and for a number of people, it is the start of what we call a “mid-life crisis”. But even before I came to this age, I was already feeling some of the effects of mid-life crisis especially when I moved from my second to third job in my career.
After spending 4 years plus in the IT security consulting and auditing arena and discovering that my career was literally plateauing in terms of income and progression, I took the plunge and tendered my resignation after securing a job as a head of internal audit in an organisation.
This turned out to be a challenge initially as the new employer was demanding and the environment was very stressful. I found myself putting weight due to poor diet (eating out at food courts and fast foods) and lack of exercise. That was a period that turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After 4 plus years doing similar work day-in-day-out, the career change again helped me sharpen my career saw to pick up or refresh skills in office politics, report writing, leadership and management.
My crisis on the personal front was not so much driven by work but by the question arising from the lifestyle, “Is there all to life except to work, earn and spend money?” Read more...
