High achievers don't rest, they redirect

I have never in my life been able to just leave a problem alone.

So what would I do with myself less than five days after deciding to leave my corporate job? “Oh I know, I will put an offer on a house to flip!”

I had never thought of flipping a house. I’m not really handy with tools. I mean, my most advanced skill is probably installing drywall anchors when hanging heavy pictures. (If you don’t know how to do this, you really should learn.)

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But since I had spent 25 years fixing things, it was an impulse decision to fix this house because it seemed like a really good deal, in a great neighborhood with so much potential. I could take it under my wing and make it shine. I could take something broken and make it better.

Luckily, after a few days of back and forth I got outbid.

The moment I moved on, my brain did exactly what it always does and it went looking for the next problem.

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And there is nothing wrong with that unless you start solving problems not because they need solving, but because you don’t know who you are without one in front of you.

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So here is the question I want to leave you with:

Are you chasing your next thing because it genuinely matters to you, or because you just need something to fix?

I spent the past two years experimenting. Jumping in and out of things. Taking on as many projects as I could. And after a lot of reflection, I finally figured it out.

With love, Beth