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I know this may be a generic question, however I'm really struggling with this and I'm hoping for some guidance and advice from those who have experienced the same issue.
I just became a member of the forum so a very short background...
I have worked in Corporate America for close to 20 years. I "enjoyed a successful career" in technology sales and marketing that eventually landed me in executive director and division leadership positions. Although I was moving very fast during this period, after reading TMFL, I realized I was in the slowlane even though I was earning six figures and enjoyed the other perks of working for Fortune 500 companies.
The recent economic challenges hit my space hard in 2009 and I have since been dowsized by three separate corporations three times in the last 4 years even though I was "making my number" which led me to review my options and which also led me to TMFL link on Amazon one night, or early morning, a few months ago as I was pondering my life and how I did not want some bean-counter 10 states away and whom I never met, to determine the welfare of my family and my career.
Back to the present...
Although I have been reading a lot of books and attending a lot of networking events, I still have not decided on my "it" that I want to pursue in order to live my Fastlane lifestyle. I know my "it" doesn't have to necessarily be a passion and I know my "it" needs to provide a service, fill a need and be able to scale, I'm just overwhelmed with all of the options available and really don't know where to start. I know "action" is the key to success so that's why I'm frustrated.
I feel as though I have been playing a game of corporate fetch for the last 20 years where most of the hard decisions were already made and even at the executive level, I was simply told what to do. "Go increase revenue XXX in this YYY market and report back every month. If you do well, you get a nice salary, bonus, commission, a glass trophy and a vacation. If you don't make your number, we will find someone who will."
I'm hoping someone else has already been down this path and crossed a similar bridge and can shed some light on the subject.
Thanks!
I just became a member of the forum so a very short background...
I have worked in Corporate America for close to 20 years. I "enjoyed a successful career" in technology sales and marketing that eventually landed me in executive director and division leadership positions. Although I was moving very fast during this period, after reading TMFL, I realized I was in the slowlane even though I was earning six figures and enjoyed the other perks of working for Fortune 500 companies.
The recent economic challenges hit my space hard in 2009 and I have since been dowsized by three separate corporations three times in the last 4 years even though I was "making my number" which led me to review my options and which also led me to TMFL link on Amazon one night, or early morning, a few months ago as I was pondering my life and how I did not want some bean-counter 10 states away and whom I never met, to determine the welfare of my family and my career.
Back to the present...
Although I have been reading a lot of books and attending a lot of networking events, I still have not decided on my "it" that I want to pursue in order to live my Fastlane lifestyle. I know my "it" doesn't have to necessarily be a passion and I know my "it" needs to provide a service, fill a need and be able to scale, I'm just overwhelmed with all of the options available and really don't know where to start. I know "action" is the key to success so that's why I'm frustrated.
I feel as though I have been playing a game of corporate fetch for the last 20 years where most of the hard decisions were already made and even at the executive level, I was simply told what to do. "Go increase revenue XXX in this YYY market and report back every month. If you do well, you get a nice salary, bonus, commission, a glass trophy and a vacation. If you don't make your number, we will find someone who will."
I'm hoping someone else has already been down this path and crossed a similar bridge and can shed some light on the subject.
Thanks!
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