The Bigger Steps

On the Met steps.

It’s a funny thing when you realize something that everyone around you has known for some time.  You know what I mean, you say to your mom “I’ll think I’ll be a teacher” after 3 different majors and years of her telling you you’d make a great teacher.  Or you tell your best friend you’ve decided to go back to blonde because red maybe isn’t your color and she looks at you like she’s glad you’ve finally figured it out.  I’ve been getting that look a lot lately.

As you may have guessed after several months of hinting, I’ve decided to move to New York.  I’m not exaggerating when I say everyone I know, from old friends to new, from relatives to facebook friends I’ve never even met in person, everyone I know has had the same reaction: “Of course you are!”

And they’re right.  I probably should have moved there years ago, though everything happens for a reason.  The work I’m doing now – which is the most fun and challenging and rewarding and demanding in my career history – may not have come to be had I moved sooner.  So of course there are reasons.  But the good thing about the I-should-have-known I’m facing now is that it truly confirms that I am making the right decision.  My personality, my work, my hobbies, my friends, it all lines up with New York and I’m not the only person who thinks so!  (WHEW!)

The adventure begins in just a couple of short months, and you’ll surely be apprised of all the goings-on.  Let me encourage you, if you’ve been wanting to make a move, start a business, or take any step that you’ve been hesitating over: Have faith in yourself.  It might not be easy.  It might be terrifying and risky and may or more likely may not turn out like you think.  But the bigger steps are the ones that take you farther, and the places you find in life that you didn’t predict are the ones worth finding.

Here’s to your next adventure!