Recently, on a plane to Anchorage, Alaska, I sat next to a woman who was on her way to a small fishing village in Alaska with a population of 400 people.
When I looked at her rather incredulously, she told me she was a nurse practitioner from Atlanta and she was ready for a change and a new adventure. She was also well aware that she’d get plenty of both.If she accepted the job, she’d be the only medical person for a string of four rural villages. She’d travel between them because it was too difficult for the villagers to get to her.
The job she was considering included a two-year commitment, but if it didn’t work out, she knew she could always return home. Whatever happened, she wanted to experience new places, people, and challenges. Next, we listen for someone who hasn’t faced up to the fact that they’ve checked out of their current job. Simply put, we listen for hints of a burned-out worker.
Personally, I believe we will have a soft landing of our economy over the next six months, not a full-blown recession. As long as enough people are working, our economy should do fine.Meanwhile, if you see yourself, or anyone you care about in a complacency mode at this stage of their career or life, now is the time to do something about it.
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