How Are Bathroom Renovations Like Job Changes?

Why are you considering the change? Was it expected or a surprise? What is your opinion about what you have or had? How does this change fit in with the rest of your life? The level of complexity adjusts with the questions you are willing to ask.

If the reason for the renovation or the job change is a surprise like a leaky pipe, then I may find I am not prepared with the specifics of what I want next. Its easy to go day to day accepting the tile because it is ok, or the purple vanity counter because it was there but not my favorite, or because I love the raindrop flow of water. None were reason to make a change but I find, because of the leaky pipe, these needed to be dismantled and something put back in their place.

Do I go with restoring what was there originally? In this case someone else's decision of what looked good. Maybe change one or two items? If so, then what are the choices if I don't know what I want? Or do I do a total makeover including switching the tub for a combo walkin shower sauna? Is now the time to loose the bathroom for two months as I wait for the ordered materials, scheduling the subs, and for the paint to dry? Do I have the time and budget for any of this?

Aren't these the options available when you are forced to consider a job change? First and foremost what effort have you been doing before now to know what you want to do next or what you don't want to do? Are you in position to take advantage of this opportunity? Were you developing your network or listening for the changes in the markets? Do you even know what you want to change, and what the effort could be to make that change? Are you ready to take an additional six months to be in position to pursue that different job? Are you sticking with what you know because you love it or because its easier?

Decision making should include consideration for the impact on your life. Do you add into your calculus the difference of how these options make you feel? Are you noticing one option "feels" better, or is more exciting, or makes your shoulders slump? Sometimes the most logical choice or easiest choice feels "heavier" or boring or like you are returning to the grind? It makes a difference to add in these feelings when listing pros and cons. It is the key to making choices that will put a bounce in your step. You will be living with the choice regardless.

Being attentive to your feelings comes easy for some. In the US we have put a premium on objective, logical decision making at the expense of our personal interests. We make choices for the "right" reasons because "everyone" knows that is the smart choice. Every business or decision has the safety answer. It used to be no one gets fired for picking IBM. It was safe, and in some cases a more costly decision. If you ignore your feelings opting for the safe decision, you may be paying more for what everyone else thinks. Like that slow drip the if left unattended soaks your basement. What are the right choices?Your opportunity to live a life you love is dependent upon your reconciling the logical reasons with your feelings about each choice.

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