Superfreakonomics

Dinner: Korean BBQ with Dre

Reading: Superfreakonomics

So I had the final decision from my boss today regarding my query. It wasn't the answer I wanted to hear and if nothing else it forces me into action. I have decide what I want to do next.

On a lighter note - I'm reading superfreakonomics, an awesome book. Really easy to read and very interesting. Definitely recommend to anyone who liked the original, and anyone who has been curious about what incentives human beings respond to, and how things are not always as they seem.

Short Sighted?

Dinner: Scrambled Eggs with Black Truffle Salsa (Thanks S!) and Chicken Nuggets

Is taking a 6 months sabbatical short sighted? Is it foolish to take half a year from my career and putting a sizable dent on my savings good idea? I was told to put some pros and cons beneath each one so here goes...

6 Month Sabbatical -> Work overseas
Pros

• Once in a lifetime (?) experience - see the world
• Give myself a chance at working overseas
• Can still come back to Australia for a job

Cons

• 6 months lost in my career
• Lots of Money Spent
• Europe is not a good place to find a job right now or maybe even in the future

Stay in Australia -> Explore Options
Pros

• Continue to have an income
• Continue to progress in my career
• I have existing contacts/network I have not used
• Save Money

Cons

• Do not get to see the world
• Do not get to work overseas (At least in the short term)
• Nothing may eventuate - Waste time

27

Today I turned 27.

Everyone has expectations for themselves right? I mean, in some way don't we all hope that we will be able to make something of ourselves, that we will be able to look back on our lives at any given point in time and be proud of how far we have come and what we've done?

Every once in a while, something happens that triggers that thought process in my mind. In the past, I have made excuses for myself about how I'm still, young, I've still got potential, It doesn't matter that I haven't achieved what I thought I would by this time because I can still make it if I just push that little bit harder the next year. In the past, I think I actually did believe it.

This year, turning 27, I'm not sure I believe it any more.

So much time has passed and so little has been achieved. I have had enough setbacks in the last 12 months that I am running out of excuses. Something must be done or the dream really will be over.

But what should I do? What is the best/right/smartest/highest probability option?
What is best for my career? What is best for myself? What is the best for my family, and for my relationships?

I need to prioritise. I need to be clear headed. I need to be logical. I need to make a decision.