Career Attention Deficit Disorder

So now that I've escaped from the corporate world, what am I doing with my time? Well, I've been spending 6-8 hours on a computer each day conducting research on different career paths, potential income streams, possible post graduate education and/or certification, as well as investment & business start-up ideas. As I wrote in my first post, I've never had a particular calling in life. I like a bit of this and a bit of that. The problem is, I'm not sure whether I'm dedicated enough to follow through in the long run on any particular area. I don't think it's that I'm lazy but that I have career Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Apparently, it's not that unusual a concept. Two articles on the subject can be found on About.com and Born to Explore.com.

That non-corporate job I'm seeking might be owning my own non-brick-n-mortar business such as wholesale trading, information & research services, or internet-based sales. Or it could be working in a not-for-profit organization like the United Nations or Homeland Security. I would also not be adverse to working in a consulting firm where I perform an interesting professional service such a analytical fraud detection. Perhaps I simply get a master's degree in a subject of interest such as economics and let the career opportunity follow from there.

The 6-8 hours I spend on the computer each day is in between working out, doing household tasks, and various leisure activities. I'm not tied to my desk and I like that. I can multi-task: e.g. watch TV, wash clothes, pet my cat, and fill out various forms or take a web course on the computer all at the same time. In the background, I can spend time on major personal projects including getting physically fit via multiple workouts throughout the day, purging household items, doing minor home repairs, and organizing files without the dependency of being in a specific place at a specific time.

Yeah, sure I could have done this while I continued to work and get a paycheck. But the outcome I wanted was to find a great new career path or at a minimum, get a different job without a heavy corporate flavor, while taking a break from the nine-to-five office routine. It would also give me the opportunity to apply for school in the fall should I go that route.

This blog helps me in organizing my thoughts, activities, and priorities by advertising to the world what I am accomplishing or not accomplishing. It's sort of like Weight Watchers for career changers: Corporate Escapee Watchers?