Seizing opportunity

I have been ready for a career change for sometime. Despite the readiness, now that I’ve decided to seize an opportunity, the anxiety of change has set in. The good thing is that the anxiety is overshadowed by the exciting prospect of the new opportunity. I am moving from the public sector in as a manager in a corporate support role (with a forestry spin) where I was quite involved with climate change initiatives to a professional services firm as a manager in their corporate responsibility and sustainability practice area. I expect great things from the opportunity. I also expect great challenges, more stress and increased hours. The incentives behind the move were a strong desire for change; ability to sieze an incredible opportunity; wanting to work with like-minded, highly motivated intelligent people; the desire to be exposed to the leading edge application of sustainable development and corporate risk management principles and strategies; and the opportunity to work for a boss that I already hold in high regard. I am buy no means wealthy, but money was not the motivator. Strangely enough I may just be chasing a passion…