The phone rang the other day. It was a recruiter for a large insurance/investment firm. She asked if I might be interested in working as an associate for her company.
Ahh. The thought of it all. Paid training. People would understand what I do. I could wear cool clothes. Benefits. Prestige. Long term security. A support network. Wow. The pros built an impressive dogpile in the back of my mind.
Then I thought about life as I know it, this dream business I have built from scratch, the hours I have spent absorbed in web technology, the stacks and stacks of books, PDF's, online tutorials and classes I have devoured, the satisfied clients and friends I have made. And mostly, the buzz I get from just the right color and the right graphic and the right sentence in just the right place at just the right time. Hmmm.
It would take alot to give it all up, more than benefits, I believe. More than prestige, more than a support network, more than, well, I can't think of anything that would make me say yes to that phone call.
I had a momentary lapse, a stutter of doubt, a hiccup if you will. Thankfully, it helped me remember why I love what I do so much, and why I'm going to keep doing it until my click runs dry.
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