I've had this quote saved in my phone for years. Seems appropriate to share it here.
"For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want.
You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it.
I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you.
I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
this was such a great read. i'm still very very very new to my career and i feel this blog answers a lot of questions ive had about my future. especially in terms of security, which the more i age, the more i feel isn't really a tangible thing. also we need to normalize life changes more! like you said, what you think might be success in your 20s, might not be in your 30s, and that's literally ok. also its no fun for life to be linear; there's beauty in adventure and risk :)
I absolutely love what you had to say! I remember my Dad saying how thankful he was in life, that the thing he loved to do best, also supported his family. It is so important to love what you do everyday, and to appreciate that money can't buy happiness or a family.
I agree completely although I didn’t make radical changes along my life journey.
My Dad hated his job in the mill and loved it once he started his own business doing TV repair, which he loved.
Dad told me to make hay while the sun shines, and I did as I moved from job to job until I loved what I was doing. I felt it was what I was meant to do.
I did R&D for a Philips company that made electrolytic capacitors used to run industrial equipment worldwide. We managed to keep our technology and costs competitive with the Japanese for years.
Later I did the same as a consultant to a medical device maker to help improve implantable defibrillators to save lives.
As a child, I took JFK’s call to “ask what I could do for my country” (and people in general) seriously. That work contributed to saving jobs and lives for years.
All this is chronicled in my book “Mill Hill Scientist”. I now write memoir stories on Substack & FB as Mill Hill Dreamer.
I bloody love you. (And I agree with what Michael said. But I bet Anthony would be in the loo with some Powder That Is Not Sugar so I'd not see him anyway.)
I've had this quote saved in my phone for years. Seems appropriate to share it here.
"For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want.
You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it.
I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you.
I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lovely
Anthony looks like a guy I would actively avoid at parties.
Definitely the kinda guy who took his iPod along to parties to share his latest playlist.
this was such a great read. i'm still very very very new to my career and i feel this blog answers a lot of questions ive had about my future. especially in terms of security, which the more i age, the more i feel isn't really a tangible thing. also we need to normalize life changes more! like you said, what you think might be success in your 20s, might not be in your 30s, and that's literally ok. also its no fun for life to be linear; there's beauty in adventure and risk :)
Thanks so much, Mariajose.
I absolutely love what you had to say! I remember my Dad saying how thankful he was in life, that the thing he loved to do best, also supported his family. It is so important to love what you do everyday, and to appreciate that money can't buy happiness or a family.
I agree. I know people say you can follow your passions outside of work. BUT WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME WORKING!!! Thanks for the kind comment, Celia.
I agree completely although I didn’t make radical changes along my life journey.
My Dad hated his job in the mill and loved it once he started his own business doing TV repair, which he loved.
Dad told me to make hay while the sun shines, and I did as I moved from job to job until I loved what I was doing. I felt it was what I was meant to do.
I stayed with that line of work until I retired.
NO REGRETS!
Awesome to hear that, James. What was the job you loved the most??
I did R&D for a Philips company that made electrolytic capacitors used to run industrial equipment worldwide. We managed to keep our technology and costs competitive with the Japanese for years.
Later I did the same as a consultant to a medical device maker to help improve implantable defibrillators to save lives.
As a child, I took JFK’s call to “ask what I could do for my country” (and people in general) seriously. That work contributed to saving jobs and lives for years.
All this is chronicled in my book “Mill Hill Scientist”. I now write memoir stories on Substack & FB as Mill Hill Dreamer.
To be fair , this poster looks like he has just spent most of the previous evening in the bathroom !
A well written piece 😏
I bloody love you. (And I agree with what Michael said. But I bet Anthony would be in the loo with some Powder That Is Not Sugar so I'd not see him anyway.)
Ha! This was precisely the gag I was gonna make to Michael's comment!!