What is your career plan?

I never had a plan because when you plan, the universe laughs it’s ass off.

When I was 17, more than 30 years ago, I joined the Air Force. My plan was to do 4 hrs, get the GI Bill for school, and then after that, I had no plan.

Then, after I got out, I went to work for a call center. In a year, I had 3 promotions and went from rep to manager.

I was working 80hr weeks.

Then life happened, and I moved, and I figured I’d never had a job working in a video store,  that’s what I did when I was 23.

From there I went to work in a theater right when episode 1 the phantom menace came out. I got to see new star wars before the rest.  Then I got so sick of episode 1….

Then I went retail for a year.

Then, it was back to a call center. This time, I stayed at supervisor. I found I could lead best closer to the bottom.

Then, I was given an opportunity to redesign the operating model for customer service.  I took the worst team in the office and made them the best using my model.

From what I understand, it became the model that every customer service uses.

I was 28.

Then, the long slide down. I worked at a company that was hell.

Then I moved and worked another customer service job, but this time I was staying at rep. I wanted no part of management.

The 80hr weeks, not getting compensated for my work for the redesign, I was retired, I retired myself.

Then I moved again after life happening, and I went back to working in a video store.

Until I met my last wife and she made me a house spouse.

At times I would get side job. I worked as the night manager for a cab company,  I worked at toy store and stuff.

I’m retired.

The fact that I never had a plan never stopped me from learning everything anyone would ever teach me and making it uniquely my own.

That was the plan I didn’t know about that my high self had worked out for me. 

Every time you argue with yourself, you’re arguing with your high self.

That’s what I channel.

And I’m still retired. However, I’m not retired from doing this.

I channel all the time. There is no off switch.

As I’m writing, it’s a we that’s writing for me.

I get that most people will tell you I’m as bat shit as bat shit gets, and from their perspective, they would be correct.

A perspective is an opinion. 

An opinion makes one right and wrong simultaneously depending on your perspective. 

To know the truth, one must look from as many perspectives as one can.

Never make a plan.

Have a blessed one and be excellent on purpose.