Camping Tip Check to see if your campground is on fire before you get there (what does this have to do with your job search)

Camping Tip Check to see if your campground is on fire before you get there (what does this have to do with your job search) Camping clothes: Check Food for 3 days, 7 people: Check Tent, sleeping bags, etc.: Check Water: Check Check to see if the campground is on fire oops.  We forgot to do that. (details: ours was the Patch Springs Fire) I just got back from a three day campout with my family.  When we were driving to a somewhat unfamiliar area I noticed some really, really cool clouds.  As we got closer to the destination we realized that the clouds were in fact clouds AND smoke from a forest fire.    The closer we got the more I realized it was coming from right where we were going to camp. Who ever googles to see if the location they are going to is on fire? I didnt even think about it. When we got there we found a couple of campers from Michigan who said someone told them if the fire came over the ridge (over the hill), the entire town would evacuate.  We were closer to the fire than the town.  We watched for a few hours and then decided we would stay, and that we should pitch our tent.  The first few hours of our trip we werent even sure if we would stay or if we were supposed to just turn around and go home! By the next morning the smoke was gone (it was back by lunch, though).  We stayed the entire time, as planned, and had a blast.  We built family relationships, gave the kids memories, bonded, and all came home smelling like campers. What does this have to do with your job search? I dont know how about: :: Sometimes, with all of the preparation you make, things will just go wrong, like the business or industry you join, will be minutes away from catastrophe. Do you risk it and stay there, or do you pack up and go back home? Its totally up to you. :: Sometimes, where there is smoke, there isnt necessarily fire (that will affect you).  In other words, it might seem like a dangerous or volatile situation, but you might be far enough away that there is plenty to do and enjoy (as was the case at our campground). :: Have a Plan B.  Our Plan B was to go home and pitch the tent in the backyard.  Not ideal but heck, if there was a fire pushing us out we werent going to stay!  Do you have a Plan B?  Did the people at Enron, who got forced out with very little (or, NO) notice, have a Plan B?  Would it have helped them?  51 Alternatives to a Real Job is a book about Plan Bs. Maybe there are other lessons.  My lesson was to JUST DO IT.  Just be there and make memories and create traditions. Others might leave, others might think you are crazy, but your career choices are YOURS. Camping Tip Check to see if your campground is on fire before you get there (what does this have to do with your job search) Camping clothes: Check Food for 3 days, 7 people: Check Tent, sleeping bags, etc.: Check Water: Check Check to see if the campground is on fire oops.  We forgot to do that. (details: ours was the Patch Springs Fire) I just got back from a three day campout with my family.  When we were driving to a somewhat unfamiliar area I noticed some really, really cool clouds.  As we got closer to the destination we realized that the clouds were in fact clouds AND smoke from a forest fire.    The closer we got the more I realized it was coming from right where we were going to camp. Who ever googles to see if the location they are going to is on fire? I didnt even think about it. When we got there we found a couple of campers from Michigan who said someone told them if the fire came over the ridge (over the hill), the entire town would evacuate.  We were closer to the fire than the town.  We watched for a few hours and then decided we would stay, and that we should pitch our tent.  The first few hours of our trip we werent even sure if we would stay or if we were supposed to just turn around and go home! By the next morning the smoke was gone (it was back by lunch, though).  We stayed the entire time, as planned, and had a blast.  We built family relationships, gave the kids memories, bonded, and all came home smelling like campers. What does this have to do with your job search? I dont know how about: :: Sometimes, with all of the preparation you make, things will just go wrong, like the business or industry you join, will be minutes away from catastrophe. Do you risk it and stay there, or do you pack up and go back home? Its totally up to you. :: Sometimes, where there is smoke, there isnt necessarily fire (that will affect you).  In other words, it might seem like a dangerous or volatile situation, but you might be far enough away that there is plenty to do and enjoy (as was the case at our campground). :: Have a Plan B.  Our Plan B was to go home and pitch the tent in the backyard.  Not ideal but heck, if there was a fire pushing us out we werent going to stay!  Do you have a Plan B?  Did the people at Enron, who got forced out with very little (or, NO) notice, have a Plan B?  Would it have helped them?  51 Alternatives to a Real Job is a book about Plan Bs. Maybe there are other lessons.  My lesson was to JUST DO IT.  Just be there and make memories and create traditions. Others might leave, others might think you are crazy, but your career choices are YOURS.