Rules of Engagment

Another meeting in the multi-purpose room, another session of silence and daydreams and wonder...  The cliches and the angst, the concern over money and silos and spreadsheets, the search for vision and culture.  All the while an internal voice screams, enough.  Gagged indeed.

With the motivation lacking into 2017, and the low number of billable hours ahead, the midnight thoughts turn ever again toward alternatives.  Maybe King's is the right call for August 2017.  You kid yourself if you think that waiting will give you time to write in advance, there is no evidence of it.  The contrary, even.  

Here's an alternative.  Finish Twizel on this long weekend.  Put in the Application.  Use the money from the RRSP and write the tuition off the taxes in 2017-2019.  Start this August.  You will have time during those two weeks.  Then go to Antarctica as planned.  See out the course through 2018 into the New York week as you plot a potential exit, armed with the new degree (finally a Master!) and some writing/journalistic credentials that could lead into 2020 and a last graduation in time for the 40th birthday?

Yes.  Stop the water-treading, and just. try. it.  What is there to lose?  You have the concept.  As the hiring managing partner said today, he's looking forward to the memoirs.  Time to get started on them.