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10 Scares, 100 Discoveries: Scare 8 – Change
For me, 2011 is about a year of change, fun and new experiences. With that in mind, I decided to create my own adventure, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 Scares here and the entire project here. Enjoy the experiences, I sure am!
One of my favorite quotes is:
“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked.
“You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”
I hate change. It’s uncomfortable. It’s unsettling. It’s scary. Yet, I know it’s the only way to get better, to get ahead. In essence, it’s the only way to become a “butterfly”.
Knowing that, change is always in my plans. I know that it must be done and once past the initial uncomfortable zone, it will be for the best.
With that in mind, I pushed myself to make not only a career change, but also an address change. After six years in the same industry, things were getting mechanical. I was in the, “that’s the way it’s always done” rut and I could do what had always been done in my sleep. I knew all the players and I had soaked up a lot of their knowledge. Granted, there is always more knowledge to soak up, but I thought that it was time to leave.
Leave I did.
Unbeknownst to me, saying you’re leaving and signing the paperwork to do so is a lot easier than actually doing it. When the reality sets in, you realize that you’re in a foreign city with no one, nothing and no idea who to email 
An old boss and dear friend always warned me that starting over in a new city would be tough. Since I had done it before, I didn’t think so. But, I forgot. I had forgotten how long it took to build my Las Vegas network. I forgot how long it takes to gain people’s trust. I forgot how long it takes me to navigate a city without getting lost.
Right now, I’m still in the stage of change that I hate. I’m scared. For me, I know in this situation, this phase of change will last at lease three, maybe six months. I just have to hold out until that bubble breaks. Why? Because the things that are the hardest are usually the most rewarding.
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