Clare Henney: October 2011

In the popular book The Secret, it said that you need to really put what you want into your thoughts at all times so that you can be focused and can see the signs that can point you to the direction that you want to go. I think that I have seen the sign (or the signs, to tell you all the truth) and I know what I have to do with my life. I may or may not have mentioned it here in my blog but I have been considering leaving my job. I’ve said this more than once before but I believe that now more than ever is the right time to do so. I’ve chalked up a good ten years in this career and in this industry and I feel that it’s time for me to move on and try other things while I am still young and able to do so. For the past few months I’ve had this longing to try and see if any of my writing projects/ideas can be turned into books or maybe even movies. I’ve also toyed with the idea of looking for another career where I could let my creative side out more instead of being always formal and business-like. One thing that I can’t get out of my mind is the idea of going to Singapore (where I have family and friends) and attempt to search for greener pastures there. After a decade in a rural setting, I could use the change.

It’s been difficult thinking of what I need to do considering that I am being offered a better position at my current place of work and I have another interesting proposal for a new job with another company (which is, sadly, in the same location – so much for a change of scenery if I take that). Both jobs offer better pay, of course, but more money, as they say, doesn’t necessarily buy you happiness or fulfillment. That’s something I really want right now. Besides, one of the jobs being offered requires me taking my MBA and like I mentioned before, it’s not really my thing. Don’t see how I’ll be happy if I’ll be doing something I DON’T want.