Did I just turn down work?
September 3rd, 2008 Posted in ConsultantIn the past few months I have turned down a few very good offers of work - including two full time posts.
The money was good, the opportunities in line with my skills, knowledge and experience….
So - in this economic climate, I must be mad - right????!
I have maintained a policy of only going for work I am interested in since I left teaching - and so far, it has worked for me!!!
How do I know if I am making the right decisions? I don’t!!! All I know is that there needs to be a mix of factors in the right proportion to get me fired up.
If I am not engaged - I am not giving my clients value for money - and if I am not doing that - well,… maybe I would be in the wrong line of work.
What is it that I do well when I am engaged? An ex-colleague called me an ‘alchemist’ - because I bring ingredients together to make a successful project. I think this is not far off from how I see it - a mix-master - a synthesiser - a Matchmaker.
To get this magic right - I need to have a feel for the work.
So far, I have got this right. If I wait, the right work comes my way. I have just had three calls (in the past few days) of offers that might be right for me. So,… maybe my luck is holding.