Last year I made the very tough decision to leave an organisation, job and more importantly a team I love to take some time out. Although I loved my job it was extremely fast-paced and I was always running around 100 miles an hour, going from meeting to meeting, country to country, event to event and I never seemed to ever have enough time for my family and even less time for myself. In addition to this, last year a series of events happened that made me realise that time is extremely precious and so is spending time with family and friends. So having worked since I was 14, I made the bold decision to leave the job I loved to take some time out and do something different. It also didn't feel right thinking about what I wanted to do next, whilst I was still working for someone else. I didn't want to rush into anything and not only wanted a break, wanted to give my future full thought and focus. When I decided to leave, I could never have predicted that we would be dealing with COVID-19 and a lot of the plans I had would be put on hold. However, I am extremely lucky to be able to be at home with my 8-year-old daughter and husband. With my daughters birthday and the Easter Holidays now firmly out of the way, I am looking forward to reconnecting with my family and friends around the world, even if for now it's only virtually. Reflecting and looking back at the past few years and figuring out what part of that I want to take into the future with me and just as importantly, what I want to leave behind and finally pressing the reset button, slowing down and taking some much need time out.
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