Change
I’ve had many very different jobs since I left the active Air Force in 1997…10 to be exact…in just 12 years…some with the same company or portfolio owner…but each job very different than the previous job. And I don’t see it ending anytime soon, because that’s who I am…someone constantly chasing that next dream, sometimes long before that current dream is over. And it’s not limited to changing jobs either, because I’ve done things that others wouldn’t even try (jumped out of airplanes, flew solo in a glider, traveled extensively overseas, took on impossible projects with no expectation or thought of failure, etc), although I wouldn’t call myself an adventurer or irrational optimist in any sense.
But lately I’ve been wondering if the desire to change and the constant chasing of dreams ever starts to wane? Is it possible that at some point in our lives we let caution take over for that insatiable quest for the next exciting opportunity?
I hope not. And over the next few days I’m going to focus on my “Top 100” things I want to do before I die. Maybe by focusing on those things I still want to do, those things I have done thus far won’t be so fulfilling that I lose my desperate desire to change and my constant quest for that next fascinating adventure.
And this weekend, I can scratch one of those off my list. Back in the 90’s I went up on the real Eiffel Tower, and this weekend, Denise and I went up to the top of the fake Eiffel Tower! Both give you that queasy feeling when you look down!
