Changing Priorities

Finding a Work-Life Balance..

I used to think it would be a great idea to be a Captain of Industry or a heavyweight in the world of high finance. In the early years, things went well enough and I felt I was surely on the road to World Domination.

But, as with many similar dreams, the career didn't maintain early promise and a lack of discipline and a short attention span hampered my efforts to rise to the very top.

Career is still very important, but happily the days when it was the be-all and end-all are consigned to the history books. I have discovered a happy work environment at Salisbury Newspapers, part of the media giant, Newsquest. The day-to-day is media sales, but just like Peggy trying to become a yellowcoat in "Hi-De-Hi", there's also the chance to indulge my passion for writing a little. Being something of a Johnny Two-Jobs at the moment, I also work for the Hampton Inn, Salisbury - contemporary dining in very stylish surroundings, by the way.

Anyway, a positive of my mid-life crisis is the realisation that there are other important things in life beyond career, material things and all the trappings of success. My outlook might be different if I was that Captain of Industry, of course.

Happiness is a ticked-off list