Your plan seems to rely on a
lot of if’s and then’s, a lot of tentative things that need to happen.
While my plan does all of the
above, you forgot to mention one thing - it’s still practical plan. When you
have a practical approach that features goals, multiple backup and alternative
plans, an exit plan and even a back-to-home plan, and it’s all on a timeline
and attainable through good decision-making, which is something you’ve proven
to do in the past, then why not go for it? Imagine where the world would be if
everyone always abandoned their plans for fear of failure? Would all of the
man-made things in front of you right now exist? That phone in
your pocket? The clothes you're wearing? Your employer?
This all sounds a little bit
rebellious, at least from the norms most people follow.
I’ve been a rebel in one way or
another for my entire life. Sheep don’t bring change. They follow the herder. I
don’t want to be a sheep. If an outside observer looked at the sequence of
events in your life, and the decisions you’ve made, would they say you’re more
of a sheep or a herder?
You speak about wanting to be
different.
I’m a very artistic person and I
believe that life is an art form. How you live, how you lead yourself and
others around you, I see these processes as forms of art, and I don’t want to
paint a picture that someone else already painted. Life is too short and
there are too many lemmings in this world painting the same pictures. I believe
that I have some positive qualities that can help me be a great leader. I believe
there are plenty of opportunities to lead in developing countries. Don’t you
think so?
You list plenty of ideas for
projects down there. What if none of them work out?
Most plans in my life have worked
out for the most part. One of them didn’t. I thought I had a job lined up a few
weeks before graduating college. After 3 rounds of interviews I got a rejection
letter. I was devastated. So I did the next best thing; I started looking for
more jobs. And guess what happened? I found one! And I’ll do it all over again
if I have to. All of my current project ideas stem from lots of hard research and networking for only 6 weeks of total time in Brazil. Do you think I'll come up
with more ideas or less if I spend 6 months down there, as opposed to 6 weeks? Something has got to stick. Why think otherwise?
You’re going to make less money,
initially. The idea that you’ll get back to your current income while down
there isn’t guaranteed.
If all I wanted to do was make
money then I would have grounded myself in a sales track a long time ago. I’ve
had opportunities to get into these roles, but they’re not what attract me, and
they’ll always be there if I become interested. Money is one factor out of many
in the equation of happiness. With my plan (The Move), the scale tips lower in the
money bucket (initially) but higher somewhere else. That’s how my equation
works, at least. Plus, less money means living with less. If I can live as a have-not
and be happy, then this proves that my happiness is independent of how much money I have.
The move seems kind of risky. You
don’t know exactly how you’ll end up?
I live today and I know what to
expect tomorrow. I’ve been living like this for my entire life. I want to be
thrown into a position where I have to re-define the plan. I want to feel like
I’m learning how to walk again. I believe the skills and experiences that I’ve
acquired prepare me to take on such a task. There is risk involved but the
payoff is higher than any reward I could possibly be reaping right now. I won’t
come out of this with any sense of complete failure, and that’s because I know
I’m going to get something out of it. If there are any shortcomings, then I’ll
recover in time. Do I have enough years ahead of me? I’m 26 years old.
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