So Close

I have been having a nagging desire to change course in my career. I feel this is the best time to move a step higher up the management ladder; so I am becoming picky in my choices. Yet I felt a hunch, and so I went fishing ... Am I making the right move?

The funny thing is I did not gain much from my expedition, and then while having a simple discussion with a colleague, I got the answer; "when you are so close to the goal, the pressure piles". So how does this add up to one's need to pursue new dimensions? Well it is simply that when we are closer to the point we need to do some switching, the prompting to leap gets stronger and there is a huge tendency to mix up the signals and as such jump too early.

When we are 'So Close', we are more prone to options that may not help us reach our final goal. You know it is easy to see a job and believe that you have all it takes to get it done - You may be right and then you could just be running on a lot of adrenaline. The truth remains that we don't want to report too early, or late. Optimal is the word, and so when best is it to go for the kill?

Well, let's agree on one thing, you must never let go simply because it is not the right time to weigh in on your dream. You just need to understand that when the pressure is strongest, then is the best time to simmer down and take the back seat. You need to slow yourself down and look beyond the mace in front of you. You must look beyond the veil and see that you are not been spurred by the 'so close syndrome.

My Dear, it will not take long again for you to finally make that big move, but the steps in the next few days after this pressure cooker will mean a lot. One day at a time will do a great deal, and a strategic tomorrow plan will come in handy. Yet most of all, keep your head and allow the emotions to die down. Stay open and see through the stairs and fogs.

Nugget:   Never make an aspiration when you do not have full visibility.