Was browsing my connections on LinkedIn today and noticed that one of my friends was listed as a VP at a multinational financial firm. And the thought at the forefront of all the other thoughts was, “…and I’m only an analyst.” I’m not that ambitious, but it makes me think, “Could I have also gotten there if I applied myself?” I guess the question isn’t so much do I want to be there, but whether I could have. And then I reflect on what I’m doing with my life.
Sometimes I feel like the frog in the well.
While I was brushing my teeth tonight, I thought whether I could take a week or two to go somewhere different, maybe exotic, maybe like Nepal. And then I thought, why just a week or two, why not take off for something like a year and just travel? If I’m not ambitious to be something, at least I should find out what’s outside of the well. I could take my Prius and drive around America, live off my investment account, experiencing the different cities, towns, communities. And not just drive through and look at the sites like a tourist, but stop somewhere for a few weeks, find some temp job at a grocer, interact with the locals, live. Problem is, I’d still have to consciously make myself talk to people. I guess when it comes down to it, chatting up strangers is still not my preferred resting state.