In the spring of 2001, I enrolled in the Career Development Practitioner Program at Conestoga College in nearby Kitchener, Ontario. After meeting with the course director, I sat down and meticulously planned the next seven years of my life.
I would continue teaching full-time during the day and take one online course each trimester. I even selected the order so that the more demanding courses would be taken during the summer months. Upon completion of the program, I would spend two summers interning in preparation for retirement and the launch of ReCareering, a counseling practice that would cater to boomers.
That was the fantasy.
The reality was very different.
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Great post on Maggie King’s blog. I’ve never heard of extroverted introverts. Must look it up. I think I might be one 🙂
Thanks Beth! If you’d like more info about ambiverts, pick up Susan Cain’s copy of Quiet. BTW…We are a growing tribe! 🙂
We all live vicariously through our characters to some extent, don’t we?
So true! Thanks for dropping by, Rusty 🙂