If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be?

Oh my, this idea has been on my mind!

As I enter into the last stretch of my primary career and the final horizon seems closer, thought comes to me more frequently,

What could I have done differently?

There’s plenty on that list, across all aspects of my life…most always true, I suppose.

One of the biggest is my career path, my choices.

If I were to start over I would give more consideration and weight to the type of work I do vis a vis the test of my life. How my work the demands therein gobble up my time, the most precious commodity we have.

It’s fine to pour yourself into the work, as long as it’s the right work. And that work also allows for the rest of your life to happen.

Insist to yourself (!) and the world that there be balance, as much as possible; and choose work and a career that allow for that.

Align your professional wants with your life goals; strive to be intentional.

You’ll be more satisfied and healthier and happier as a result.