So it's 2011. For the last week since Christmas I've been living a very easy life, but that's about to change. On Christmas Eve my strategy recommendations for the new intranet were formally accepted. That means come Tuesday I'll be right back into it working with the PM to put together the project plan, look at resourcing, dependencies, and of course a lot lot of analysis towards the to-be. I need to get my work head back on quick smart.
2011 should be a big year for me on the professional front at least. I'm about to sign a contract for the next 12 months which is very lucrative. While that's nice I aspire to more than that. The financial rewards are very welcome - even necessary - but what really drives me on now is seeing how far I can go, how much I can build, testing the limits of my capabilities. I'm ambitious and committed to finding out.
That means it's not enough for me to sit at the same desk and work towards the singlegoal, substantial though it is. It's my intention this year to take on a partner, and quite likely engage some employees to manage the projects I hope to bring on board.
The partner is important to bring different skills to the table, and to give me a cut-out in being the face of the company. I want the load to be spread. I'm also hopeful that whoever this person may be that he brings a network, if not actual jobs, to the table. As it stands there are a couple of contenders for the position, one I know personally, the other recommended to me. I won't be rushing this - have to get it right, have to structure it right - but it is adefinite goal.
As part of that I recognise my skills are in other areas. I'm moving into uncharted waters, and while that's a familiar journey for me this time I want to make sure of it. I'm looking for a mentor. It'll be hard to find the right person. I need someone with the relevant experience - basically getting a start-up off and running (preferably in the management/IT consulting sector) - and someone who I trust and connect with. There needs to be some personality there. I'll be looking for this person come Tuesday.
I hope in a years time to look back upon all of this successfully accomplished. I don't expect it - it's a tall order - but I'll be content if we've made strides towards doing so.
This is not all of life, but it's an important part of it. I'll be looking to improve all aspects of my life, and have definite ideas that I may or may not commit to screen. In this part if I get it right then I'll be a lot closer to the independence I crave and the freedom I desire; and, importantly for a man like me, will feel in some way fulfilled. We need to do things or make them, need to feel we are being all that we can be and making a difference. It's what makes us tick.
