I was just having a conversation with a client of mine talking about where I was in my decision making. He managed to turn my answer of 'nowhere' into a beautiful analogy about the Arc de Triomphe. Apparently there are many roads that lead into the Arc de Triomphe and even more roads that lead out of it. Why that is relevant to me is I am currently pursuing many potential roads, paths if you like, and enjoying the fact that I don't want to commit to any of them. I would love to create a model for my working future that allowed me to explore lots of these roads so that I was a bigger, better, more experienced person by the time I came through the Arc. He also said that there is no rhyme or reason as to how you drive through the Arc de Triomphe - it is simply a matter of bravery and having the fastest car. That's why on every level I love the analogy. I can define my decision to try a few routes as brave and I can gain experience that allows me to be a faster car. Thank you Chris.

Why comparison isn't good

The phrase 'it's like..' has always annoyed me. It means you are using something else as reference and therefore makes whatever it is you are talking about not unique. I stayed at a hotel this weekend where there were 3 weddings. 3. That meant all we did was compare them. That can't be good can it. On what is heralded to be the most special day of your life, you have to share it. Everyone knows lots of people get married every day of the year in every country on earth, but you don't want to have to see it with your own eyes. I am lucky enough so far to be talking to people and considering options that may be right for me, rather than here is a job that may be right for a few people of which you are one of them. That's a good place to be and one that I feel very lucky to be in.