This is a useful frame, Ross. I've had two conversations in the last few months with accomplished people who have either retired from top positions or whose markets have evaporated or been taken over by big companies. They were each seeking something new and productive and each found that the networks they'd built over years provided the opportunity for novelty in their calling. The foundations we build by a lifetime of choices yield opportunities for the construction of new careers if seen afresh (perhaps from the viewpoint of an "aimless walk."
This is a useful frame, Ross. I've had two conversations in the last few months with accomplished people who have either retired from top positions or whose markets have evaporated or been taken over by big companies. They were each seeking something new and productive and each found that the networks they'd built over years provided the opportunity for novelty in their calling. The foundations we build by a lifetime of choices yield opportunities for the construction of new careers if seen afresh (perhaps from the viewpoint of an "aimless walk."