Life’s Twists and Turns

There are so many things that can happen in one’s life. A single decision can lead you to a totally different path that can change your future. We can never know until the end if the decision made was the right one.

In the upcoming weeks, I am about to find out if a new road will be opened for me. I currently work for a really great company. Recently voted as the #1 semiconductor in the world by Fortune 500, they offer benefits that one could really envy for. Compensation? Hmmm… okay I guess for the Baguio rate. It is the biggest company in Baguio right now. I have met a lot of people in this industry and have made really great friends. Leaving would make you think twice. However, my job scope is totally different from my field. After 6 ½ years, I have come to a point where I realized that I do not belong in this industry. I lack the feeling of fulfillment. I want to learn so much more but my scope of work does not permit me to do that. There is so much stress and frustration. I sometimes sit down and ask myself, “Is this all worth it?”. There is so much change needed however there is that difficulty of accomplishing it because of the lack of cooperation of the people who are involved. So maybe this is not the place where I belong. It is time to move on.

I have so many plans. I want to start at it while I am still young and still have the drive for it. It’s never too late to start going for that dream. Some think I am crazy for even thinking of giving up my job in a fortune 500 company. If I do stay, what am I to gain? More money and benefits… Yes. In the next year or so, I will still be doing what I am doing today. No increased knowledge to what I already know. No additional experience to what I already have. Yes the company is great, but there is no personal development. I know I will not be in the same industry in the next 5 years anyway.

So many opportunities await me. And someday I truly hope that I reach that goal. I recently just got my college yearbook (after 6 looong years!) and funny how I can really put the quotation I indicated to use today: “If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats; but without risks, you will win no victory.”