Direction

I know that my direction today is stronger than what it used to be.

A few days ago, I was walking in the park when someone said to me 'I think there are few people in the world that know where they are going and you are one of them. Congratulations.'

Coincidentally, at that time, I had a strong sense of purpose inside me and I knew where I was heading and what I was going to do.

I discovered one reason behind my conviction after taking to time to pause and examine myself, and in particular, my dissatisfaction with work. I asked myself why did I want to become an economist in the first place. Why not an accountant or an engineer or some other profession where I could be earning significantly more? Why am I spending forty plus hours per week doing something I don't really enjoy? How did it come to this?

I realised that the reason why I wanted to be economist in the first place was because I wanted to experience what it was like to be one, to know what it was like working for government, and do to forecasting work. Initially, I enjoyed it because I was doing what I wanted. Now, I don't enjoy it anymore because I had accomplished all that I wanted from the job (and was getting no respect from work). Now is the time to move on.