Doesn’t it seem like the weekend went by in a blink?
Speaking of time, I just finished a book called “In Five Years.” In it, the protagonist is living her life perfectly aligned with her “plan.” After nailing an interview at her dream job and getting engaged, she falls asleep and wakes up in her life five years later and lives there for one hour. Everything is different and completely opposite of where she expects to be. She then wakes up back in her old life, and ultimately we see how the next five years takes her to that jarring moment. Although the premise was pretty far-fetched, it did make me pause.
How many interviewers have asked you “where do you see yourself in five years?” We usually give the answer of where we want to be, or what we think they want us to say, but the honest truth is: no one really knows. Five years ago, I was in a completely different industry, on the brink of a career change, just about to come to OU. I would have never guessed the paths I would take and the destinations these past five years have taken me to.
What I want to emphasize is, regardless of where you are now, or where you came from 5 years ago, you are never stuck. It’s never too late to turn around or to turn down a different path. And if you love the path you are on, don’t blink! Be present in as many moments as possible, because one day you may wake up thinking you lived in your future for an hour, when in reality it’s been five years.
Have a great week!
Kate Genord 