Unconventional Choices Can Pay Off
This article was first published on LinkedIn . Republished here for my friends who don't have a LinkedIn account! Here we are! Six years in Singapore recently completed (we left last Friday) and we're now on a two month motorcycle adventure around the United States. A lot of people have asked how we’ve made some of the unconventional choices we have, and I share this in the hope it may inspire someone to step outside their comfort zone and see what happens. My husband, Noel Jelsma , and I love challenging ourselves, and embracing the unknown. I think it’s a symptom of our short attention spans! Since we married (22 years ago this month) we've embraced the unknown, to a great extent, through travel and new jobs. The friends and opportunities we’ve found along the way have always outweighed any risks. And looking back, we clearly have a lot of faith - either that or we're incredibly naive and slightly mad! I'm going with the first option though, because I ...