You Don't Always Get What You Want...

If there's a single somewhat consistent thing in life, perhaps it is that we don't always get the things we were hoping for.

I once heard a piece of wisdom along the lines of "Life isn't about what happens to you, it's about what you DO about it!"

Which — for most of us — mean having to become skilled at the art of the "pivot."

If I had a dollar for every occasion in life when I found myself having to pivot... I probably wouldn't be sitting here, writing a blog post about the importance of pivoting!

Of course some of the constant need to pivot likely comes from making choices that are unpredictable and have a substantial likelihood of failure.

Recently, I wrote about expectations and how they often seem out of whack, compared to the reality of the world. In a sense it sometimes seems like people expect the world to pivot to fit their desires, rather than they pivot to adjust to a changing world.

As I look towards 2025, I realize the need to pivot because one of my customer bases is — quite literally — aging out and slowly dying, with far fewer people actually joining the industry.

Another pivot will happen because the resource market has dried up... mostly as a result of human greed.

I had a good thing going and definitely didn't want to change what I was doing... but so it goes!

Who knows what 2025 will bring? Without a doubt, something will have to change... one door closes, which means another opens.

Or so the wisdom goes...

All I know is that I will have to pivot again and find some new direction that will help fund the shortfall left by two declining ventures. Probably won't be anything particularly exciting, given that I tend to choose the tried and true, rather than the cutting edge.

But who knows, maybe I will get what I want!

For now, I shall just keep plugging away at what is already here, and hope it's enough to pay the bills for a while.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week ahead!

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